Disarm to get a strong test in Stephen Foster
Gun Runner was a pretty good three-year-old and even better at four in 2017, when he captured the Stephen Foster (G1) en route to a victory in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) and Horse of […]
Kelly's Landing Stakes
Pauline’s Pearl rallies in Fleur de Lis; Bango wins Kelly’s Landing for second time
Saturday’s $367,000 Fleur de Lis (G2) at Ellis Park lost more than half of its original field due to scratches, leaving just three older fillies and mares to battle it out over 1 1/8 miles. […]
Smile Happy heads field of eight for Stephen Foster on historic Ellis card
The most significant day of racing in the century-old history of Ellis Park takes place Saturday when it hosts the $1 million Stephen Foster (G1) and five other lucrative stakes that were transferred from Churchill […]
Bango hangs on from Mucho in Kelly’s Landing
While 6-5 favorite Art Collector never got involved in his comeback in Friday’s $107,025 Kelly’s Landing Overnight S., a rival from their old juvenile days – Tamaroak Partners’ homebred Bango – scored his second straight stakes victory at Churchill Downs. […]
Art Collector returns in Kelly’s Landing
Friday’s $110,000 Kelly’s Landing Overnight S. at Churchill Downs marks the return of Art Collector, once a leading contender for last year’s Kentucky Derby (G1). […]
Top Weekly Brisnet Speed Ratings for Stakes June 25 – July 1
Only two runners this past week achieved triple-digit BRIS Speed ratings in their stakes attempts. LINE JUDGE earned a career-topping 103 for his 3 1/4-length score in the Kelly’s Landing Overnight Stakes at Churchill Downs […]
Phantom Boss ships in to win Bashford Manor; Magic Dance lands Debutante
He has a distinctive white facial marking, and now the cleverly-named Phantom Boss is the first U.S. graded stakes winner of his generation following a hard-fought score in Saturday’s $125,000 Bashford Manor (G3) on closing […]
Magic Dance, Rowdy Yates head closing-day juvenile stakes at Churchill Downs
Dynamic debut winners Magic Dance and Rowdy Yates are top draws for a pair of two-year-old stakes Saturday, the $125,000 Debutante and $125,000 Bashford Manor (G3), on closing day at Churchill Downs. The 38-day spring […]
Restless Rider romps in Debutante
Fern Circle Stables and Three Chimneys Farm LLC’s RESTLESS RIDER dominated her seven rivals in Saturday’s $100,000 Debutante Stakes at Churchill Downs, romping home an effortless 11 1/4-length winner under jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. The […]
Bashford Manor anchors trio of stakes on closing day at Churchill Downs
While Churchill Downs’ Spring Meet ends on Saturday, the closing day stakes also point toward the future. Promising juveniles who pass their tests in the $100,000 Bashford Manor (G3) and $100,000 Debutante could be back […]