State of the Eclipse races: Swiss Skydiver clinches, other divisions coming into focus
The Breeders’ Cup is five weeks from now, several Eclipse Award races came into much sharper focus an indeed, we’re ready to make a call in one of them. […]
Complexity
Complexity turns back Code of Honor in Kelso; Frank’s Rockette spectacular in Gallant Bloom
In Saturday’s dirt stakes at Belmont Park, Complexity proved best in the $150,000 Kelso H. (G2), and Frank’s Rockette dominated the $150,000 Gallant Bloom H. (G2). Complexity could be headed to Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) […]
Code of Honor heads Kelso; Frank’s Rockette meets elders in Gallant Bloom
A pair of dirt events, the $150,000 Kelso H. (G2) and $150,000 Gallant Bloom (G2), are among the five stakes being offered on Saturday’s 10-race card at Belmont Park. Multiple Grade 1 victor Code of […]
Win Win Win rallies remarkably in Forego
Win Win Win lost contact with the field after breaking slowly and traveled extremely wide into the stretch, but he flew home over the sloppy track to nail front-running Complexity in the final strides of […]
Whitmore faces 10 in Forego; Basin cuts back for Amsterdam
A pair of dirt sprints, the $300,000 Forego (G1) for older horses and $150,000 Amsterdam (G2) for 3-year-olds, are among the four stakes being offered on Saturday’s 11-race card at Saratoga. Whitmore, the 2018 Forego […]
Omaha Beach coasts in Malibu for record-breaking Smith
Records take a lifetime of hard work to accomplish, but Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith didn’t have to work hard at all to rack up the magical Grade 1 win number 217. Smith enjoyed […]
Omaha Beach faces four in Malibu, Bellafina highlights La Brea on Santa Anita opener
A pair of Grade 1 tilts for 3-year-olds, the $300,000 Malibu and $300,000 La Brea, are among the seven stakes offered on Saturday’s opening-day program at Santa Anita. Both races have been delayed a couple […]
Serengeti Empress shortens up in Acorn; Woody Stephens attracts pair of G1 winners
Serengeti Empress has blown hot and cold throughout her career, and was most recently on fire in the May 3 Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs, which she won in wire-to-wire fashion. On Saturday, she’ll […]
Game Winner to get freshening ahead of Kentucky Derby trail
Undefeated Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) hero Game Winner will enjoy a holiday before gearing back up for the Triple Crown trail, according to the Breeders’ Cup notes. “We’re going to freshen him up a little […]
Five questions to be answered in the Breeders’ Cup
The 13-race Breeders’ Cup serves as Thoroughbred racing’s championship event and I will give my take on five questions to be answered in this year’s 35th edition: Will Abel Tasman rebound? I’m skeptical and will […]