Miles Ahead reels in Montalcino to repeat in Thanksgiving Classic
One year after romping as the favorite in the Thanksgiving Classic at Fair Grounds, Jay Em Ess Stable’s Miles Ahead returned to defend his title in less auspicious circumstances. […]
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Cowan handed Kenner on Just Might DQ; Forty Under, Pass the Plate post upsets
After the disqualification of strong favorite Just Might in the Duncan F. Kenner S., the upsets continued in Saturday’s turf stakes at Fair Grounds. Pass the Plate got up to pay $19.20 in the Marie G. Krantz Memorial, and Forty Under furnished $34.80 in a Col. E.R. Bradley S. thriller. […]
Pixelate cuts it close in Woodchopper; Whoa Nellie fuels Jones’ hopes
Godolphin’s homebred Pixelate was the one to beat in Saturday’s $75,000 Woodchopper Stakes at Fair Grounds, if the 17-10 favorite could get going in time at a mile. The Mike Stidham trainee did just that, […]
Warriors’s Charge, Go Google Yourself photo-finish winners at Oaklawn
Hours after dealing with the tragic demise of budding stable star Taraz, trainer Brad Cox received some minor consolation when Warrior’s Charge turned in a gutsy, wire-to-wire performance in the $500,000 Razorback H. (G3), repelling […]
Lazy Daisy takes step toward Breeders’ Cup, Kentucky Oaks winning Pocahontas
Lazy Daisy franked the form of the California-based two-year-old fillies on Saturday with a victory in the $200,000 Pocahontas (G2) at Churchill Downs, a Breeders’ Cup Challenge prep for the Juvenile Fillies (G1) and the […]