Hang the Moon upsets WAYI Rodeo Drive; One Magic Philly floors Sweet Azteca in Chillingworth
CJ Thoroughbreds’ Hang the Moon is getting the hang of pulling upsets in major turf races. […]
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American Pharoah, Oak Leaf top Breeders’ Cup prep action at Santa Anita
Santa Anita’s leading juvenile stakes, the $300,000 American Pharoah (G1) and the $200,000 Oak Leaf (G2) for fillies, have been won a dozen times each by Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. He will again […]
New York Stakes lures classy, cosmopolitan field of 13
Unlike the Just a Game (G1) with its overrepresentation of Chad Brown runners, Friday’s other major event for turf distaffers at Saratoga, the $750,000 New York (G1), boasts a much more varied field of 13. […]
Fast as Flight pulls brash upset in Modesty
Friday’s $386,334 Modesty S. (G3) already shaped up as a contentious renewal, and the yielding turf on a rainy Kentucky Oaks Day at Churchill Downs added another layer of complexity to the handicapping puzzle. Longshot Fast as Flight was the one who stepped up in the conditions to earn a new career high, paying $43.90. […]
Slow pace propels Sparkle Blue to Hillsborough win
Sparkle Blue lulled her five rivals to sleep in Saturday’s $200,000 Hillsborough (G2) at Tampa Bay Downs, setting a glacial pace and withstanding several late challenges to win the nine-furlong grass test for fillies and […]
Nations Pride relentless in Canadian International; Fev Rover rolls in E.P. Taylor
The Canadian International (G1) resumed from a one-year hiatus on Sunday, and Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby provided a sense of continuity at Woodbine. […]
Moira meets familiar faces in E.P. Taylor; Nations Pride heads Canadian International
Although not an official Breeders’ Cup Challenge prep, Sunday’s C$750,000 E.P. Taylor (G1) at Woodbine is sure to produce some candidates for the Filly and Mare Turf (G1) at Santa Anita, which will be run […]
Program Trading digs deep to stay perfect in Saratoga Derby
Making just his third career start in Saturday’s Saratoga Derby (G1), undefeated Program Trading handled the class hike, and displayed terrific battling qualities, to prevail in his stakes debut. […]
Aspen Grove takes on males in Saratoga Derby; Caravel odds-on in Troy
Whitney Day includes a trio of turf stakes, led by the $600,000 Saratoga Derby (G1) that offers a match-up between Belmont Derby (G1) winner Far Bridge and Belmont Oaks (G1) heroine Aspen Grove. […]
Hall of Fame, Saratoga Oaks attract serious European challengers
European raiders could play prominent roles in Friday’s two grass features for three-year-olds at Saratoga, the $500,000 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame (G2) over one mile and the $400,000 Saratoga Oaks (G3) for […]