Southwest nine includes trio from deep Cox stable
Having so far dominated the Kentucky Derby (G1) preps held at Fair Grounds and Oaklawn Park, trainer Brad Cox will look to continue the trend Saturday at the latter oval in Hot Springs when he […]
Kentucky Oaks
The Alys Look stares down Chop Chop in Silverbulletday
Saturday’s Silverbulletday S. at Fair Grounds turned into a match race between Brad Cox fillies, as the market expected. But it was the 2.30-1 second choice, The Alys Look, who fought off 4-5 favorite Chop Chop to earn 20 points toward the Kentucky Oaks (G1). […]
Instant Coffee, Chop Chop top Lecomte and Silverbulletday for Cox
Saturday’s $200,000 Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds will be run under the lights, which shouldn’t bother presumptive favorite Instant Coffee. The Brad Cox-trained colt proved a popular winner in the Kentucky Jockey Club (G2), held […]
Aniston among two leading Busanda contenders for Pletcher
Trainer Todd Pletcher won the 2021 Kentucky Oaks (G1) with Malathaat and already has a serious contender for this year’s Oaks with that retired champion’s full sister, Demoiselle (G2) heroine Julia Shining. But the Hall […]
Reincarnate battles back in Sham; Ice Dancing waltzes to Santa Ynez win
It’s not every day that one sees a Bob Baffert trainee spring a 16-1 surprise, but that’s what happened when Reincarnate posted an upset victory in Sunday’s Sham S. (G3) at Santa Anita. […]
Jace’s Road wires Gun Runner; Pretty Mischievous makes nifty move in Untapable
Monday’s Gun Runner S. and Untapable S. at Fair Grounds – respectively on the Road to the Kentucky Derby and Oaks – served as rebound spots for juveniles coming off graded stakes losses at Churchill Downs. […]
Remsen, Demoiselle attract fields of seven
Fields of seven were drawn for the Aqueduct fall meet’s two leading features for two-year-olds, the $250,000 Remsen (G2) and $250,000 Demoiselle (G2) for fillies, both of which will be run over 1 1/8 miles […]
Hoosier Philly keeps piling it on in Golden Rod
Tom Amoss, who has been training for more than three decades, paid Hoosier Philly another high compliment when the two-year-old filly turned in another dominating performance in Saturday’s $400,000 Golden Rod (G2) at Churchill Downs. […]
Hoosier Philly among 10 in Golden Rod
Saturday’s $400,000 Golden Rod S. (G2) features a showdown between a pair of Into Mischief fillies both unbeaten in two previous starts at Churchill Downs. The likely favorite of the two is Hoosier Philly, who […]
Wonder Wheel overpowers rivals in BC Juvenile Fillies
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Bettors were lukewarm to Wonder Wheel in Friday’s $1.84 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Keeneland after she had staggered home first in last month’s track-and-distance Alcibiades (G1) after leading all […]