Major Dude arrives late to take Ft. Lauderdale
Major Dude ended his four-year-old season on a high note and with the promise of better to come next year with a rallying victory in the $200,000 Ft. Lauderdale (G2) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. […]
Dale Romans
First Resort caps big day for Godolphin in Kentucky Jockey Club
An hour or so after Good Cheer flew home in the Golden Rod (G2) for fillies, Godolphin made it a sweep of Churchill Downs’ leading juvenile stakes when First Resort pulled off a minor upset of the $381,250 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) on Saturday. […]
Champion, renowned sire Kitten’s Joy dies at 21
Champion turf horse and renowned sire Kitten’s Joy has died at the age of 21, Ramsey Farm reported on social media Friday afternoon. […]
Sandstone crushes Rags to Riches; Howling Time stays perfect in Street Sense
The Churchill Downs Fall Meet opened with a Stars of Tomorrow card exclusively for 2-year-olds, and it’s safe to say the afternoon lived up to its billing. […]
Mr Freeze turns back Aurelius Maximus in Fayette
Mr Freeze withstood the late surge of Aurelius Maximus in Saturday’s $200,000 Fayette (G2) at Keeneland. Now a four-time graded stakes winner, the 5-year-old horse was favored at 8-5 with Javier Castellano. Dale Romans, who […]
Sittin On Go rallies to upset Iroquois
Overlooked at 24-1, Sittin On Go ran down Midnight Bourbon in deep stretch to capture Saturday’s $200,000 Iroquois (G3) at Churchill Downs. The one-mile test opened the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby series, with […]
Girl Daddy survives hot pace in Pocahontas Stakes
Making an early move into a hot pace is tiring for some horses, but not Girl Daddy. The 2-year-old daughter of Uncle Mo kicked off the 2020-21 Road to the Kentucky Oaks in resounding fashion […]
Zulu Alpha extends his supremacy in the Mac Diarmida
Thoroughbred racehorses rarely reach peak form at the age of seven, but after rolling to a comfortable repeat victory in the $200,000 Mac Diarmida (G2) at Gulfstream Park, it’s safe to say Zulu Alpha is […]
Breeders’ Cup Draw: ‘Maybe inside will be the place to be’
ARCADIA, Calif. — Once the lively banter of the cocktail hour subsided and the Breeders’ Cup draw officially began late Monday afternoon. […]
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 […]