Lady Eli retired from racing
Beloved turf mare Lady Eli, who went undefeated in abbreviated campaigns at two and three and then overcame a near-fatal bout of laminitis to become an older star in her division the past two seasons, […]
Articles by Vance Hanson
Tower of Texas proves best in Colonel E.R. Bradley
Sporadic forays south of the border had not yielded a big win for the seven-year-old veteran Tower of Texas until Saturday when the Roger Attfield trainee rallied from a few lengths off the pace to […]
Firenze Fire still the one to beat in re-drawn Jerome
Nearly two weeks after its originally scheduled date, the $150,000 Jerome will kick off the New York road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) at Aqueduct on Saturday. The New Year’s Day program on which the […]
Heart to Heart seeks better result in Ft. Lauderdale
The speedy and talented veteran Heart to Heart will take another shot at the $200,000 Ft. Lauderdale (G2) on Saturday. The 1 1/16-mile turf test eluded him a year ago and is the only race […]
Runway Doll brings $145,000 at penultimate Keeneland session
RUNWAY DOLL, a 13 1/2-length debut winner at Saratoga in July 2016 but unraced since last April, brought $145,000 from Springhouse Farm on Wednesday at the third session of the 2018 Keeneland January Horses of […]
Mrs McDougal, American Pharoah yearling top second Keeneland session
MRS MCDOUGAL, a Grade 2-winning daughter of Medaglia d’Oro and earner of $496,736, sold as a racing or broodmare prospect to Steven W. Young, agent, for $1.6 million on Tuesday at the second session of […]
Oaklawn Park opens with Fifth Season featuring Untrapped
The feeling will be slightly different but the racing should be as good as ever when Oaklawn Park opens the doors Friday for its 2018 meet, which runs 57 days through April 14. The meet […]
Principe Guilherme, Instilled Regard top full field in Lecomte
Though its been only two years since Steve Asmussen saddled stable star Gun Runner to victories in the Risen Star (G2) and Louisiana Derby (G2), it’s been a decade since the Hall of Fame trainer […]
Silverbulletday a deep race with or without Wonder Gadot
The connections of Wonder Gadot will have a tough choice to make later this week of running the filly in either the $150,000 Silverbulletday, a Kentucky Oaks (G1) points race, or taking on the boys […]
Tower of Texas faces Maker-trained trio in Colonel Bradley
The quality of Saturday’s Road to the Kentucky Derby Kickoff Day card at Fair Grounds extends far beyond the highlighted Derby and Kentucky Oaks preps. A case in point is the $125,000 Colonel E.R. Bradley […]