Meru stretches out to a mile in competitive Nashua
Several promising juvenile debut winners will vie to remain perfect in Sunday’s $150,000 Nashua (G3) at Aqueduct, but Meru will look to outrun them all. […]
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American Pharoah’s Maven looks to get off the mark at Aqueduct
After American Pharoah’s daughter Tesorina finished third at Aqueduct Wednesday, Maven hopes to give their sire his first North American winner back at the “Big A.” Yet another Wesley Ward pupil, Maven has been installed […]
History summons Tacitus after Wood Memorial win
by Teresa Genaro Tacitus may be named for a Roman historian that one encyclopedia calls “the greatest prose stylists who ever wrote in the Latin language,” but it took more grit and guts than elegance […]
Always Shopping acquires a Gazelle win for Repole
by Teresa Genaro New Yorker Mike Repole arrived at Aqueduct on Saturday with an entourage of 50 friends and family members. He had horses entered in each of the last five races, four of them in […]
World of Trouble, Life’s a Parlay and Mind Control Profit at the Aqueduct Finish Line
by Teresa Genaro Six months ago, Stephen Brunetti might well have envisioned his homebred Mind Control running at Aqueduct on the first Saturday in April. Winner of the Hopeful (G1) at Saratoga, the bay colt […]
Tacitus leads competitive renewal of the Wood Memorial
Fifteen years after his sire Tapit won the race, Tacitus will attempt to keep Saturday’s $750,000 Wood Memorial (G2) somewhat of a family affair in the 1 1/8-mile Road to the Kentucky Derby series prep […]
Top Weekly Brisnet Speed Ratings for Stakes March 26 – April 1
A slew of runners from last week’s stakes earned triple-digit BRIS Speed ratings for their wins, including Florida Derby (G1) hero Maximum Security. The bay colt easily secured a 3 1/2-length victory in that Gulfstream […]
Upcoming Stakes for April 4 – 10
Three major Kentucky Derby (G1) preps and a trio of prime Kentucky Oaks (G1) preps all take place April 6 from coast to coast. Santa Anita Park hosts the Santa Anita Derby (G1) and Santa […]
Chocolate Kisses, Espresso Shot and Naughty Joker earn Kentucky Oaks points
by John Mucciolo A trio of Kentucky Oaks prep races took place on Saturday that yielded a few strong performances. Debby Oxley’s Chocolate Kisses earned her first graded stakes tally with a late-running score in […]
Haikal completes Aqueduct hat trick with Gotham victory
by Teresa Genaro Back in 2008, jockey Rajiv Maragh got his first Grade 1 win in the Ashland Stakes at Keeneland, riding Little Belle for trainer Kiaran McLaughlin. A lot has happened for both Maragh […]