Raging Bull’s class advantage no bluff in Poker
Trainer Chad Brown, unsurprisingly, has Sunday’s $250,000 Poker S. (G3) at Belmont Park surrounded, primarily with his multiple Grade 1 winner Raging Bull. […]
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Hit the Road travels east for Maker’s Mark Mile
The rising turf star Hit the Road will do just that when he makes his first start outside his Southern California base in Friday’s $300,000 Maker’s Mark Mile (G1) at Keeneland. […]
Oaks points up for grabs in Suncoast on Sam Davis undercard
Suncoast S. — Tampa Bay Downs Race 9 (4:02 p.m. ET) Several of the leading candidates in Saturday’s $150,000 Suncoast S. at Tampa Bay Downs have passing familiarity with some of the others. Gulf Coast, […]
Newly minted Grade 1 Saratoga Derby likely to receive further boosts
Recognizing the impact of the Saratoga Derby Invitational in just two runnings so far, the American Graded Stakes Committee recently boosted the feature to Grade 1 status. Evidence in support of that upgrade is likely […]
Domestic Spending up in time in Hollywood Derby
The theme of Del Mar’s Turf Festival has been the dominance of shippers from the East. On Saturday, the trainer/jockey tandem of Chad Brown and Irad Ortiz took two of three graded stakes, capped by […]
Gufo, Decorated Invader, Domestic Spending get rematch in Hollywood Derby
Previewing Del Mar racing with the Hollywood Derby, Seabiscuit H. and Jimmy Durante S. who is running and what are the implications? […]
Decorated Invader reverts to mile in Hill Prince; five set for Knickerbocker
Fifth as the 4-5 favorite in the 1 3/16-mile Saratoga Derby Invitational, Decorated Invader looks to rebound back at a mile in Sunday’s $150,000 Hill Prince Stakes (G2). The feature for 3-year-olds was postponed, along […]
Domestic Spending seals deal in Saratoga Derby Invitational
It took one turf powerhouse to thwart another in Saturday’s $500,000 Saratoga Derby Invitational. The Chad Brown-trained Domestic Spending outstripped Christophe Clement’s well-regarded pair of Gufo and 4-5 favorite Decorated Invader to reach a new […]
Decorated Invader, Gofu strong Clement twosome in Saratoga Derby
An odds-on winner of his last two starts and 3-for-3 this year, Decorated Invader could face his stiffest test of the season on Saturday in the $500,000 Saratoga Derby. One of two Christophe Clement-trained colts […]
Decorated Invader runs up to billing in Hall of Fame
As the 2-5 favorite in Saturday’s $145,500 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes (G2), Decorated Invader was clearly the best horse in the field, even more so after the expected scratch of stablemate […]