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. […]
Far Bridge
Far Bridge denies War Like Goddess Turf Classic threepeat; Tapit Trice rallies to land Woodward
Far Bridge, who captured last month’s Sword Dancer (G1) in surprise wire-to-wire fashion, reverted to his customary stalk-and-pounce tactics in Saturday’s $485,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (G1) at Aqueduct and walked away with another top-level […]
War Like Goddess bids for third Turf Classic; BC hopefuls face off in Woodward, Vosburgh, Pilgrim
The Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (G1) was dominated in its early years by fillies and mares. They won four of the first six editions of the race, including four in a row from 1980-83. War […]
Far Bridge pulls tactical coup to upset BC WAYI Sword Dancer
Jockey Joel Rosario executed a tactical coup aboard Far Bridge in Saturday’s Sword Dancer (G1) and cleverly stole a ticket to the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1). […]
Godolphin stablemates clash in Sword Dancer; Vahva tops Ballerina
Godolphin have so many of the leading older turf males in the country that intramural clashes at the top level are virtually unavoidable. Saturday’s $750,000 Sword Dancer (G1) at Saratoga will be one such race, […]
Idiomatic adds star power to Haskell undercard at Monmouth Park
Although the $1 million Haskell (G1) is the only “Win and You’re In” event at Monmouth Park on Saturday, the Jersey Shore’s stakes-laden program figures to have additional Breeders’ Cup implications. […]
Measured Time comes of age in Manhattan
Godolphin’s homebred Measured Time starred in his first transatlantic venture in Saturday’s Manhattan (G1) at Saratoga, officially joining his Breeders’ Cup-winning half-brother, Rebel’s Romance, in the globetrotters club. […]
Brown entries loom large in Manhattan, Poker; Cogburn leads full field in Jaipur
Like many grass stakes held in New York, trainer Chad Brown has dominated the $1 million Manhattan (G1). He’s won the race nine of the last 12 years, including with Horse of the Year Bricks […]
Program Trading sinks Naval Power in Turf Classic
The $1 million Turf Classic (G1) served up Kentucky Derby Day drama at Churchill Downs, as Program Trading bravely rallied up the inside to deny Naval Power in a photo-finish. […]
Anglophile, Freydis the Red score breakthroughs in Dueling Grounds Derby, Oaks
Improving from eye-catching thirds in preps at Ellis Park, Anglophile and Freydis the Red both scored new career highs at Kentucky Downs on Sunday. […]