Road to the Derby Kickoff Day, a stakes-laden, 12-race program at Fair Grounds, starts off Christmas weekend with a bang in New Orleans on Saturday. The two stakes of greatest interest are the $100,000 Gun […]
Not having to face Just F Y I in the $250,000 Demoiselle (G2) provided a spark for Life Talk, who dominated the 1 1/8-mile feature for two-year-old fillies on the front end at Aqueduct on Saturday. […]
It’s been nearly three decades since the $250,000 Remsen (G2) was won by the eventual Kentucky Derby (G1) winner. That’s not to say, however, that the winner of Saturday’s nine-furlong test at Aqueduct won’t have […]
Trainer Brendan Walsh and jockey Tyler Gaffalione teamed up last May to capture the Kentucky Oaks (G1) with Pretty Mischievous, the presumptive three-year-old filly champion. On Saturday, Intricate gave the impression she might have the […]
Eight two-year-old fillies will contest the $400,000 Golden Rod (G2) at Churchill Downs on Saturday, but much of the pre-race focus will be on a pair of unbeaten contenders. West Sunset is the most accomplished […]
The first significant upset of the 2023 Breeders’ Cup didn’t take long to occur on Friday at Santa Anita, when Just F Y I sent odds-on favorite Tamara packing in the $1.84 million Breeders’ Cup […]
Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) contenders took center stage on opening day of the Churchill Downs fall meet, and surprising results unfolded over a sloppy track. […]
Although it’s being held less than a week before the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), Sunday’s $200,000 Street Sense (G3) at Churchill Downs is gaining influence as a long-term predictor. Among the last five winners of […]
Timberlake and Just F Y I stepped up with sharp performances over Aqueduct’s sloppy track Saturday, earning their initial stakes wins in the $500,000 Champagne (G1) and $400,000 Frizette (G1). Both can now make a […]