Tiz the Law lays it down in Champagne romp
Like Funny Cide a New York-bred, Tiz the Law stumbled at the start and was taken back to fifth by jockey Manny Franco. Tiz the Law dominated the Champagne. […]
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Green Light Go heads Champagne; Zulu Alpha, Arklow back for Joe Hirsch Turf Classic
A smashing 3 3/4-length winner of the Saratoga Special (G2), Green Light Go skipped the Hopeful (G1) when the track came up sloppy and will return from a 56-day freshening in the $500,000 Champagne (G1) […]
Magical earns return trip to Breeders’ Cup Turf in Irish Champion
Hot favorite Magical led home a Ballydoyle trifecta in Saturday’s Irish Champion (G1), capping a four-win day at Leopardstown for Aidan O’Brien (and sire Galileo) and earning another trip to the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) […]
Blacktype fends off Hi Happy in Knickerbocker title defense
Blacktype fended off a late bid from favored Hi Happy to take the $200,000 Knickerbocker (G2) at Belmont Park on the Columbus Day program Monday, becoming the fourth two-time winner and race history and giving […]
Breeders’ Cup implications from Irish Champions Weekend go beyond WAYI races
While discussion of the fallout from Irish Champions Weekend centers upon the five Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” events, other races at Leopardstown and the Curragh turned up clues for the first weekend in […]
Five Breeders’ Cup tickets on line during Irish Champions Weekend
North American racing fans have plenty to look forward to this weekend, between the kickoff of the 2018-19 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) points races at Churchill Downs and the Woodbine Mile (G1) […]
Happy Like a Fool captures Matron
Happy Like a Fool made a successful return to stateside racing when drawing off in Sunday’s $147,000 Matron Stakes (G3) at Belmont Park to score by 2 1/4 lengths under jockey Tyler Gaffalione. The duo […]
Matron draws miniscule field of five
Only five juvenile fillies were entered in Sunday’s $150,000 Matron Stakes (G3) at Belmont Park, the sister-race to Saturday’s Futurity Stakes (G3) going the same six-furlong distance. One in the Matron field is actually cross-entered […]
Decorated Knight upsets Irish Champion, Hydrangea stuns Winter in Matron to earn Breeders’ Cup spots
Irish Champions Weekend, Saturday edition, was characterized by upset winners. The 25-1 Decorated Knight swooped fast and late in the Irish Champion (G1), and the 20-1 Hydrangea nipped even-money Winter in the Matron (G1). The […]
Churchill, Winter odds-on for Breeders’ Cup Challenge races on Irish Champions weekend
Trainer Aidan O’Brien is favored to pull off a Group 1 double at Leopardstown Saturday, with star sophomores Churchill and Winter ranking as odds-on favorites in the Irish Champion (G1) and Matron (G1) respectively. The […]