Just One Time, Golden Pal, Prevalence star on Blue Grass Day
The victory by Just One Time in Saturday’s $439,850 Madison S. (G1) at Keeneland hardly came as a surprise to bettors, who sent off her as the 2-1 favorite. It was more the manner in […]
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Sy Dog rallies in Transylvania; Old Homestead wires Lafayette
Friday’s cold, rainy opening day at Keeneland furnished several upsets, including in the two undercard stakes for sophomores. The 9.90-1 Old Homestead wired the Lafayette S., and Sy Dog went last to first in the Transylvania (G3) as a 5.70-1 chance. […]
Gufo, Fearless dominate Florida Derby Day stakes at Gulfstream
Gufo kicked off what could be another stellar campaign in 2022 with a two-length triumph in the $200,000 Pan American S. (G2), one of eight stakes that supported the Florida Derby (G1) and Gulfstream Park […]
Speaker’s Corner shines bright during Gulfstream undercard stakes action
The most impressive winner on a stakes-packed Saturday afternoon at Gulfstream Park was arguably Speaker’s Corner in the Gulfstream Park Mile S. (G2). […]
Mutamakina caps career with a second Long Island
Mutamakina ended her racing career on a winning note Saturday at Aqueduct, becoming only the fourth horse ever to win $400,000 Long Island S. (G3) twice. The five-year-old mare turned in a strong stretch kick […]
Mean Mary hangs on in New York; Baron Samedi rules Belmont Gold Cup
Trainer Joseph O’Brien dispatched two Irish shippers for the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, and nearly pulled a double in his Friday targets at Belmont Park. After Thundering Nights just missed in a photo with Mean […]
Mean Mary wires Gallorette; T D Dance waltzes in James W. Murphy
Odds-on favorites got the job done in the first two turf stakes on Preakness Day at Pimlico, the Gallorette S. (G3) and James W. Murphy S. […]
Red Ghost sneaks back to deny Euphoric, Joyful Cadence in Miss Preakness
Three-way finishes became a theme at Pimlico Friday, from the grassy The Very One S. and Hilltop S. to the Miss Preakness S. (G3) on dirt. […]
Sharing performs as 3-5 favorite should in Edgewood
Jockey Manny Franco engineered a perfect stalk-and-pounce trip aboard 3-5 favorite Sharing in Friday’s $300,000 Edgewood Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs – a sneak preview of what he hopes to accomplish with the similarly odds-on […]
Channel Maker relishes soft going in Sword Dancer; Bye Bye Melvin upsets Saranac
Channel Maker notched a third lifetime Grade 1 tally and earned a berth in November’s Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) at Keeneland with a wire-to-wire victory in the $500,000 Sword Dancer Stakes (G1) at Saratoga on […]