Rebel’s Romance regains Breeders’ Cup Turf title
Godolphin’s homebred Rebel’s Romance made Breeders’ Cup history at Del Mar on Saturday, becoming the first two-time winner of the Turf (G1) in non-consecutive years. […]
Cabo Spirit
First Peace rides rail in Eddie D; Cabo Spirit upsets John Henry Turf Championship
On a stakes-packed inaugural California Crown Day at Santa Anita, First Peace won the Eddie D (G2), Cabo Spirit stunned the John Henry Turf Championship (G2), and Toupie wired the Unzip Me S. […]
Gold Phoenix tops D’Amato superfecta in Eddie Read
Trainer Phil D’Amato had four solid contenders in Sunday’s Eddie Read (G2) at Del Mar, and Gold Phoenix led home a clean sweep of the superfecta for the barn. […]
Comebacker Count Again among D’Amato quartet in Eddie Read
Southern California’s top turf miler in the spring of 2022, Count Again, resurfaces from a 14-month layoff in Sunday’s $250,000 Eddie Read (G2) at Del Mar. […]
Contentious Shoemaker Mile offers berth to Breeders’ Cup Mile at Santa Anita
Monday’s $500,000 Shoemaker Mile (G1), the first Breeders’ Cup Challenge event staged at a U.S. track this year, has added significance: it’s also held at the 2023 Breeders’ Cup host site, Santa Anita. […]
World-class Modern Games looms large in Maker’s Mark Mile
Based in Europe but undefeated in North America and already a U.S. champion, Modern Games looms a standout in his four-year-old debut Friday in the $600,000 Maker’s Mark Mile (G1) at Keeneland. The Godolphin homebred, […]
Gold Phoenix rises in Kilroe Mile; Quattroelle follows up in Buena Vista
Before Stilleto Boy surprised Saturday’s Santa Anita H. (G1), the Frank E. Kilroe Mile (G1) also witnessed an upset. […]
Robert B. Lewis kicks off stakes quartet at Santa Anita
The first of four stakes races at Santa Anita on Saturday, the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis (G3) pits just four promising sophomores against each other. […]
Speaking Scout gets final word in Hollywood Derby; Liguria, Turn on the Jets dominate
Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Speaking Scout was collared late in the Oct. 29 Twilight Derby (G2), but in Saturday’s Hollywood Derby (G1), he was the one pouncing in the final strides. […]
Wit invades for Hollywood Derby
Wit has taken to the turf since switching surfaces three starts back, recording a stakes win and runner-up finishes in the Hall of Fame (G2) and Bryan Station (G3), and the three-year-old colt will seek […]