Sopran Basilea prevails in Robert G. Dick Memorial; Foggy Night envelops Delaware Oaks
Sopran Basilea gave Graham Motion his ninth win in the Robert G. Dick Memorial, and Foggy Night surprised in the Delaware Oaks. […]
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Maple Leaf Mel rolls in Miss Preakness; Aspray, Train to Artemus win Pimlico stakes
Speed dominated Friday’s $150,000 Miss Preakness (G3), one of three stakes recapped below on Friday’s Black-Eyed Susan undercard at Pimlico. Miss Preakness (G3) Now unbeaten from four starts, Maple Leaf Mel continued to impress recording […]
Wood Memorial serves up another stunner with 59-1 winner Lord Miles
On a day filled with heart-pounding finishes in the final trio of major Kentucky Derby (G1) preps, the $750,000 Wood Memorial (G2) at Aqueduct produced the biggest surprise when Lord Miles registered a 59-1 upset […]
Emmanuel, Surprisingly register Grade 3 wins on Tampa turf
Trainer Todd Pletcher, who last week secured another Eclipse Award in his illustrious Hall of Fame career, made plenty of hay on both sides of Florida on Saturday. In addition to a pair of graded […]
Parx-loving Scaramouche overcomes wide draw in Gallant Bob
A wide post and trip down the backside couldn’t stop Scaramouche from clinching his first graded win Saturday in the $300,000 Gallant Bob S. (G2) at Parx. Breaking from post 13 in the six-furlong dash […]
Skippylongstocking earns first stakes win in West Virginia Derby
Skippylongstocking notched his first career stakes win in Saturday’s $500,000 West Virginia Derby (G3) at Mountaineer, the Exaggerator colt’s 12th career start. Third in the Belmont S. (G1) in June after pressing front runner We […]
Mind Control fights back to edge Hot Rod Charlie in Salvator Mile; Home Brew rolls in Pegasus
Mind Control appeared to be in trouble when collared by Hot Rod Charlie down the stretch, but the six-year-old horse fought back to prevail in the final strides. […]
Mutamakina caps career with a second Long Island
Mutamakina ended her racing career on a winning note Saturday at Aqueduct, becoming only the fourth horse ever to win $400,000 Long Island S. (G3) twice. The five-year-old mare turned in a strong stretch kick […]
Code of Honor outclasses them in Iselin comeback
Ready to roll off the layoff in Saturday’s $252,000 Philip H. Iselin S. (G3), Code of Honor set himself up for a potentially big fall campaign with a 2 1/2-length victory at Monmouth Park. […]
Vigilantes Way gets early position, graded breakthrough in Eatontown
Phipps Stable’s homebred Vigilantes Way was runner-up after a problematic start in the May 15 Gallorette S. (G3) at Pimlico. A sharper break in Sunday’s $165,000 Eatontown S. (G3) at Monmouth Park propelled the Shug McGaughey trainee to her first graded victory. […]