Champagne Anyone sparkles in Gulfstream Park Oaks
by Teresa Genaro Break out the bubbly, because Champagne Anyone is going to the May 3 Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs. The bay filly by Street Sense has been, as co-owner Randy Bloch put […]
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Win Win Win smashes Tampa track record in Pasco
Live Oak Plantation’s homebred Win Win Win burst onto the sophomore scene with a track-record rout in Saturday’s $95,000 Pasco S. at Tampa Bay Downs. The Maryland shipper looped the field and drew off by […]
Warrior’s Club featured on light Breeders’ Cup worktab
Grade 3 winner Warrior’s Club, who is expected to run in $2 million TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) on November 3, pleased trainer D. Wayne Lukas when breezing a half-mile in :48.60 at Churchill Downs […]
Champagne Problems pulls off for Groupie Doll victory
CHAMPAGNE PROBLEMS earned her first stakes score on Sunday when taking command of the $100,000 Groupie Doll Stakes (G3) in the Ellis Park stretch and drawing off under jockey Calvin Borel to record a 3 […]
Nessy, full brother to Bullards Alley, scores poignant San Juan Capistrano victory
It would be anthropomorphic to claim that Nessy won Sunday’s $100,690 San Juan Capistrano (G3) for his ill-fated full brother, Bullards Alley, as if he were motivated by the grief still fresh from Saturday’s Elkhorn […]
Cicatrix holds in Glitter Woman; Piven romps in Limehouse
While the focus Saturday at Gulfstream Park remained fixed on the Mucho Macho Man Stakes, a pair of six-furlong restricted contests produced a couple of nice winners as well. Bill Witman’s Cicatrix garnered attention when […]
Honorable Duty, McCraken headline Fayette at Keeneland finale
A generational clash in the $200,000 Fayette (G2) highlights closing day of the Keeneland fall meet on Saturday. The protagonists include multiple graded stakes-winning older horse Honorable Duty and the three-year-old McCraken. For both horses, […]
Bird Song retired from racing
Marylou Whitney’s Grade 2-winning homebred Bird Song has been retired, trainer Ian Wilkes announced. “He’s been a special horse to us on the racetrack,” Wilkes said. “He’s retired happy, healthy and sound so that’s really […]
Classic-winning trio all confirmed for Travers
All three Triple Crown race winners were confirmed for Saturday’s $1.2 million Travers (G1) at Saratoga by trainers Todd Pletcher and Chad Brown on Monday. Satisfied with Preakness (G1) winner Cloud Computing‘s recovery from a […]
Patch, Lookin At Lee among 11 in competitive West Virginia Derby
The classic-placed Patch and Lookin At Lee are among a field of 11 three-year-olds that will line up in Saturday’s $750,000 West Virginia Derby (G3) at Mountaineer, which will be run on a special nine-race […]