Slipstream, Royal Flag, Sacred Life shine on busy day at Belmont
A trio of graded stakes—including a Breeders’ Cup qualifier—made for an exciting Sunday afternoon of racing at Belmont Park. […]
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Royal Flag among challengers to Horologist in Beldame
Three graded stakes are slated at Belmont Park on Sunday – the Beldame (G2), a stepping stone to the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1); the Futurity (G3), a “Win and You’re In” for the Juvenile Turf Sprint (G2); and the Knickerbocker (G3). […]
Royal Flag flies high in Shuvee
A closing second to Letruska in last summer’s Shuvee S. (G3), Royal Flag overtook another gutsy pacesetter, Horologist, in time in Sunday’s $200,000 renewal at Saratoga. […]
Dunbar Road to face six in Shuvee
Shuvee (G3) – Race 9 (5:39 p.m. ET) After an uncharacteristic three-race losing streak, Dunbar Road will try to get back in the win column in Sunday’s $200,000 Shuvee S. (G3) at Saratoga. The five-year-old […]
Harpers First Ride bids for history in Pimlico Special; Horologist tops Allaire duPont
If Harpers First Ride can score a repeat victory in Friday’s $250,000 Pimlico Special (G3), he’d join Hall of Famer Challedon (1939-1940), a fellow Maryland-bred, as the only two-time winner of the historic event. Contested […]
Belmont: Horologist, Plum Ali, Wet Your Whistle romp in graded stakes
In the past, Horologist has given the impression of being a Monmouth Park specialist, scoring five of her first six victories over the New Jersey oval. But the 4-year-old daughter of Gemologist refused to be […]
Dunbar Road leads select cast in Beldame
Last seen landing the July 11 Delaware H. (G2), Dunbar Road returns to her happy hunting ground of Belmont Park for Sunday’s $150,000 Beldame Stakes (G2). The 1 1/8-mile, one-turn affair is not part of […]
Monomoy Girl heads La Troienne; By My Standards meets McKinzie in Alysheba
Two years after starring in the Kentucky Oaks (G1) herself, Monomoy Girl is one of the marquee names on Friday’s Oaks undercard at Churchill Downs as she heads a field of eight in the $500,000 […]
Global Campaign, Horologist rebound to win Monmouth graded stakes
A pair of graded stakes winners exiting sub-par performances picked opportune times to rebound on Saturday at Monmouth Park. On a rich afternoon packed with major stakes races, Global Campaign showed impressive resilience to win […]
Arklow, She’s a Julie top Monmouth stakes
Grade 1 winners Arklow and She’s a Julie are among the notables competing on Saturday’s Haskell Day undercard at Monmouth Park. Arklow leads a field of nine turf horses in the $300,000 United Nations (G1), […]