Royal Ascot: Palace Pier, Oxted, Poetic Flare kick off Group 1 action
The 2021 Royal Ascot meeting in England opened with a bang on Tuesday as Palace Pier, Oxted, and Poetic Flare posted Group 1 wins. […]
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Palace Pier, Battaash headline Tuesday’s opening day at Royal Ascot
Royal Ascot’s glittering five-day stand begins Tuesday. Three Group 1s are on tap, beginning with the Queen Anne S. (G1) that serves as a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1), and a couple of American sprinters are taking on defending champ Battaash in the King’s Stand S. (G1). […]
Extravagant Kid earns landmark victory in Al Quoz Sprint
A series of American runners had come close without winning the Al Quoz Sprint (G1), and Extravagant Kid brought a record dotted with near-misses in graded stakes. By finally getting his head in front in […]
Cowan tries his luck against elders in Al Quoz Sprint
Charlie Appleby has won the past two renewals of the $1 million Al Quoz Sprint (G1), and the Godolphin trainer is well qualified to make it a hat trick. His Space Blues, the highest rated […]
Maxfield preserves unbeaten record in Mineshaft
Maxfield‘s four-year-old debut on Saturday in the $200,000 Mineshaft S. (G3) at Fair Grounds ended much like the rest of his start-and-stop career. With a victory. Favored at 3-5 to win his fifth in a […]
Maxfield launches four-year-old campaign in Mineshaft; Factor This defends title in Fair Grounds
Mineshaft S. (G3) — Race 10 (5:44 p.m. ET) Restricted to just four starts over two seasons so far due to various infirmities, the undefeated Maxfield will look to use Saturday’s $200,000 Mineshaft S. (G3) […]
Venezuelan Hug wins Sunshine Turf; Cajun Brother rallies to edge Extravagant Kid in Sprint
Gulfstream Park featured the Sunshine Stakes program on Saturday, offering four stakes restricted to Florida-breds. Sunshine Turf S. Venezuelan Hug looks poised to return to the graded ranks, opening his 4-year-old season with a victory […]
Noble Drama, Extravagant Kid set for Sunshine Stakes Day
Formerly known as the Sunshine Millions, the Sunshine Stakes Day program at Gulfstream Park will feature a quartet of $75,000 stakes for Florida-breds on Saturday. Sunshine Classic – Race 9 (3:46 p.m. ET) Noble Drama […]
Uni repeats in BC WAYI First Lady; Leinster turns Keeneland double in Woodford
With a Breeders’ Cup automatic bid at hand, as well as implications, Keeneland’s First Lady and Shakertown S. revealed a lot. […]
Brown stable loaded for First Lady, Shadwell Turf Mile
Uni was the champion of the turf mare division last year, but through the first nine months of 2020 she’d be hard-pressed to crack the top three in the division from her own barn. Such […]