Champions Songbird, Havre de Grace top list of Porter’s best
We honor the late Rick Porter by remembering the outstanding runners campaigned in Fox Hill Farms’ distinctive red and white silks. […]
Bal a Bali
It Tiz Well, Bal a Bali ruled out of Breeders’ Cup
The Breeders’ Cup lost two more contenders on Friday with the announced defections of It Tiz Well from the Distaff (G1) and Bal a Bali from the Mile (G1). Reportedly unsatisfied with her condition following […]
Blackjackcat holds off Vyjack in Del Mar Mile
Al and Saundra Kirkwood’s homebred Blackjackcat, who fended off a returning Vyjack in the July 23 Wickerr, repeated the effort in Sunday’s $200,345 Del Mar Mile (G2) over the same course and distance. Overlooked at […]
Midnight Storm aims to defend Del Mar Mile crown from Bal a Bali
Sunday’s $200,000 Del Mar Mile H. (G2) isn’t part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge series, but the course-and-distance affair will help to sift the local players in the build-up to the November 4 Mile (G1). […]
BRIS Southern California Speed By Circuit May 29-June 4
Top Winning Speed Ratings (5/29-6/4) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date BRIS Speed Stellar Wind 5M 1m (ft) SA 6/3 101 Faithfully 4F 1 1/16m (ft) SA 6/4 100 Majestic Vixen 3F […]
Bal a Bali rallies for Shoemaker Mile victory
Calumet Farm’s Bal a Bali charged down the stretch at Santa Anita Park on Saturday to collar pacesetting favorite Heart to Heart and just hold Farhaan in the $400,690 Shoemaker Mile (G1) under jockey Mike […]
Beholder Mile features three-mare showdown; Heart to Heart faces Bal a Bali in Shoemaker Mile
The $400,000 Beholder Mile (G1) and $400,000 Shoemaker Mile (G1) will take place Saturday at Santa Anita Park, and the former contest features a major showdown between Stellar Wind, Vale Dori and Finest City while […]
Divisidero nabs Beach Patrol to repeat in Woodford Reserve Turf Classic
Gunpowder Farms’ Divisidero joined the great Wise Dan (2013-14) and Einstein (2008-09) as a repeat winner of the $500,000 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (G1) at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May. In fact, […]
Woodford Reserve Turf Classic rematch among Derby undercard highlights
As is customary, the undercard preceding Saturday’s Kentucky Derby (G1) has proven to be a sterling one. Here’s a quick glance at the six graded stakes that serve as appetizers leading up to the Run […]
Bal a Bali back to best in Kilroe
Expected to enter stud for a $10,000 fee this season, Bal a Bali was instead kept in training by new owner Calumet Farm. The decision reaped dividends straightaway when the Brazilian Triple Crown winner scored […]