Say the Word earns second graded win in Elkhorn
A little more than halfway through Saturday’s $200,000 Elkhorn S. (G2) at Keeneland, Say the Word looked ready to make an early three-wide bid for the lead. Settled back down by jockey Luis Saez in […]
Luis Saez
Essential Quality gets tested, gamely wins Blue Grass
Essential Quality needed nearly the entire stretch, but the classy gray colt would not be denied in Saturday’s $800,000 Blue Grass S. […]
Scarlett Sky rallies in Transylvania, Twenty Carat shines in Beaumont
Scarlett Sky toppled Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) winner Fire At Will and four others with a strong stretch rally in the $150,000 Transylvania S. (G3) at Keeneland on Friday, opening day of the 2021 […]
Mystic Guide triumphs for Godolphin in 25th Dubai World Cup
Mystic Guide celebrated Saturday’s silver anniversary edition of the $12 million Dubai World Cup (G1) by padding the historical stats for Godolphin and for American shippers. But the 8-5 favorite stands alone in embodying both […]
Chess Chief runs down Owendale in New Orleans Classic
Saturday’s $400,000 New Orleans Classic (G2) was projected to have a slow pace, and it was moderate, but that didn’t stop Chess Chief from passing all six of his rivals in the final half-mile to […]
Micheline works out trip in Hillsborough
Both of Tampa Bay’s graded turf stakes on Saturday went to fillies coming out of key races in their divisions. Micheline, last seen finishing third in Keeneland’s Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1), made a […]
Essential Quality picks up where he left off dominating Southwest
The near two-week delay in running the $750,000 Southwest S. (G3) was worth the wait for fans of juvenile champion Essential Quality, who capped a big day for Godolphin with a dominating performance in the […]
Mystic Guide overcomes wide trip to romp in Razorback
Perched very wide throughout Saturday’s $600,000 Razorback H. (G3), Mystic Guide showed no ill effects from that trip when drawing well clear of his rivals to win the 1 1/16-mile feature at Oaklawn Park by […]
Zaajel overcomes slow start in Forward Gal; White Frost rallies in Sweetest Chant
Although one of the slowest out of the gate in Saturday’s $100,000 Forward Gal S. (G3), odds-on favorite Zaajel was the fastest to the finish as she improved her record to 2-for-2 for owner-breeder Shadwell […]
Fresh and fit Tax impresses in Harlan’s Holiday
After a season spent largely on the sidelines getting through various issues, Tax suggested there might be many good days ahead with an authoritative, wire-to-wire victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Harlan’s Holiday Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream […]