Shorter trip should suit The Foxes in Belmont Derby
The Foxes won one of the more historically important Epsom Derby (G1) trials, the Dante (G2) at York, but didn’t quite stay the 1 1/2 miles of the Derby trip itself last month. On Saturday, […]
Articles by Vance Hanson
Brown, Motion field strong entries in Belmont Oaks; talent runs deep in Victory Ride
Trainer Chad Brown, a five-time winner of the $500,000 Belmont Oaks (G1), will field a strong pair in Saturday’s renewal of the 1 1/4-mile grass test for three-year-old fillies. Both Aspray and Prerequisite enter the […]
Verifying, Taxed top Indiana Derby and Oaks fields
Verifying, who settled for second three times in earlier graded stakes attempts, might be well positioned to earn gold in the $500,000 Indiana Derby (G3) at Horseshoe Indianapolis on Saturday. The 1 1/16-mile Derby is […]
Idiomatic faces five in shortened Delaware Handicap
The venerable Delaware H. (G2) was shortened from 1 1/4 miles to 1 3/16 miles this year, but there was no corresponding increase in field size for the $500,000 event scheduled for Saturday at Delaware […]
Major Dude seeks fourth graded win in Manila
Friday’s $250,000 Manila (G3) at Belmont Park figures to serve as a launching pad to a couple of more lucrative stakes next month at Saratoga and Colonial Downs. Contested at one mile over the Widener […]
Fort Bragg wins Dwyer stretch duel over Saudi Crown
A two-horse race broke out in a field of six in Saturday’s $200,000 Dwyer (G3) at Belmont Park as Fort Bragg and Saudi Crown put on a terrific stretch duel while separating themselves by 11 […]
Pauline’s Pearl rallies in Fleur de Lis; Bango wins Kelly’s Landing for second time
Saturday’s $367,000 Fleur de Lis (G2) at Ellis Park lost more than half of its original field due to scratches, leaving just three older fillies and mares to battle it out over 1 1/8 miles. […]
Stakes newcomers take on Fort Bragg in Dwyer
The promising three-year-olds Saudi Crown and Harrodsburg both take significant leaps into graded stakes company for the first time on Saturday in the $200,000 Dwyer (G3) at Belmont Park over one mile. Trained by Brad […]
Fresh faces might prove tough in Delaware Oaks
Saturday’s $300,000 Delaware Oaks (G3) has attracted a number of stakes veterans, but the three-year-old filly that might prove especially dangerous is the black-type newcomer Fireline. A homebred racing for Juddmonte and trained by Chad […]
Smile Happy heads field of eight for Stephen Foster on historic Ellis card
The most significant day of racing in the century-old history of Ellis Park takes place Saturday when it hosts the $1 million Stephen Foster (G1) and five other lucrative stakes that were transferred from Churchill […]