Nations Pride relentless in Canadian International; Fev Rover rolls in E.P. Taylor
The Canadian International (G1) resumed from a one-year hiatus on Sunday, and Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby provided a sense of continuity at Woodbine. […]
Dream Shake
Moira meets familiar faces in E.P. Taylor; Nations Pride heads Canadian International
Although not an official Breeders’ Cup Challenge prep, Sunday’s C$750,000 E.P. Taylor (G1) at Woodbine is sure to produce some candidates for the Filly and Mare Turf (G1) at Santa Anita, which will be run […]
Last-to-first Flashiest upsets Oceanside at 12-1
Leisurely out of the gate but fastest at the finish, the 12.80-1 Flashiest prevailed in a cavalry charge to the wire in Friday’s $103,500 Oceanside S. at Del Mar. […]
Del Mar kicks off with 14-horse Oceanside
Del Mar begins its 82nd summer season on Friday with a 10-race card featuring the 76th running of the $100,000 Oceanside S. The restricted mile turf stakes for three-year-olds has drawn a competitive group of […]
Search Results tops loaded Acorn; Jackie’s Warrior, Dream Shake rivalry resumes in Woody Stephens
Acorn S. (G1) — Race 5 (2:01 p.m. ET) Search Results, narrowly second in the April 30 Kentucky Oaks (G1) to the best three-year-old filly in the land in Malathaat, will look to get back […]
Jackie’s Warrior scores in Pat Day Mile
J. Kirk and Judy Robison’s Jackie’s Warrior broke to an early lead in Saturday’s $500,000 Pat Day Mile Stakes at Churchill Downs and held sway all the way. […]
Sprint champions Gamine, Whitmore among Derby Day attractions
Vance Hanson previews the Pat Day Mile, Churchill Downs Stakes and Derby City Distaff at Churchill Downs on Kentucky Derby day! […]
Get to know the 2021 Kentucky Derby contenders
***Updated after the draw with post positions and morning-line odds With the scoring races completed and the leaderboard finalized, the field for the 147th Kentucky Derby (G1) is set. Unbeaten champion Essential Quality ranks as […]
Kentucky Derby Report – Essential Quality displays resolve, Rock Your World adds speed
Prep races are almost finished, with only two qualifiers remaining, and the first Saturday in May is less than four weeks away. Three major events were offered last weekend. Essential Quality looked the part of […]
Rock Your World lives up to his name in Santa Anita Derby
The Kentucky Derby (G1) picture on the West Coast experienced a seismic shift Saturday, as unbeaten turf performer Rock Your World seamlessly transferred his game to dirt in the $752,000 Santa Anita Derby (G1). […]