Raging Sea wins Beldame thriller; Scythian takes Miss Grillo; Abientot rallies in Matron
Potential Breeders’ Cup contenders were out in full force for a trio of graded stakes on Sunday afternoon at Aqueduct. […]
Matron Stakes
Raging Sea looms large in Beldame; rescheduled Miss Grillo offers BC Juvenile Fillies Turf spot
The historic $250,000 Beldame (G2), the first of three stakes at Aqueduct on Sunday, has seen better days. […]
Book’em Danno lays down law in off-the-turf Futurity; Jody’s Pride, Gerrymander romp
Sunday’s Beldame (G2) card at Aqueduct included a trio of Grade 3 events intended for turf. All three were transferred to the main track. […]
Randomized tackles elders in Beldame; Futurity, Matron showcase juvenile turf sprinters
Dominant Alabama (G1) winner Randomized bids to enhance her resume against older foes in Sunday’s $250,000 Beldame (G2). […]
Auguste Rodin books BC Turf spot in Irish Champion rebound; Tahiyra lands WAYI Matron
On Saturday’s Irish Champions Festival kickoff, classic-winning sophomores Auguste Rodin and Tahiyra raced into the Breeders’ Cup picture by defeating older horses in a pair of “Win and You’re In” contests. […]
Elite Power romps in Vosburgh to secure Sprint berth; American Apple upsets Matron
Elite Power easily handled his first stakes attempt in Saturday’s $250,000 Vosburgh (G2), scoring eased up by a 5 3/4-length, and the four-year-old colt will bring a four-race win streak to the Nov. 5 Breeders’ […]
Following Sea wires Vosburgh foes; Bubble Rock gets up in Matron
An uncontested lead, and some pre-race antics from the favorite, combined to aid Following Sea in posting a wire-to-wire victory in the $232,500 Vosburgh S. (G2), a Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) qualifier, at Belmont Park […]
Joe Hirsch Turf Classic attracts familiar foes; Firenze Fire seeks Vosburgh double
Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (G1) — Race 7 (3:47 p.m. ET) The $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (G1) at Belmont Park on Saturday will have a strong resemblance to the Aug. 28 Sword Dancer (G1), […]
Second of July upsets Futurity; Royal Approval seals victory in Matron
Both of Sunday’s graded turf stakes at Belmont Park offered implications for Breeders’ Cup “Future Stars Friday.” While the Phil Gleaves-trained Second of July upset the $100,000 Futurity Stakes (G3) to earn a spot in […]
Sky’s Not Falling heads juvenile turf sprinters in Futurity; Royal Approval the one to beat in Matron
Multiple stakes-placed Sky’s Not Falling will seek a guaranteed berth to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G2) in Sunday’s $100,000 Futurity (G3) at Belmont Park. The final “Win & You’re In” Breeders’ Cup challenge […]