Vahva proves best in Derby City Distaff
Vahva got into ideal position immediately in Saturday’s $1 million Derby City Distaff (G1) at Churchill Downs, rating on the outside before gaining the upper hand in midstretch. […]
Alva Starr
Alva Starr makes amends for prior loss to Vahva in Madison
The budding rivalry between Alva Starr and Vahva is all square after Saturday’s $591,050 Madison (G1) at Keeneland, in which Alva Starr clung to victory by a half-length over Vahva. The result of the Madison […]
Vahva, Alva Starr renew rivalry in Madison
Following the recent retirement of two-time champion Goodnight Olive, a new division leader among female sprinters must be found. Saturday’s $600,000 Madison (G1) at Keeneland, a race Goodnight Olive won last year, might yield a […]
Mystik Dan spectacular in Southwest; Band of Gold gets up in Martha Washington
Mystik Dan rallied up the rail to take over in upper stretch and rolled home to an eight-length victory in Saturday’s $800,000 Southwest (G3) at Oaklawn Park, springing a 11.40-1 upset in the Road to […]
Southwest attracts Derby prep winners Liberal Arts, Otto the Conqueror
It’s been 20 years since Smarty Jones became the first and to date only horse to win both the Southwest (G3) at Oaklawn Park and the Kentucky Derby (G1). The connections of a dozen three-year-olds […]
Vahva edges Alva Starr in Raven Run; Raise Cain nails Dr. Venkman in Perryville
Saturday $349,375 Raven Run (G2) developed into a two-horse affair, and Vahva overtook Alva Starr nearing the finish line to record her second consecutive graded win. The seven-furlong race highlighted a pair of sprint stakes […]
Alva Starr the one to catch in Raven Run; Verifying early choice in Perryville
Alva Starr has shown what she can do over six furlongs, but will get more of a stamina test on Saturday at Keeneland when she starts as the likely favorite in the $350,000 Raven Run […]
Rattle N Roll enters Jockey Club Gold Cup in peak form; McKulick faces three in Flower Bowl
Rattle N Roll wasn’t much of a factor in the New Orleans Classic (G2) to kick off his four-year-old campaign, but couldn’t be going into Saturday’s $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) at Saratoga […]
Idiomatic overcomes bad start, edges Classy Edition in Delaware Handicap
Idiomatic continued her progression in the older filly and mare dirt division, overcoming a bad stumble at the break to win Saturday’s $500,000 Delaware H. (G2). After leading all the way in the Shawnee (G3) […]