Slow Down Andy battles back in Sunland Derby; Cleopatras Charge upsets Sunland Park Oaks
An intense speed duel and a dramatic stretch drive were the key storylines in Sunday’s thrilling renewal of the Sunland Park Derby (G3) at Sunland Park. […]
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Benbatl blitzes them on dirt: Saudi Cup path to Dubai World Cup?
Godolphin’s turf celebrity Benbatl swiftly answered the dirt question in Thursday’s $450,000 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 2 (G2) at Meydan, but the follow-up question will take a bit longer to decide. Will Sheikh Mohammed accept […]
Make Happy justifies odds-on favoritism in Cattleya Sho
The 2-5 favorite Make Happy made short work of the boys in Saturday’s Cattleya Sho at Tokyo, taking home 10 points as the winner of the first race on the Japan Road to the Kentucky […]
Tapit stallions Flashback, He’s Had Enough sire first winners
Sunday marked the first victories for freshman sires Flashback and He’s Had Enough, both well-bred sons of Tapit and onetime rivals on the 2013 Kentucky Derby (G1) trail. Hill ‘n’ Dale stallion Flashback got off […]
Irap euthanized due to laminitis
Grade 2-scoring millionaire Irap has been euthanized after developing laminitis, his connections announced Friday. Owners Paul and Zillah Reddam of Reddam Racing LLC posted the following statement on trainer Doug O’Neill’s Racing Stable Facebook page: […]
Encumbered finds post 13 no burden in Del Mar Juvenile Turf
Trainer Simon Callaghan’s two-year-olds are in such rare form at the moment that not even post 13 in Sunday’s $103,105 Del Mar Juvenile Turf could thwart his Encumbered. With jockey Mario Gutierrez engineering a fine […]
O’Neill provides positive update on Travers-bound Irap
A full field of 14 is expected for the $1.25 million Travers on August 26 and Irap figures to be one of the top betting choices, recording graded stakes victories in three of his last […]
Irap nips Girvin in Ohio Derby
Fittingly for a perennial battleground state in politics, Saturday’s $500,000 Ohio Derby (G3) came down to the Thistledown wire with Reddam Racing’s Irap outdueling 4-5 favorite Girvin by a whisker. And reminiscent of waiting for […]
Winless no more, Irap surprises in Blue Grass
Overlooked at 31-1, Irap surged clear in upper stretch and withstood the late charge of Practical Joke to prevail by three-quarters of a length in the $1 million Blue Grass (G2) at Keeneland. The 1 […]