Victory Formation joins Road to the Kentucky Derby with confident Smarty Jones triumph
Victory Formation brought his record to a perfect 3-for-3 and joined the Road to the Kentucky Derby with a triumph in the Smarty Jones S. at Oaklawn Park. […]
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Jace’s Road wires Gun Runner; Pretty Mischievous makes nifty move in Untapable
Monday’s Gun Runner S. and Untapable S. at Fair Grounds – respectively on the Road to the Kentucky Derby and Oaks – served as rebound spots for juveniles coming off graded stakes losses at Churchill Downs. […]
Spooky Channel fires fresh in Diliberto Memorial
Spooky Channel successfully overcame a 14-month layoff to extend his win streak to three races in the $99,000 Buddy Diliberto Memorial, the second of two grass fixtures on a stakes spectacular at Fair Grounds on […]
Instant Coffee gets up late in Kentucky Jockey Club
Instant Coffee saved his best for deep stretch in Saturday’s $399,625 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs, wearing down opponents to win the Road to the Kentucky Derby series qualifier by 1 1/4 lengths. […]
Proxy wears down West Will Power to earn first stakes trophy in Clark
Hitherto a stakes bridesmaid, Proxy wore down West Will Power to win his first trophy in Friday’s $750,000 Clark (G1). Jockey Joel Rosario swept both graded stakes on the Churchill Downs card, previously steering Bubble Rock to victory in the $300,000 Mrs. Revere (G2). […]
West Will Power makes all in closing day Fayette at Keeneland
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Encountering no opposition up front, West Will Power set a modest pace and then sped off to a commanding lead in the stretch to capture the $350,000 Fayette S. (G2), the closing […]
Sparkle Blue, Key of Life star in Keeneland stakes
Sparkle Blue provided trainer Graham Motion with another victory in Friday’s $298,594 Valley View S. (G3) for three-year-old fillies on the penultimate day of the Keeneland fall meet. Under Joel Rosario, Sparkle Blue enjoyed a […]
Chop Chop edges Towhead in Juvenile Fillies
The first of three scheduled stakes, Saturday’s $500,000 Aristocrat Gaming Juvenile Fillies took place before Kentucky Downs became too waterlogged to continue, wiping out the remainder of the program, and Chop Chop thrived in the […]
Best Actor, Green Up win big at Parx
Best Actor turned in an award-worthy performance Tuesday at Parx, dominating seven three-year-old rivals in the $300,000 Smarty Jones S. (G3), a prep for next month’s Pennsylvania Derby (G1). Under Florent Geroux, Best Actor stalked […]
Haughty dismisses Lake Placid rivals; Caravel rebounds in Smart N Fancy
The $200,000 Lake Placid (G3) headlined a pair of stakes on Saturday’s Alabama (G1) undercard at Saratoga. Lake Placid (G3) Haughty sped to a clear lead at the break and never relinquished the advantage in […]