Skippylongstocking repeats in Charles Town Classic; Mystic Lake takes the Oaks
The stakes-packed Friday evening card at Charles Town provided a chance for proven stakes winners to add rich victories to their decorated resumes. […]
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Skippylongstocking bids for Charles Town Classic repeat
Repeat wins have been commonplace in the short history of the $1 million Charles Town Classic (G2). Inaugurated in 2009, the Charles Town Classic has been twice by Researcher (2009-10), Imperative (2014, 2017), and Art […]
National Treasure runs away from Met Mile rivals; Crupi gives Pletcher a Suburban hat trick
Fourteen years after Quality Road landed the Metropolitan H. (G1) as the favorite, his son, National Treasure, followed suit in Saturday’s $1 million renewal. […]
White Abarrio looks to rebound in Met Mile; Idiomatic tops Ogden Phipps
More than three months after White Abarrio failed to fire in the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1), trainer Rick Dutrow still can’t pinpoint a reason why last year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) and Whitney (G1) […]
Ushba Tesoro swoops from last to first in Dubai World Cup
One of the storylines going into Saturday’s $12 million Dubai World Cup (G1) was which of the eight-strong team from Japan would fare best. The answer was the up-and-coming star of the Japanese dirt division, […]
Country Grammer seeks to fend off Algiers, Japanese octet in Dubai World Cup
When Cigar won the inaugural Dubai World Cup in 1996, few would have imagined there would come a year with four times as many Japanese runners as there were North American. However, that’s precisely what’s […]
Japan’s Crown Pride earns Kentucky Derby spot in UAE Derby
On another banner night on the world stage for Japan, Triple Crown-nominated Crown Pride rolled in Saturday’s $1 million UAE Derby (G2) and staked claims to represent his homeland in the Kentucky Derby (G1). […]
Americans well represented in UAE Derby, Golden Shaheen, Godolphin Mile
The Dubai World Cup (G1) may be the showpiece of dirt racing on Saturday at Meydan, but there’s also a Kentucky Derby qualifier, a Group 1 sprint and a Group 2 mile. […]