Message’s no longer a Secret in Pucker Up
Bet down to 6-1 from a 12-1 morning line, Secret Message was no secret going into Saturday’s $100,000 Pucker Up (G3), and she spread the word even more by driving to a first stakes victory […]
Graham Motion
Berned fires in Molly Pitcher while Name Changer makes a name for himself in Monmouth Cup
In addition to the Haskell Invitational (G1), Monmouth Park showcased two other graded dirt contests on Sunday. Just two races before the main event, BERNED rallied three wide in the $104,000 Molly Pitcher Stakes (G3) […]
Hawkish, Analyze It gear up as Belmont Derby field takes shape
Saturday’s $1.2 million Belmont Derby Invitational (G1), the centerpiece of a five-stakes extravaganza on “Stars and Stripes Day,” is shaping up to be a terrific renewal. According to NYRA publicity, the 1 1/4-mile inner turf […]
Tapwrit, Diversify work for Suburban showdown; Mendelssohn still in Dwyer mix
Although Stars and Stripes Day has a turf-centric feel with the $1.2 million Belmont Derby Invitational (G1) and $1 million Belmont Oaks Invitational (G1) the most lucrative stakes on the Saturday card, the three dirt […]
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 […]
Spring Quality comes out on top of Manhattan cavalry charge at 18-1
For the second straight year, an improving Graham Motion trainee upstaged the $1 million Manhattan S. (G1) on Belmont Stakes Day. In 2017, the 27-1 Ascend did the honors, and on Saturday, the 18-1 Spring […]
Ultra Brat has things all her own way in Gallorette
As the only race on Preakness Day to remain on the Pimlico turf course, Saturday’s $150,000 Gallorette (G3) shaped up as a test of who could plow through the soft going. Alex G. Campbell Jr.’s […]
Irish War Cry gets back on track with splashy Pimlico Special score
BALTIMORE — Irish War Cry brought trainer Graham Motion back to the Kentucky Derby in 2017 and, while he didn’t fare well that day, just failed to hold off Tapwrit as the favorite in the […]
Maraud pillages Palm Beach; Thewayiam makes it three in a row in Herecomesthebride
Treadway Racing Stable’s Maraud sacked longtime leader Speed Franco in Saturday’s $100,000 Palm Beach (G3) at Gulfstream Park, the Todd Pletcher sophomore displaying a smart change of gear after the pacesetter had things his own […]
Speed Franco outduels Frankel’s son Gidu in Dania Beach
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) runner-up Untamed Domain was sent off as the 6-5 favorite in Saturday’s $100,000 Dania Beach (G3), but his late rally brought him no closer than third in a race dominated by […]