More Than Looks last to first in Breeders’ Cup Mile
After a pair of fast-closing seconds to start his belated 2024 campaign, More Than Looks scored a new career high in Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) at Del Mar. […]
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Gina Romantica defends First Lady title; Our Shot wins first stakes in Woodford
Trainer Chad Brown has always been vocal about Gina Romantica‘s tendency to run her best races in the fall. The Peter Brant-owned five-year-old mare proved as much again on Saturday, capturing the $728,750 First Lady […]
Skippylongstocking repeats in Charles Town Classic; Mystic Lake takes the Oaks
The stakes-packed Friday evening card at Charles Town provided a chance for proven stakes winners to add rich victories to their decorated resumes. […]
Moira outduels Fev Rover in BC WAYI Beverly D.
Fev Rover dethroned Moira as Canada’s Horse of the Year last season, but in Sunday’s $500,000 Beverly D. (G2), Moira exacted a measure of revenge. […]
War Like Goddess takes Robert G. Dick Memorial, Honor D Lady romps in Delaware Handicap
War Like Goddess just keeps on rolling. The seven-year-old mare became a graded stakes winner for the fourth year in a row when rallying to victory in Sunday’s $250,000 Robert G. Dick Memorial (G3) at Delaware Park. […]
Churchill Downs: Cagliostro, Raging Torrent among stars in closing-day stakes
The Churchill Downs spring meet wrapped up on Sunday with an action-packed card featuring five listed stakes. […]
Ottoman Fleet all class in Wise Dan
In a rerun of the Arlington (G3) four weeks ago, Ottoman Fleet outclassed five rivals to capture the $465,000 Wise Dan (G2) at Churchill Downs on Saturday. As was also the case in the Arlington, […]
Ice Chocolat plays tactical cards well to spring $50 upset in Poker
Brazilian-bred Ice Chocolat had yet to win a stakes, or dictate the pace, since arriving in North America two years ago, but jockey Jose Ortiz’s inspired change of tactics in Saturday’s Poker S. (G3) produced a 24-1 surprise. […]
Didia dominant in New York
Friday’s $750,000 New York (G1) came up terrifically deep on paper, but Didia looked in a different league when driving to her first U.S. Grade 1 victory. […]
Fast as Flight pulls brash upset in Modesty
Friday’s $386,334 Modesty S. (G3) already shaped up as a contentious renewal, and the yielding turf on a rainy Kentucky Oaks Day at Churchill Downs added another layer of complexity to the handicapping puzzle. Longshot Fast as Flight was the one who stepped up in the conditions to earn a new career high, paying $43.90. […]