***UPDATED after the post position draw Transferred from its customary role as the “Middle Jewel” because of the pandemic, the Oct. 3 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico concludes the unprecedented 2020 Triple Crown trail. In […]
The addition of blinkers made all the difference for Mystic Guide in Saturday’s $150,000 Jim Dandy (G2), as the beautifully-bred colt rallied resolutely down the Saratoga homestretch to secure his first graded stakes win. A […]
The historic Woodward (G1) on Saturday at Saratoga will be contested under handicap conditions for the first time in many years and run over 1 1/4 miles for the first time since Easy Goer won […]
A no-show off a three-month break in the June 20 Belmont Stakes (G1), Modernist will look to right his Kentucky Derby (G1) prospects this week, possibly in Thursday’s $100,000 Peter Pan Stakes (G3) on opening day of the Saratoga meet. […]
With more time to prepare for the pandemic-delayed Triple Crown races, 22 additional horses were nominated to the series as of Wednesday’s deadline. The most accomplished are Tampa Bay Derby (G2) winner King Guillermo, runner-up […]
Belmont’s Thursday stakes offering, the $80,000 Tiller for turf veterans, and a preceding dirt allowance for well-regarded 3-year-olds didn’t appear to have much in common on paper. But both went to front runners who upstaged […]
Unraced since romping in the Breeders’ Futurity (G1) last October, Maxfield will open his 3-year-old campaign in Saturday’s $100,000 Matt Winn (G3) at Churchill Downs. The 1 1/16-mile race usually takes place after the Triple […]
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