Raging Sea catches Idiomatic late to win Personal Ensign
Trainer Chad Brown dealt reigning older female champion Idiomatic a second loss on the season in Friday’s $485,000 Personal Ensign (G1) at Saratoga, but not with the filly most expected. […]
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Turf Sprint contender Bradsell blazes home in BC WAYI Nunthorpe
Scratched from last year’s Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1), the brilliant Bradsell is on course to try again at Del Mar after landing Friday’s “Win and You’re In” Nunthorpe (G1) at York. […]
Beaute Cachee, Dettori continue winning partnership in Ballston Spa
The international riding legend engineered another front-running victory aboard the French import in Thursday’s Ballston Spa (G2) at Saratoga. […]
Content keeps coming to take BC WAYI Yorkshire Oaks
Despite pulling hard early in Thursday’s 1 1/2-mile Yorkshire Oaks (G1), Content had enough stamina in the closing stages to outlast You Got to Me and Emily Upjohn in this “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1). […]
The Chosen Vron, Senor Buscador the headliners in Pat O’Brien
The Chosen Vron, California’s leading sprinter, will get an additional prep before the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) this year when he heads a field of eight in Saturday’s $250,000 Pat O’Brien (G2) at Del Mar. […]
City of Troy enhances legacy with course-record win in Juddmonte International
As he often does, trainer Aidan O’Brien entered a pacemaker in Wednesday’s Juddmonte International (G1) at York, ostensibly to ensure a proper gallop for Coolmore’s star three-year-old City of Troy. […]
Travers pits three title aspirants and leading filly
Who exactly the leading three-year-old colt in the nation is might finally be decided Saturday in the $1.25 million Travers (G1) at Saratoga over 1 1/4 miles. Although recent signs point to Dornoch as pro […]
Book’em Danno, Timberlake highlight Allen Jerkens; Mullikin favored in Forego
Saturday’s Travers (G1) undercard at Saratoga includes a pair of Grade 1 sprints for males at seven furlongs. An exciting cast of 11, including Grade 1 winners Book’em Danno and Timberlake, are top draws in […]
Godolphin stablemates clash in Sword Dancer; Vahva tops Ballerina
Godolphin have so many of the leading older turf males in the country that intramural clashes at the top level are virtually unavoidable. Saturday’s $750,000 Sword Dancer (G1) at Saratoga will be one such race, […]
Skippylongstocking bids for Charles Town Classic repeat
Repeat wins have been commonplace in the short history of the $1 million Charles Town Classic (G2). Inaugurated in 2009, the Charles Town Classic has been twice by Researcher (2009-10), Imperative (2014, 2017), and Art […]