A eulogy for Broodmare of the Year Leslie’s Lady
Broodmare of the Year Leslie’s Lady passed away Monday at the age of 26. Yet the doyenne of Fred Mitchell’s Clarkland Farm will live long in pedigrees. […]
Prioress
Preservationist gets through to win Woodward
After a bottled-up trip, Preservationist navigated through a tight seam to win Saturday’s $750,000 Woodward (G1) at Saratoga. Junior Alvarado delivered the deft ride aboard the Jimmy Jerkens trainee and the Centennial-owned Preservationist recorded his first […]
Yoshida faces eight in Woodward title defense
After turning things around with a rallying second in the Whitney (G1), Yoshida will seek a repeat victory in Saturday’s $750,000 Woodward (G1) at Saratoga. The multiple Grade 1 winner heads a field of nine […]
Lecomte: The short life but long legacy of a Louisiana racing hero
The only horse to beat the legendary racing icon Lexington About a 10 min. read. For today’s racing fans, the name Lecomte signifies the first of the Fair Grounds scoring races offering points toward the […]
Dream Tree remains perfect with Prioress romp
Phoenix Thoroughbred III’s DREAM TREE ran her mark to a perfect five for five on Sunday when drawing away for a 4 1/4-length victory in the $250,000 Prioress Stakes (G2) at Saratoga. The Bob Baffert […]
Vertical Oak romps in the slop to take Prioress
by Teresa Genaro Steve Asmussen has accomplished enough as a trainer to have been inducted into the U.S. Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame. He’s won two Eclipse Awards, more than 7,700 races, over $261 million […]
The other Prioress’s Tale
by TERESA GENARO “My lady prioress, and by your leave, So that I knew I should in no way grieve, I would opine that tell a tale you should, The one that follows next if […]
Field of nine entered in Prioress
Nine sophomore fillies have been entered to go six furlongs on Sunday in the $250,000 Prioress Stakes (G2) at Saratoga. Among the group are a couple of last-out romping winners as well as graded scorers. […]