Whitmore, Shedaresthedevil featured on Rebel Day undercard at Oaklawn
The Oaklawn racing card on March 13 boasts of the Azeri S., Essex H., Temperence Hill S., and Hot Springs S. […]
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Whitmore surprises in fourth try at Breeders’ Cup Sprint
The 2020 renewal of the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) on Saturday did not feature perhaps the season’s best specialist in Volatile nor morning line favorite Vekoma, who was scratched earlier in the week. Nonetheless, the […]
Harvest Moon rises in WAYI Zenyatta; C Z Rocket gets different BC ticket in Santa Anita Sprint
Late-blooming sophomore Harvest Moon toppled 2-5 favorite Fighting Mad in Sunday’s $196,000 Zenyatta Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita, securing a free ticket to the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1). Fighting Mad was widely expected to use […]
Collusion Illusion tops Santa Anita Sprint; Fighting Mad leads Zenyatta
Sunday’s 11-race program at Santa Anita features three stakes, and expenses-paid berths to the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) and Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) will be offered in the $200,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship (G2) and […]
C Z Rocket continues steady ascent with Pat O’Brien triumph
From stakes winner to claimer and back again, the career trajectory of C Z Rocket has been unorthodox. But in the end, results are what matter, and the 6-year-old gelding delivered his biggest win to […]
Giant Expectations a familiar entry in Pat O’Brien
Giant Expectations has made a significant impact in recent years on Del Mar’s Pat O’Brien Stakes (G2), but less so on the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1). […]
C Z Rocket lives up to name with Keeneland track record
Despite the scratch of multimillionaire Whitmore, Sunday’s 8TH race at Keeneland remained a quality allowance, and C Z Rocket underscored the point with a track-record performance. The 2.20-1 favorite didn’t make it easy on himself […]
Zulu Alpha, Arklow renew rivalry in Elkhorn
Contested over the same 1 1/2-mile course as the Nov. 7 Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1), Sunday’s $175,000 Elkhorn Stakes (G2) at Keeneland has attracted two of the division’s top performers in Zulu Alpha and Arklow. […]
Mocito Rojo makes it five in a row in Lukas Classic; Mr Freeze sharp in Ack Ack
Prolific Louisiana jockey Gerard Melancon made a rare foray to Churchill Downs to ride Mocito Rojo in Saturday night’s $250,000 Lukas Classic (G3), and the Delta Downs shipper proved worth the trip as he subdued […]
Quip, Tenfold highlight Lukas Classic; competitive fields set for Ack Ack, Jefferson Cup
Oaklawn H. (G2) winner Quip and Pimlico Special (G3) Tenfold are among 10 horses entered for the $250,000 Lukas Classic (G3), one of three stakes on Saturday’s 11-race Downs After Dark program at Churchill Downs. […]