Churchill Downs: Cagliostro, Raging Torrent among stars in closing-day stakes
The Churchill Downs spring meet wrapped up on Sunday with an action-packed card featuring five listed stakes. […]
Heavenly Sunday
Zozos seeks Hanshin repeat as Churchill spring meet closes
Fans who don’t get their stakes fill on Saturday’s Stephen Foster Day program at Churchill Downs will have more to feast on Sunday as the curtain comes down on the track’s 2024 spring meet. Much […]
Fast as Flight pulls brash upset in Modesty
Friday’s $386,334 Modesty S. (G3) already shaped up as a contentious renewal, and the yielding turf on a rainy Kentucky Oaks Day at Churchill Downs added another layer of complexity to the handicapping puzzle. Longshot Fast as Flight was the one who stepped up in the conditions to earn a new career high, paying $43.90. […]
Trademark edges First Mission by a nose in Clark
Trademark saved ground until angling out for the stretch drive and gamely outfinished First Mission in Friday’s $599,500 Clark (G2) at Churchill Downs, earning his first graded win with a nose decision. Now 4-for-6 at […]
First Mission tackles stakes elders in Clark
The $600,000 Clark (G2) has often showcased up-and-coming three-year-olds for much of its 149-year history, Gun Runner, Will Take Charge, and Blame being recent examples. […]
Wet Paint tops field of 10 in Alabama; Brown stable looks to dominate Lake Placid
The $600,000 Alabama (G1) at Saratoga on Saturday has attracted perhaps the deepest field of three-year-old fillies since the Kentucky Oaks (G1), except division leader Pretty Mischievous, who is presently sticking to races much shorter […]
Stitched in time to upset Wise Dan at 46-1; Wadsworth, Xigera justify favoritism
Flavien Prat engineered a massive upset in the $395,000 Wise Dan (G2) aboard 46-1 shot Stitched. The other two turf stakes on the Ellis Park card delivered chalky results, courtesy of favorites Wadsworth in the American Derby and Xigera in the Tepin S. […]
Smile Happy heads field of eight for Stephen Foster on historic Ellis card
The most significant day of racing in the century-old history of Ellis Park takes place Saturday when it hosts the $1 million Stephen Foster (G1) and five other lucrative stakes that were transferred from Churchill […]
Heavenly Sunday wires Edgewood field
Heavenly Sunday went right to the front in Friday’s Edgewood Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs and never looked back, recording a three-quarter-length score. […]
Goodnight Olive returns a winner in Madison; Caravel hangs on in Shakertown
The wins just keep on coming for champion female sprinter Goodnight Olive, who kicked off her 2023 campaign Saturday with a one-length victory in the $580,000 Madison (G1) at Keeneland. Returning to the scene of […]