Keeneland opens with Breeders’ Cup WAYI troika of Alcibiades, Jessamine, Phoenix
Keeneland’s Fall Stars Weekend gets off to a terrific start on Friday, with a trio of Breeders’ Cup Challenge events highlighting the opening day card. […]
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Vahva, Alva Starr renew rivalry in Madison
Following the recent retirement of two-time champion Goodnight Olive, a new division leader among female sprinters must be found. Saturday’s $600,000 Madison (G1) at Keeneland, a race Goodnight Olive won last year, might yield a […]
Alcibiades a rematch between Brightwork, V V’s Dream; BC berths also on line in Jessamine, Phoenix
The spotlight will be on two-year-old fillies Friday when Keeneland kicks off its 17-day fall meet. Among the trio of Breeders’ Cup Challenge preps on the 10-race card are the $600,000 Alcibiades (G1) on the […]
Rivalries continue in Mineshaft, Fair Grounds on Louisiana Derby Preview Day
The undercard on Saturday’s Louisiana Derby Preview Day at Fair Grounds will feature several rematches from stakes held at the New Orleans track on Jan. 21. Gentle Soul and Two Emmys, separated by a half-length […]
Zozos among challengers to Happy American in Louisiana
The field for Saturday’s $150,000 Louisiana (G3), part of the “Road to the Derby Day” program at Fair Grounds, looks very similar to the one that competed in last month’s Tenacious S. over the same […]
Grass racing at Fair Grounds resumes on Road to the Derby Kickoff Day
Grass racing at Fair Grounds will return on a limited basis beginning Dec. 26, when the $100,000 Buddy Diliberto Memorial and $100,000 Blushing K. D. S. will be among nine stakes scheduled on the post-Christmas […]
Manny Wah leads longshot parade in Phoenix
Wayne Catalano trained Aloha West to an upset win in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1), and now will be making a return trip to that race next month with Manny Wah after the six-year-old […]
Two Emmys, Just Might, Janelle Monae set for turf stakes on Lecomte card
Along with three dirt stakes anchored by the Lecomte (G3), Fair Grounds offers a trio of $100,000 turf stakes Saturday making for a total of six on a terrific 14-race “Road to the Derby Day.” […]
Just Might, Chess Chief among post-Christmas stakes stars at Fair Grounds
Fair Grounds standouts Just Might and Chess Chief were among the shining stars during Sunday’s stakes-packed card at the New Orleans oval. […]
Shared Sense, Spooky Channel, Just Might in action Dec. 26 at Fair Grounds
Before the inaugural Gun Runner S. and Untapable S. for aspiring Kentucky Derby (G1) and Oaks (G1) candidates, Fair Grounds will stage four stakes on the terrific Sunday, Dec. 26 card. […]