Maxfield a towering presence in nine-horse Stephen Foster; Letruska leads six in Fleur de Lis
The Stephen Foster S. (G2) and Fleur de Lis S. (G2) are the main events on a dynamite 12-race closing day program at Churchill Downs on Saturday. […]
Point of Honor
Belmont: Horologist, Plum Ali, Wet Your Whistle romp in graded stakes
In the past, Horologist has given the impression of being a Monmouth Park specialist, scoring five of her first six victories over the New Jersey oval. But the 4-year-old daughter of Gemologist refused to be […]
Dunbar Road leads select cast in Beldame
Last seen landing the July 11 Delaware H. (G2), Dunbar Road returns to her happy hunting ground of Belmont Park for Sunday’s $150,000 Beldame Stakes (G2). The 1 1/8-mile, one-turn affair is not part of […]
Vexatious fends off Midnight Bisou to upset Personal Ensign
When defending champion Midnight Bisou accosted the 9-1 Vexatious in Saturday’s $485,000 Personal Ensign Stakes (G1) at Saratoga, fans might have had a flashback to her wearing down the highly regarded Elate here a year […]
Midnight Bisou faces five in Personal Ensign
Reigning champion older mare Midnight Bisou will have a new rider on Saturday when she defends her title in Saturday’s $500,000 Personal Ensign Stakes (G1) at Saratoga, a 1 1/8-mile event she won in gutsy […]
She’s a Julie upsets Ogden Phipps in three-way finish, earns BC Distaff spot
Overlooked at 14-1 after five straight losses, She’s a Julie rediscovered her old spark to edge 2-1 market leaders Point of Honor and Ollie’s Candy in Saturday’s $300,000 Ogden Phipps (G1) at Belmont Park. The […]
Ollie’s Candy invades for Ogden Phipps
A head second in the April 18 Apple Blossom (G1), Ollie’s Candy will be the one to beat in Saturday’s $300,000 Ogden Phipps (G1) at Belmont Park. The Grade 1 winner ships in from California […]
Ce Ce catches Ollie’s Candy in final jumps of Apple Blossom
Southern California form proved superior in Saturday’s $600,000 Apple Blossom H. (G1) at Oaklawn Park when Ce Ce rallied to beat Ollie’s Candy by about half a head, giving West Coast invaders the Exacta in […]
Serengeti Empress among full, wide-open field in Apple Blossom
Infused with locally-based talent as well as from California and Florida, where there are no other proper places to run, Saturday’s $600,000 Apple Blossom H. (G1) at Oaklawn Park appears wide open with a full […]
Starship Jubilee faces Brown trio in Hillsborough
Multiple Canadian champion Starship Jubilee will look to stay hot in Saturday’s $225,000 Hillsborough (G2), the most lucrative of the undercard stakes on a terrific Tampa Bay Derby program. The 7-year-old has never been better […]