Straight No Chaser all heart winning the Sprint
Straight No Chaser raced prominently from the start and courageously reeled in Bentornato late in Saturday’s $1,840,000 Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) at Del Mar. […]
John Velazquez
She Feels Pretty draws off to record six-length win in Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup
LEXINGTON, Ky. — After two narrow losses in New York over the summer, connections felt what She Feels Pretty most needed in Saturday’s $719,375 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) at Keeneland were blinkers and […]
Breeders’ Cup on tap for Mentee after Futurity win
Owner Mike Repole and trainer Todd Pletcher now have many long-term options for their promising juvenile Mentee after the son of City of Light easily took to the grass and won the $175,000 Futurity (G3) […]
Straight No Chaser brilliant in SA Sprint Championship; Sugar Fish last to first in Zenyatta
Rebounds were the theme in Santa Anita’s graded stakes on Sunday, as Straight No Chaser wired the Santa Anita Sprint Championship (G2), and Sugar Fish won the Zenyatta (G2). […]
Fierceness hangs on over Thorpedo Anna in epic Travers renewal
Saturday’s $1.25 million Travers (G1) at Saratoga lived up to its advance billing, and if there is one major takeaway from it, it’s that little separates the country’s top three-year-old colt and the overwhelming dominant […]
Trikari romps to become third-generation Secretariat winner
Amerman Racing’s Trikari exploded down the stretch in Sunday’s $500,000 Secretariat (G2), joining sire Oscar Performance (2017) and paternal grandsire Kitten’s Joy (2004) on the race’s honor roll. […]
Fierceness repels Sierra Leone, follows rebound pattern in Jim Dandy
Since capturing his career debut 11 months ago, Fierceness has won every other start, and the Mike Repole homebred colt sought to rebound in Saturday’s $500,000 Jim Dandy (G2) after finishing 15th as the favorite […]
Trikari narrowly best in Belmont Derby; Domestic Product wins big in Dwyer
Trikari produced the biggest stakes upset of Kentucky Derby weekend when capturing the American Turf (G2) as a 47-1 chance. With only four rivals lining up against him in Saturday’s $727,500 Belmont Derby (G1) at […]
The Grey Wizard goes last to first in Belmont Gold Cup, earns berth in Melbourne Cup
Runner-up to Siskany in last year’s Belmont Gold Cup (G2), The Grey Wizard took top honors in Thursday’s renewal at Saratoga. […]
Gun Song gives Velazquez record fifth win in Black-Eyed Susan
They ran the $300,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) at Pimlico for the 100th time on Friday, and for a record-breaking fifth time Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez guided home the winner in the 1 1/8-mile […]