Two-time champion Tepin retired
Two-time champion turf mare Tepin, a top-level winner in three countries who became a rare U.S.-trained winner of a Group 1 race at Royal Ascot last June when taking the Queen Anne (G1) on opening […]
Keeneland
Dickinson denies Lady Eli in Jenny Wiley, crowns big day for Godolphin
It might have been billed “Coolmore Day” at Keeneland, but rival empire Godolphin upstaged the branding exercise with a four-win day crowned by Dickinson’s upset of Lady Eli in the $350,000 Jenny Wiley (G1). Few […]
Senior Investment catches West Coast late in Lexington
Trainer Kenny McPeek thinks he has a mile and a quarter horse in Senior Investment, but will have to wait a while to run the son of Discreetly Mine at that distance despite a rallying […]
Lady Aurelia Royal Ascot bound after Giant’s Causeway romp
Lady Aurelia had no significant trouble beating her elders Saturday in the $100,000 Giant’s Causeway at Keeneland. Now the star three-year-old filly is expected to take a swing at a huge prize against older males […]
American Patriot rallies to upset Maker’s 46 Mile
Friday’s $300,000 Maker’s 46 Mile (G1) at Keeneland proved to be a stallion maker for WinStar Farm’s homebred American Patriot, who wore down last year’s runner-up Heart to Heart to upset the grass feature by […]
La Coronel captures Appalachian
John C. Oxley’s La Coronel pulled away to a 3 1/4-length victory on Thursday in the $125,000 Appalachian Stakes (G3) at Keeneland. Jockey Florent Geroux settled La Coronel into a stalking spot on the rail […]
No Dozing looking to recapture best form in Lexington
Saturday’s $200,000 Lexington (G3) at Keeneland, a Kentucky Derby (G1) prep in name only, is more likely to yield a longshot candidate for the Preakness (G1) at the end of its 1 1/16 miles on […]
Lady Eli tops illustrious field of eight in Jenny Wiley
Star turf mare Lady Eli, who made a remarkable recovery from laminitis to win once and finish second twice, both times narrowly, in three starts last season, looks to put in a fuller campaign in […]
Heart to Heart looking to go one better in Maker’s 46 Mile
Second to the filly Miss Temple City in the same spot last year, Heart to Heart will take another shot at Friday’s $300,000 Maker’s 46 Mile (G1) at Keeneland in search of a so-far elusive […]
New Money Honey looks to avoid upset in contentious Appalachian
One of last year’s Breeders’ Cup juvenile turf winners, Oscar Performance, finished out of the money in his season debut last week at Keeneland. On Thursday, eleven three-year-old fillies will attempt to inflict a similar […]