Town Cruise earns Breeders’ Cup Mile berth with Woodbine Mile upset
Speed is a danger in any horse race, as Town Cruise vividly demonstrated when upsetting Saturday’s Woodbine Mile (G1) in gate-to-wire fashion. […]
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Breeders’ Cup berth on line in Woodbine Mile; Desert Encounter seeks International hat trick
Woodbine Mile (G1) Set Piece and Raging Bull are the leading U.S. invaders entered for Saturday’s C$1 million Woodbine Mile (G1), which will confer on its winner an automatic bid to the Breeders’ Cup Mile […]
Set Piece along in time to complete hat trick in Wise Dan
Speed reigned supreme in two of the three turf stakes at Churchill Downs on Saturday, making Set Piece’s last-to-first victory in the $300,000 Wise Dan S. (G2) all the more commendable. […]
Somelikeithotbrown, Set Piece square off in Wise Dan; Helium switches to turf in War Chant
Saturday’s Stephen Foster Day program at Churchill Downs features seven stakes, including three on turf. Let’s preview the fields in the $300,000 Wise Dan (G2), $150,000 War Chant, and $150,000 Tepin S. Wise Dan (G2) […]
Domestic Spending joins Colonel Liam to force Turf Classic dead-heat
Continuing the Kentucky Derby Day theme of thrilling finishes, turf stars Colonel Liam and Domestic Spending were literally inseparable at the wire of Saturday’s $1 million Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic (G1). The duo served […]
Colonel Liam the one to beat in Turf Classic
Vance Hanson reviews the Turf Classic, Churchill Distaff Turf Mile and American Turf for Churchill Downs on Kentucky Derby day! […]
Raging Bull earns third Grade 1 score in Maker’s Mark Mile
For the second consecutive year, Raging Bull opened up his season with a Grade 1 victory when taking Friday’s $300,000 Maker’s Mark Mile (G1) at Keeneland under Irad Ortiz Jr. In part the beneficiary of […]
Hit the Road travels east for Maker’s Mark Mile
The rising turf star Hit the Road will do just that when he makes his first start outside his Southern California base in Friday’s $300,000 Maker’s Mark Mile (G1) at Keeneland. […]
Maxfield stars on stakes-packed Santa Anita Handicap card
Five starts, five victories. The delicate, but supremely talented Maxfield has never tasted defeat in a career dotted with layoffs. On Saturday, he’ll seek his biggest win to date in the historic $400,000 Santa Anita […]
Knicks Go, Code of Honor marquee names remaining in Pegasus World Cup
Gulfstream Park issued the final list of invitations for Saturday’s $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1), and as expected, Charlatan is not among them. The Bob Baffert star was officially removed after opting to […]