Churchill Downs: Cagliostro, Raging Torrent among stars in closing-day stakes
The Churchill Downs spring meet wrapped up on Sunday with an action-packed card featuring five listed stakes. […]
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Zozos seeks Hanshin repeat as Churchill spring meet closes
Fans who don’t get their stakes fill on Saturday’s Stephen Foster Day program at Churchill Downs will have more to feast on Sunday as the curtain comes down on the track’s 2024 spring meet. Much […]
Gun Pilot secures breakthrough win in Churchill Downs Stakes
Gun Pilot secured his first victory at the stakes level when upsetting Saturday’s $1 million Churchill Downs S. (G1) at Churchill Downs. […]
Vahva, Alva Starr renew rivalry in Madison
Following the recent retirement of two-time champion Goodnight Olive, a new division leader among female sprinters must be found. Saturday’s $600,000 Madison (G1) at Keeneland, a race Goodnight Olive won last year, might yield a […]
Vahva edges Alva Starr in Raven Run; Raise Cain nails Dr. Venkman in Perryville
Saturday $349,375 Raven Run (G2) developed into a two-horse affair, and Vahva overtook Alva Starr nearing the finish line to record her second consecutive graded win. The seven-furlong race highlighted a pair of sprint stakes […]
Alva Starr the one to catch in Raven Run; Verifying early choice in Perryville
Alva Starr has shown what she can do over six furlongs, but will get more of a stamina test on Saturday at Keeneland when she starts as the likely favorite in the $350,000 Raven Run […]
How Did He Do That pays $91.20 for prevailing in Oklahoma Derby thriller
Sunday night’s $400,000 Oklahoma Derby (G3) nearly produced a triple dead-heat, as the 44-1 How Did He Do That just lasted from his Steve Asmussen stablemate Red Route One and Tumbarumba in a finish determined by inches. […]
Hit Show breaks outside in Oklahoma Derby
Trainer Brad Cox’s win streak in the $400,000 Oklahoma Derby (G3) ended at three last year, but the prolific conditioner is back for Sunday’s renewal at Remington Park with Hit Show, who will break from […]
Red Route One comes from clouds in West Virginia Derby
Fourth in the Preakness (G1) and eighth in the Belmont (G1), Red Route One found Sunday night’s $500,000 West Virginia Derby (G3) a more congenial spot. The combination of class relief, the availability of Lasix, […]
Lord Miles, Raise Cain among full field in West Virginia Derby
Lord Miles and Raise Cain, who turned in upsets of the two leading Kentucky Derby (G1) preps at Aqueduct during the spring, will each look to get back on the winning track Sunday at Mountaineer […]