Travers Day excitement building
The 2017 3-year-old crop lacks a standout but depth is not a concern. And that results in a large and contentious field for Saturday’s $1.25 million Travers (G1) at Saratoga. The Midsummer Derby highlights a […]
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Travers contender Good Samaritan drills five-eighths in company
Jim Dandy (G2) hero Good Samaritan geared up for Saturday’s Travers (G1) by working five furlongs in company Sunday morning. Taking to the fast Oklahoma training track with regular exercise rider Juan Quintero, the Bill […]
Always Dreaming, Tapwrit among Travers workers
Trainer Todd Pletcher worked three of his Travers (G1) hopefuls Friday morning at Saratoga’s Oklahoma training track, including Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming and Belmont S. (G1) hero Tapwrit. Third in the Jim Dandy […]
BRIS Florida Speed By Circuit July 31-August 6
Top Winning Speed Ratings (7/31-8/6) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date BRIS Speed First Tomoe 4F 1m (ft) GP 8/3 91 Miss Contessa 4F 1m (ft) GP 8/3 82 Miss Visconti 5M […]
Gunnevera romps in Tangelo Stakes return
Sano Racing Stables LLC’s Gunnevera hadn’t been seen in competition since finishing fifth in the Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico on May 20, but on Sunday returned the easiest of winners in Gulfstream Park’s $107,500 […]
Gunnevera returns in Tangelo Stakes at Gulfstream Park
Multiple Grade 2 hero Gunnevera returns to action on Sunday while facing five rivals in the $100,000 Tangelo Stakes at Gulfstream Park. The 1 1/16-mile contest is serving as the Antonio Sano trainee’s prep for […]
Classic Empire, Senior Investment could have Belmont Stakes rematch with Preakness winner Cloud Computing
Classic Empire and Senior Investment, the respective runner-up and third-place finisher from Saturday’s 142nd running of the Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico, are expected to show back up for the third leg of the Triple […]
Preakness Stakes 142 Trainer & Jockey Quotes
Chad Brown, trainer Cloud Computing, winner “It’s unbelievable. A lot of teamwork. It couldn’t happen to greater clients than Seth Klarman and Bill Lawrence. Seth, he got into racing by coming to Pimlico. He was […]
Pletcher: Always Dreaming ‘doing unbelievably well’ ahead of Preakness
Trainer Todd Pletcher didn’t mince words in regards to Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming at Thursday morning’s annual Alibi Breakfast. “The horse is doing unbelievably well in the two-week turnaround,” Pletcher said. “The way […]
Always Dreaming installed as 4-5 Preakness favorite from post 4
Always Dreaming avoided a bad draw Wednesday, receiving post 4 in Saturday’s $1.5 million Preakness (G1), and the Kentucky Derby winner will square off against nine rivals in the 1 3/16-mile test at Pimlico. The […]