Point of Honor gets class test in Gulfstream Park Oaks
Point of Honor has made it look easy in two starts to date, but gets tested for class Saturday in the $250,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2), a Road to the Kentucky Oaks series race that […]
Road to the Kentucky Oaks
Cutting Humor holds Anothertwistafate in Sunland Park Derby; Chasing Yesterday prevails in Sunland Park Oaks
Starlight Racing’s Cutting Humor earned 50 points toward a starting berth in the May 4 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs following a gutsy neck victory Sunday in the $800,000 Sunland Park Derby (G3) under […]
Street Band strikes up an upset of the Fair Grounds Oaks
Like a conductor at the symphony, jockey Sophie Doyle made some subtle changes to how Street Band played on the racetrack, and that helped the Istan filly spring the near 11-1 upset in the TwinSpires.com […]
Mucho Gusto’s one to beat in Sunland Derby; Chasing Yesterday favored in Bellafina-less Oaks
Bob Baffert’s raiding party was surprisingly shut out at Oaklawn Park last Saturday, but compensation may await in the form of a Sunland Derby (G3)/Oaks double. The Hall of Fame trainer dispatches the favorites in […]
Serengeti Empress a solid favorite in TwinSpires.com Fair Grounds Oaks
Stylishly rebounding from a disappointing Breeders’ Cup try in last month’s Rachel Alexandra (G2), Serengeti Empress figures to go off favored again in Saturday’s $400,000 TwinSpires.com Fair Grounds Oaks (G2). The 1 1/16-mile heat, which […]
Chocolate Kisses, Espresso Shot and Naughty Joker earn Kentucky Oaks points
by John Mucciolo A trio of Kentucky Oaks prep races took place on Saturday that yielded a few strong performances. Debby Oxley’s Chocolate Kisses earned her first graded stakes tally with a late-running score in […]
Jeff Ruby Steaks tops big Saturday at Turfway Park
by John Mucciolo A total of six stakes races will take place on the Saturday card at Turfway Park. The headliner is the $200,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) for three-year-olds, which drew a field of […]
Busher, Honeybee and Bourbonette Oaks offer up Kentucky Oaks points
by Dick Powell There are two races this weekend that are part of the Kentucky Oaks Championship Series of points races, offering 50-20-10-5 points to the respective top four finishers toward a berth in the […]
Jeltrin jolts Davona Dale at 51-1; Jaywalk fades to fourth
The three-year-old filly picture was scrambled in Saturday’s $200,000 Davona Dale (G2) at Gulfstream Park. Not only did champion Jaywalk flop in her first start since the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1), but it was […]
Champion Jaywalk faces six in Davona Dale sophomore bow
by John Mucciolo Nine graded races highlight a 14-race card on a huge day at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, topped by the $400,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) offering 50-20-10-5 points toward a Kentucky Derby […]