Competitive renewal of First Lady on tap at Keeneland
A well-matched group of seven fillies and mares have been entered to go a mile on the turf at Keeneland in Saturday’s $400,000 First Lady Stakes (G1). The contest is a “Win & You’re In” […]
Breeders’ Cup Challenge
Bourbon overflows as 15 seek Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf spot at Keeneland
An overflow field of 15 entered Sunday’s $250,000 Bourbon (G3) at Keeneland, a 1 1/16-mile “Win & You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1). The main body of the field comprises 14 two-year-olds, […]
Champagne attracts a dozen juveniles
Twelve juveniles hoping for an all-fees paid berth to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) on November 4 at Del Mar will line up Saturday in the $500,000 Champagne Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park. The Champagne […]
Breeders’ Cup candidates Rhododendron, Happily turn Group 1 double for O’Brien
The Breeders’ Cup is likely on the agenda for the Aidan O’Brien fillies who produced a thrilling exacta in the about 1 1/4-mile Prix de l’Opera (G1) on Arc Day at Chantilly – Rhododendron and […]
Moonshine makes some Memories in Chandelier
Moonshine Memories tracked the pacesetting Alluring Star in Saturday’s $301,035 Chandelier Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park, took over entering the final turn and easily pulled off her third straight win from as many career […]
Paradise Woods wires Zenyatta in romping victory
Paradise Woods returned to the winner’s circle on Saturday for the first time since capturing the April 8 Santa Anita Oaks (G1) when leading all the way home in the $294,000 Zenyatta Stakes (G1) with […]
Beach Patrol answers distance question in Joe Hirsch romp
by TERESA GENARO If it weren’t for Converge, Beach Patrol might have won the $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (G1) at Belmont Park on Saturday wire to wire. Beach Patrol usually sits reasonably close to […]
Avenge makes history with Rodeo Drive repeat
About two hours after Paradise Woods rebounded in the Zenyatta (G1), fellow Richard Mandella trainee Avenge did likewise in the $301,380 Rodeo Drive (G1). Aside from giving the Hall of Fame horseman a Grade 1 […]
Takaful closes Deal in Vosburgh, gains Breeders’ Cup Sprint berth
by TERESA GENARO The connections of Takaful have always thought that he’s a graded stakes horse, and in the Vosburgh (G1) at Belmont Park on Saturday, he proved them right with a breakthrough victory. The […]
Breeders’ Cup options for Royal Lodge hero Roaring Lion, Cheveley Park queen Clemmie
The neck of Qatar Racing’s Roaring Lion was all that prevented Aidan O’Brien from a Group race sweep at Newmarket on Saturday, as the John Gosden juvenile overturned Ballydoyle hotpot Nelson in the Royal Lodge […]