As a follow-up to my 3-year-old colts to watch as British and Irish racing emerges from the COVID-19 cocoon, here are a dozen fillies who could emerge onto the classic radar. The same parameters apply […]
Maxfield would not be denied in Saturday’s $150,000 Matt Winn (G3) at Churchill Downs, closing determinedly to score by a length in his 3-year-old comeback, and confirmed himself as a major contender for the Kentucky […]
After soft-ground specialist Addeybb dismissed Magic Wand and Elarqam in last June’s Wolferton at Royal Ascot, trainer William Haggas had the inspired idea to aim for a rich prize, at the same trip, where he […]
Had the 25th Dubai World Cup (G1) gone off as planned last Saturday, we would have learned the answers to an entire ledger of open questions. I hadn’t come to the stage of settling on […]
Given its proximity to the Feb. 29 Saudi Cup extravaganza, Meydan’s Super Saturday program understandably lacked the same degree of star power. But in a pleasant surprise, a few winners stepped up dramatically to emerge […]
Dubai’s “Super Saturday” is a bit of a misnomer this year, not only in the wake of its being run behind closed doors due to the coronavirus. Several top performers just competed on this past […]
Alms kicked off what could be a very productive campaign with a relatively facile victory Saturday in the $58,200 Shantel Lanerie Memorial at Fair Grounds. The 3-year-old Godolphin homebred improved her record to 4-for-4 in […]
Godolphin’s turf celebrity Benbatl swiftly answered the dirt question in Thursday’s $450,000 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 2 (G2) at Meydan, but the follow-up question will take a bit longer to decide. Will Sheikh Mohammed accept […]
A list of early 2020 Triple Crown nominees was released Wednesday morning, with 347 3-year-olds currently eligible to compete in the May 2 Kentucky Derby (G1), May 16 Preakness (G1), and June 6 Belmont S. […]
After Godolphin’s Benbatl flaunted his class in Thursday’s $250,000 Singspiel (G2) at Meydan, trainer Saeed bin Suroor hinted that he might not stick to the Dubai Carnival turf series. “There could be options,” bin Suroor […]
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