Zulu Alpha looks to stay hot in Elkhorn
A forecast 100 percent chance of rain in Lexington Saturday figures to soften up the turf for the $250,000 Elkhorn (G2) at Keeneland, but any footing seems to suit Zulu Alpha, the likely favorite in […]
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Zulu Alpha upsets Breeders’ Cup hope Arklow in Sycamore
Thursday’s feature at Keeneland, the $100,000 Sycamore (G3), was supposed to be the launching pad to the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) for Arklow. But the 2-1 favorite was upset by Michael Hui’s Zulu Alpha, a […]
Switzerland marches to victory in De Francis Dash
Woodford Racing’s Switzerland, whose four-race winning streak was snapped last time out in the Alfred G. Vanderbilt (G1), came right back to land Saturday’s $250,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (G3) during Laurel’s stakes-packed […]
Renown faces another tough field in Sycamore repeat bid
Renown‘s victory in the 2016 Sycamore (G3) at Keeneland keeps looking better and better. A 9-1 upset winner of the 1 1/2-mile grass stakes for older horses, the two horses immediately behind him were Bigger […]
Voodoo Song puts four-race win streak on the line in Commonwealth Derby
Voodoo Song has been unbeatable since transferring to trainer Linda Rice, and on Saturday the English Channel sophomore will pit his four-race win streak against seven rivals in the $200,000 Commonwealth Derby (G3) at Laurel […]
Channel Maker reverts to turf for Breeders’ Stakes
Woodbine hosts the final jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown on Sunday, the C$400,000 Breeders’ S., and Queen’s Plate fourth Channel Maker once again ships over from Saratoga for Hall of Famer Bill Mott. Bred […]