Bellera sees luck turn around in Comely
The second time in graded company was the charm for Bellera, who wore down the pacesetting Gold Standard in midstretch and drew off to a 1 3/4-length victory in the $200,000 Comely (G3) at Aqueduct […]
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Balan: Breeders’ Cup Juvenile ‘might take a little while to sink in’
ARCADIA, Calif. — The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) might take a little while to sink in. If Storm the Court and Anneau d’Or were the favorites in the $2 million race Nov. 1, the Santa […]
Cambier Parc leads all the way in Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup
Saturday’s $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) yielded dividends against an international cast of three-year-old fillies at Keeneland before a sun-splashed crowd of 24,133. […]
Sistercharlie, Wicked Whisper, Four Wheel Drive secure Breeders’ Cup berths at Belmont
by J. Keeler Johnson The sensational Sistercharlie recorded her sixth consecutive Grade 1 triumph on a busy Sunday of Breeders’ Cup preps races at Belmont Park, rallying to a comfortable victory in the $500,000 Flower […]
Code of Honor placed first in Jockey Club Gold Cup on DQ of Vino Rosso
A major stakes with implications on the champion three-year-old race was once again decided in the stewards’ room on Saturday and the beneficiary was Code of Honor, who was elevated to first on the disqualification […]
Midnight Bisou shrugs off Wow Cat, extends streak in Beldame
Division leader Midnight Bisou will bring a seven-race winning streak into the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) after dethroning Wow Cat in Saturday’s $291,000 Beldame (G2) at Belmont Park. The 1-9 favorite didn’t have the easiest […]
Eight Rings rebounds with a vengeance in American Pharoah
Expected to star as the 1-2 favorite before a mishap in the Del Mar Futurity (G1), Eight Rings seized control of Friday’s $301,404 American Pharoah (G1) as if he’d been spoiling for another chance. The […]
Bast, Pee Wee Reese shine as Santa Anita’s fall meet kicks off
by J. Keeler Johnson The Road to the 2020 Kentucky Oaks took a heart-pounding turn on Friday, September 27, when Bast battled to a hard-fought victory in the $300,000 Chandelier Stakes (G1) on opening day […]
Preservationist gets through to win Woodward
After a bottled-up trip, Preservationist navigated through a tight seam to win Saturday’s $750,000 Woodward (G1) at Saratoga. Junior Alvarado delivered the deft ride aboard the Jimmy Jerkens trainee and the Centennial-owned Preservationist recorded his first […]
Yoshida faces eight in Woodward title defense
After turning things around with a rallying second in the Whitney (G1), Yoshida will seek a repeat victory in Saturday’s $750,000 Woodward (G1) at Saratoga. The multiple Grade 1 winner heads a field of nine […]