Highway Star kicks off season in Barbara Fritchie
One of the top female sprinters in the country last season despite throwing a dud in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1), Highway Star heads down the highway from her Belmont Park base […]
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Indulgent upsets Go for Wand for first stakes victory
Godolphin Racing’s homebred Indulgent earned her first stakes victory, and her first win since January, in taking Saturday’s $200,000 Go for Wand Handicap (G3) at Aqueduct by a length under jockey Luis Saez. Indulgent broke […]
Practical Joke looks to go out a winner in Cigar Mile
The three-year-old Practical Joke will be running his last race on Saturday in the $750,000 Cigar Mile H. (G1) at Aqueduct, a race his proclivities suggest he has a strong chance of winning. “He’s undefeated […]
Bar of Gold upsets Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint at 66-1
Only two of the 14 runners in Saturday’s $920,000 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) were listed at higher odds than Chester and Mary Broman’s homebred Bar of Gold when the gates opened. The […]
Unique Bella an imposing presence in Filly & Mare Sprint
Unique Bella was being pointed toward the Kentucky Oaks (G1) earlier this year and is expected to compete in two-turns events at age 4. But the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) […]
Highway Star shines in Gallant Bloom
Chester and Mary Broman’s homebred Highway Star prevailed by a neck in Sunday’s $300,000 Gallant Bloom Handicap (G2) at Belmont Park with jockey Luis Saez taking the mount for injured regular rider Angel Arroyo. Lucy […]
Highway Star, Carina Mia renew rivalry in Gallant Bloom
Sunday’s $300,000 Gallant Bloom Handicap (G2) drew only six distaffers to sprint 6 1/2 furlongs over Belmont Park’s main track, but two of those six have faced off in the recent past. Highway Star and […]
By the Moon holds off Highway Star in Ballerina
by TERESA GENARO Earlier this year, trainer Michelle Nevin lost one of her big horses: Paulassilverlining was privately sold by breeder/owner Vincent Scuderi to Juddmonte, who transferred the five-year-old mare to Chad Brown. It’s part […]
Songbird returns a winner in Ogden Phipps
Songbird, unraced since suffering her first defeat in 12 career races when second to multiple champion Beholder in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1), returned a winner with a reserved one-length victory in the $735,000 Ogden […]
Songbird looks to start new win streak in Ogden Phipps return
One of the biggest stars in training, Songbird will make her highly-anticipated 2017 bow in Saturday’s $750,000 Ogden Phipps (G1) at Belmont Park. The mighty filly has delighted over the past two seasons, winning races […]