Arklow turns back Maker quartet in Kentucky Turf Cup
Saving ground until the long stretch, when he rallied between rivals and took the lead with a three-wide bid, Arklow got to the finish line on top of a quartet of Mike Maker-trained rivals in […]
Florent Geroux
Mr Freeze gives rivals cold shoulder in West Virginia Derby
Mr Freeze gave his rivals the cold shoulder in Saturday’s $500,000 West Virginia Derby (G3), romping to an eight-length victory in the 1 1/8-mile test for three-year-olds at Mountaineer. Sent to the lead by Robby […]
Monomoy Girl much the best in Coaching Club American Oaks
by TERESA GENARO The distinctive pink and yellow silks of Michael Dubb are a familiar sight on the racetracks of New York, but for only the second time, they graced Monomoy Girl in the Empire […]
Axelrod denies Trigger Warning by a head in Indiana Derby
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. — Slam Dunk Racing’s Axelrod turned in his own version of a game-winning buzzer beater Saturday night at Indiana Grand, nailing front-running Trigger Warning in the final strides to post a 12-1 upset […]
She’s a Julie captures Iowa Oaks
Whispering Oaks Farm LLC’s SHE’S A JULIE earned her first stakes win when drawing off for a 5 1/2-length triumph in Thursday night’s $200,000 Iowa Oaks (G3) on day one of Prairie Meadows’ Festival of […]
Long On Value streaks toward Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint with Highlander victory
Long On Value needed every bit of the 975 feet of Woodbine’s stretch on the firm turf course to win Saturday’s $191,061 Highlander Stakes (Can-G1) and an automatic berth in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint […]
Mr. Misunderstood makes point in Wise Dan as World Approval fades
Champion turf horse World Approval was sent off as the even-money favorite on his retrieval mission in Saturday night’s $200,000 Wise Dan (G2), but still unable to recover his old form, the door was open […]
Acorn win continues Monomoy Girl’s march toward a championship
Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner MONOMOY GIRL maintained her position as the top three-year-old filly with an emphatic victory in the $671,000 Acorn Stakes (G1) on Belmont Stakes Saturday at Belmont Park. Making her first start […]
Bolt d’Oro tunes up for Met Mile at Keeneland
Multiple Grade 1 winner BOLT D’ORO took a spin around Keeneland’s fast main track on Sunday under jockey Florent Geroux, breezing a half-mile in :48.40 in readiness for the Metropolitan Handicap (G1) at Belmont Park […]
Kentucky Oaks winner Monomoy Girl breezes for Acorn
Kentucky Oaks (G1) heroine MONOMOY GIRL breezed five furlongs in a bullet :59.40 over Churchill Downs’ fast main track on Sunday prior to the 1ST Race. The sophomore lass is readying for the June 9 […]