Mo Forza dominates again in City of Hope Mile
Mo Forza required six starts to break his maiden, but he’s more than made up for lost time since then, developing into a nearly unstoppable miler of the highest caliber. The 4-year-old son of Uncle […]
Breeders’ Cup Mile
Brazilian-bred Ivar explodes late in BC WAYI Shadwell Turf Mile
Brazilian-bred Ivar showed why he was an unbeaten champion in Argentina by delivering an explosive rally in Saturday’s $750,000 Shadwell Turf Mile (G1). The 14-1 shot earned his first U.S. stakes victory while booking his […]
Uni repeats in BC WAYI First Lady; Leinster turns Keeneland double in Woodford
With a Breeders’ Cup automatic bid at hand, as well as implications, Keeneland’s First Lady and Shakertown S. revealed a lot. […]
2020 Breeders’ Cup: early look at landscape ahead of final preps
With the Breeders’ Cup prep action going into overdrive for the next couple of weeks, it’s helpful to get the lay of the land – how the various divisions are shaping up, and the main […]
Starship Jubilee defeats males in Breeders’ Cup WAYI Woodbine Mile
Canadian Horse of the Year Starship Jubilee made history in Saturday’s $757,336 Woodbine Mile (G1), and it wasn’t just for beating males as Ventura (2009) and Tepin (2016) had done in this “Win and You’re […]
Halladay pulls no punches in Breeders’ Cup WAYI Fourstardave
Fourth when conceding the lead in the July 26 Bernard Baruch H. (G2), Halladay went forward with intent in Saturday’s $400,000 Fourstardave Handicap (G1) and never looked back. Under a well-judged ride by Luis Saez, […]
Got Stormy, Uni meet again in Fourstardave
After splitting a pair of meetings last year, Got Stormy and Uni will have a rubber match in Saturday’s $400,000 Fourstardave H. (G1) at Saratoga. The classy mares highlight a field of nine entered for […]
Palace Pier stays perfect in Breeders’ Cup WAYI Prix Jacques le Marois
Sunday’s Prix Jacques le Marois (G1) at Deauville served up the stiffest test so far for unbeaten sophomore Palace Pier, but the John Gosden colt justified favoritism in this “Win and You’re In” for the […]
Mohaather mows them down in Sussex, earns BC Mile spot
Sheikh Hamdan’s Mohaather confirmed himself as a miler of the highest order in Wednesday’s Sussex Stakes (G1) at Glorious Goodwood. Last at one point when strung up in traffic in the stretch, the Marcus Tregoning […]
Breeders’ Cup WAYI Sussex serves up Glorious clash of star milers
This week’s Glorious Goodwood meeting promises to live up to its traditional moniker, as the British festival offers terrific intergenerational clashes. Perhaps the most eagerly anticipated is Wednesday’s Sussex Stakes (G1), where Guineas heroes Siskin […]