Ottoman Fleet all class in Wise Dan
In a rerun of the Arlington (G3) four weeks ago, Ottoman Fleet outclassed five rivals to capture the $465,000 Wise Dan (G2) at Churchill Downs on Saturday. As was also the case in the Arlington, […]
American Derby
Ottoman Fleet looks to give connections a lift in Wise Dan
After a largely unproductive session at Royal Ascot last week, Godolphin and trainer Charlie Appleby will hope their American-based squad can provide some better results. One who very much could is Ottoman Fleet, the likely […]
Stitched in time to upset Wise Dan at 46-1; Wadsworth, Xigera justify favoritism
Flavien Prat engineered a massive upset in the $395,000 Wise Dan (G2) aboard 46-1 shot Stitched. The other two turf stakes on the Ellis Park card delivered chalky results, courtesy of favorites Wadsworth in the American Derby and Xigera in the Tepin S. […]
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 […]
Aloha West rebounds in Kelly’s Landing; Wicked Halo, Rattle N Roll score stakes wins
Reigning Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) winner Aloha West returned to his winning ways in Saturday’s Kelly’s Landing S. at Churchill Downs. […]
Aloha West drops in class for Kelly’s Landing
Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) winner Aloha West has started his five-year-old campaign 0-for-2, but will look to get back on a winning note Saturday in the $160,000 Kelly’s Landing S. at Churchill Downs. Trained by […]
Bizzee Channel rides the rail to Arlington Stakes victory
Saturday was an action-packed day at Arlington Park. A quartet of stakes worth a combined $375,000 served as the highlights of Million Preview Day. […]
Zulu Alpha makes return on Arlington’s Million Preview Day
Arlington S. (G3) — Race 6 (6:03 p.m. ET) The return to action of 2020 Eclipse Award turf male finalist Zulu Alpha highlights the action on Million Preview Day at Arlington Park on Saturday. The […]
The time when the lights were turned on, and then off, at Arlington Park
When the numbers don’t lie, businesses start to get creative. Fifty years ago in the summer of 1969, the numbers at Arlington Park outside Chicago weren’t lying. Attendance, and thus handle in the days before […]
Bandua bursts into Arlington Million picture; Juliet Foxtrot wires Modesty
Calumet Farm’s Bandua has hinted of potential throughout his career, and finally took a substantial step toward fulfillment with a course record-breaking victory in Saturday’s $150,000 Arlington H. (G3) on Million Preview Day. This first […]