Full Serrano uses speed to upset Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile
Full Serrano became the sixth Argentine-bred to win a Breeders’ Cup race when he turned back late challenges in Saturday’s $920,000 Dirt Mile (G1) at Del Mar. […]
Articles by J. Keeler Johnson
Sovereignty, Good Cheer sweep Street Sense, Rags to Riches for Godolphin
Godolphin homebreds took center stage on opening day of the Churchill Downs fall meet as Sovereignty and Good Cheer dominated local preps for the 2025 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1). […]
Idiomatic repeats in Spinster; Minaret Station upsets Bourbon; Governor Sam wires Indian Summer
Reigning Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) winner Idiomatic earned a fees-paid berth back to the Breeders’ Cup when dominating Sunday’s $600,000 Spinster (G1) at Keeneland for the second straight year. […]
Raging Sea wins Beldame thriller; Scythian takes Miss Grillo; Abientot rallies in Matron
Potential Breeders’ Cup contenders were out in full force for a trio of graded stakes on Sunday afternoon at Aqueduct. […]
Baffert sweeps American Pharoah, Oak Leaf with Citizen Bull, Non Compliant
It’s safe to say Bob Baffert trains the best juveniles in California at the moment. On Saturday at Santa Anita, he saddled the top two finishers in the $300,000 American Pharoah (G1) and swept the […]
Ferocious stretches out in Breeders’ Futurity, Brightwork faces older foes in Thoroughbred Club of America
Two dirt stakes on the first Saturday of the Keeneland fall meet award “Win and You’re In” berths to the Nov. 1-2 Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar. […]
Carl Spackler leads Turf Mile field, Brown enters four in First Lady, Arzak seeks Woodford title defense
The Saturday card at Keeneland includes a trio of rich turf stakes: the $1.25 million Turf Mile (G1), the $750,000 First Lady (G1), and the $350,000 Woodford (G2). […]
Chancer McPatrick seeks second Grade 1 win in Champagne, Senza Parole steps up in Frizette
Two Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series qualifiers are among the four graded stakes taking place on an action-packed Saturday card at Aqueduct. […]
Mentee tries turf in Futurity; McKulick, Idea Generation meet again in Waya
A pair of graded stakes at Aqueduct on Friday could toss up contenders for the Nov. 1-2 Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar. […]
Soul of an Angel surges late to win Princess Rooney
A slow start couldn’t stop Soul of an Angel from storming to victory in Saturday’s $220,000 Princess Rooney (G3) sprinting seven furlongs at Gulfstream Park. […]