Upcoming Stakes for February 28 – March 6
The Roads to the Kentucky Derby and Oaks heat back up on Saturday at Gulfstream Park, with points races for both the boys and girls on tap. The Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) is worth […]
Road to the Kentucky Oaks
Divine Image earns Kentucky Oaks points in Dubai; Mythical crowns Magic sweep for Godolphin
Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby swept all three Group races at Meydan Thursday, as Zabeel Mile (G2) winner Mythical Magic completed the treble begun by stablemates Spotify in the Dubai Millennium (G3) and Divine Image in […]
Serengeti Empress rebounds with Rachel Alexandra romp
Joel Politi’s Serengeti Empress ran her rivals off their feet in Saturday’s $198,000 Rachel Alexandra (G2) at Fair Grounds, vaulting to the top of the Kentucky Oaks (G1) leaderboard with a total of 60 points. […]
Upcoming Stakes for February 14 – 20
The Risen Star Stakes (G2) at Fair Grounds, El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate Fields and Southwest Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park headline a stakes-laden Presidents’ Day weekend as points races on the Road […]
Bellafina holds on in Las Virgenes
The odds made Saturday’s $200,000 Las Virgenes (G2) look like a one-filly show, but 1-9 favorite Bellafina had to dig deeper than expected to prevail in the Kentucky Oaks (G1) scoring race. Bet down off […]
Point of Honor stays unbeaten in Suncoast; Inspector Lynley wins Tampa Bay for a second time
A wide trip proved no hindrance to Point of Honor, who entered the Kentucky Oaks (G1) race Saturday with a stylish 2 3/4-length victory in the $100,000 Suncoast at Tampa Bay Downs. The 5-2 favorite […]
Always Shopping bags maiden win in Busanda
Repole Stable’s homebred Always Shopping benefited from the stretch-out to two turns to break her maiden in Sunday’s $101,000 Busanda S., a Kentucky Oaks (G1) scoring race at Aqueduct. Trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden […]
Feedback positive in Forward Gal; Call Paul dials up another win in Swale
by Teresa Genaro “The best two-year-old debut of the summer, of either sex.” That was the word on Feedback last August at Saratoga, when the dark bay filly broke her maiden at first asking in […]
Power Gal catches the speed late in Martha Washington
A stretch-out around two turns proved beneficial to the Japanese-bred Power Gal, who caught dueling leaders Marathon Queen and Taylor’s Spirit late in the $125,000 Martha Washington Stakes at Oaklawn Park on Saturday. A Road […]
Eleven Kentucky Oaks prospects entered in Busanda
Eleven three-year-old fillies will take a swing at earning Kentucky Oaks (G1) qualifying point Sunday in the $100,000 Busanda at Aqueduct. As part of the Road to the Kentucky Oaks series, the Busanda offers points […]