Harmonize back on song in Glens Falls
Larkin Armstrong’s Harmonize hadn’t visited the winner’s circle since her up-in-time photo in last summer’s Del Mar Oaks (G1), but all she needed was a step up in trip to 1 3/8 miles for Saturday’s […]
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Pletcher taking two shots at a sixth With Anticipation
Trainer Todd Pletcher has won five of the past nine editions of the $150,000 With Anticipation (G3), and will take two shots at the 1 1/16-mile grass stakes for two-year-olds as the final week of […]
Always Dreaming headed to WinStar Farm for a break after Travers loss
Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming is set for a break at WinStar Farm near Versailles, Kentucky following his ninth-place finish in Saturday’s Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga. Trainer Todd Pletcher reported the Bodemeister colt […]
Elate hits new peak with Alabama romp
by TERESA GENARO The public had a tough time deciding on a favorite in Saturday’s Alabama (G1) at Saratoga, sending four horses to the post with odds between 4.20 and 4.50-1. And when the horses […]
Suffused aims to end losing skid in Waya
Poised to be a significant player in the female turf division off early season wins at Gulfstream in the La Prevoyante H. (G3) and The Very One (G3), Suffused instead has something to prove in […]
Good Samaritan upsets Always Dreaming, Cloud Computing in Jim Dandy
by Teresa Genaro It’s a little early to say that the three-year-old picture is in disarray after Saturday’s $588,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) at Saratoga, but after Good Samaritan won the race by 4 3/4 […]
Overture powers to Indiana Oaks upset
WinStar Farm’s Overture was sent off at 12-1 in Saturday’s $200,000 Indiana Oaks (G3), but the Bill Mott trainee ran like a favorite when flying home along the rail to triumph by a length under […]
O’Brien tops Royal Ascot again following wins by Idaho, September
Aidan O’Brien forged ahead to yet another Royal Ascot trainer’s title, his third successive and eighth overall, on the final day of the prestigious fixture Saturday, scoring wins with Idaho in the Hardwicke (G2) and […]
Good Samaritan aims for winning rally in Pennine Ridge
Saturday’s $200,000 Pennine Ridge (G3), a prelude to the $1.2 million Belmont Derby (G1) on July 8, has two confirmed front runners and several others hoping the nine-furlong trip will hinder those speedier rivals. Oscar […]
Suffused sets course record in The Very One; Wake Forest scrapes home in Mac Diarmida
Juddmonte Farms’ homebred Suffused was the most logical winner of Saturday’s $150,000 The Very One (G3) as the 4-5 favorite, but few could have predicted her manner of victory, especially shortening up to 1 3/16 […]