Royal Flag flies high in Shuvee
A closing second to Letruska in last summer’s Shuvee S. (G3), Royal Flag overtook another gutsy pacesetter, Horologist, in time in Sunday’s $200,000 renewal at Saratoga. […]
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Dunbar Road to face six in Shuvee
Shuvee (G3) – Race 9 (5:39 p.m. ET) After an uncharacteristic three-race losing streak, Dunbar Road will try to get back in the win column in Sunday’s $200,000 Shuvee S. (G3) at Saratoga. The five-year-old […]
Letruska keeps rolling in Fleur de Lis
With an impressive 5 3/4-length victory in Saturday’s $300,000 Fleur de Lis (G2), Letruska strengthened her grasp atop the filly & mare dirt division. […]
Mean Mary defends title in talent-filled New York; Baron Samedi invades for Gold Cup
Mean Mary defends title in talent-filled New York; Baron Samedi invades for Gold Cup at Belmont Park for Belmont Stakes week. […]
Magic Attitude romps to Sheepshead Bay victory; Dr Post, Tribhuvan win stakes off layoffs
A pedestrian pace could have compromised Magic Attitude in Saturday’s $200,000 Sheepshead Bay S. (G2) at Belmont Park. Instead, the daughter of Galileo unleashed a spectacular burst of acceleration to defeat a deep field with […]
Always Shopping one of six graded winners in Sheepshead Bay
Sheepshead Bay S. (G2) — Race 10 (5:37 p.m. ET) A winner of three stakes and a loser of two others in tight photos since adding blinkers last fall, Always Shopping will look to bounce […]
Antoinette, Got Stormy among impressive graded grass winners at Gulfstream
Photo finishes were a recurring theme on Saturday at Gulfstream Park. Case in point? Three of the four graded turf stakes for older horses were decided by margins of less than a length. The first […]
Newly minted Grade 1 Saratoga Derby likely to receive further boosts
Recognizing the impact of the Saratoga Derby Invitational in just two runnings so far, the American Graded Stakes Committee recently boosted the feature to Grade 1 status. Evidence in support of that upgrade is likely […]
Stunning Sky shines late in Valley View
Surging in the nick of time, Paradise Farms Corp. and Parkland Thoroughbreds’ Stunning Sky collared Princess Grace late in Friday’s $150,000 Valley View Stakes (G3) at Keeneland. The 5-1 chance was earning her first stakes […]
Harvey’s Lil Goil turns tables in Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup
The versatile Harvey’s Lil Goil has proven her class on both dirt and turf, but Saturday’s $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) suggested that grass might be her optimal surface at the top level. […]