Gun Song, Tarifa highlight Mother Goose
The race for champion three-year-old filly honors was long ago settled in favor of Breeders’ Cup-bound Thorpedo Anna, but a pair of rivals who at times promised to be among the stronger players in the […]
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Emery powers clear in Raven Run
Emery did not disappoint as the 6-5 favorite in Saturday’s $340,000 Raven Run (G2) at Keeneland, rolling to a two-length decision in the seven-furlong test for three-year-old fillies. Brad Cox trains the daughter of More […]
Stakes newcomer Brunacini upsets Perryville
Jockey Luan Machado began the racing week at Keeneland under a cloud when he controversially misjudged the finish line in Wednesday’s nightcap, costing 13-1 longshot Ultimate Strike a certain win. Machado made no such mistakes […]
Book’em Danno, Locked headline Perryville; Emery favored in Raven Run
One of the nation’s more accomplished three-year-old sprinters and a star juvenile from last season are among a full field lining up Saturday in the $300,000 Perryville (G3) at Keeneland. Book’em Danno, victorious in the […]
Future Is Now stays hot in stakes-record Franklin
In the form of her life this season, R. Larry Johnson’s homebred Future Is Now racked up her fourth stakes victory in Sunday’s Franklin (G2) at Keeneland. […]
She Feels Pretty draws off to record six-length win in Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup
LEXINGTON, Ky. — After two narrow losses in New York over the summer, connections felt what She Feels Pretty most needed in Saturday’s $719,375 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) at Keeneland were blinkers and […]
Franklin a possible Breeders’ Cup springboard for Star of Mystery
The race for a spot in next month’s Breeders’ Cup isn’t quite over, as the $350,000 Franklin (G2) at Keeneland, a 5 1/2-furlong turf sprint for fillies and mares on Sunday, might yield a potential […]
European duo challenge Americans in Queen Elizabeth II at Keeneland
Based on recent form lines, European shippers Soprano and Candala merit serious chances at landing the $750,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) at Keeneland on Saturday. Although neither filly has won above Group 3 […]
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. […]