Competitive group headlines Fayette Stakes
by John Mucciolo The $200,000 Fayette Stakes (G2) is the Saturday feature at Keeneland. Seven horses will travel 1 1/8 miles on the dirt in what looks like a very competitive event, with five in […]
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Good Samaritan captures New Orleans ‘Cap, The Player injured
Good Samaritan kicked off his four-year-old campaign on a winning note Saturday in the $376,000 New Orleans H. (G2) at Fair Grounds, but the race was marred by the easing of odds-on favorite The Player […]
The Player the one to catch in New Orleans Handicap
More focused with the addition of blinkers, The Player ran away from the opposition in last month’s Mineshaft H. (G3), leading all the way under Calvin Borel. Saturday at Fair Grounds, the five-year-old Street Hero […]
Synchrony brings best off layoff; The Player wires foes in Mineshaft
Pin Oak homebred Synchrony made a strong statement returning from a long layoff in Saturday’s $150,000 Fair Grounds H. (G3), rallying from the near the tail of the 12-horse field to win going away by […]
Mr. Misunderstood puts win streak on the line in Fair Grounds ‘Cap
Mr. Misunderstood will ride a five-race win streak into Saturday’s $150,000 Fair Grounds H. (G3), feature among the four stakes for older horses on Louisiana Derby Preview Day. The Brad Cox trainee has won nine […]
Tower of Texas faces Maker-trained trio in Colonel Bradley
The quality of Saturday’s Road to the Kentucky Derby Kickoff Day card at Fair Grounds extends far beyond the highlighted Derby and Kentucky Oaks preps. A case in point is the $125,000 Colonel E.R. Bradley […]
BRIS Illinois Speed By Circuit November 20-26
Top Winning Speed Ratings (11/20-11/26) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date BRIS Speed Scuba 6G 1 1/4m (ft) HAW 11/25 97 Buddy Bud 5G 1m 70y (ft) HAW 11/24 77 Top Winning […]
Colonelsdarktemper entering Smarty Jones in peak condition
Coming off a career-best performance in the West Virginia Derby (G3) and with two sharp interim works at Churchill Downs, Colonelsdarktemper rates highly in Monday’s $300,000 Smarty Jones (G3) at Parx Racing. A local 1 […]
Sharp Azteca faces four in Monmouth Cup; Molly Pitcher features well-matched field of eight
While the Haskell Invitational (G1) and Matchmaker (G3) will attract most of the attention at Monmouth Park on Sunday, the Monmouth Cup (G3) and Molly Pitcher Stakes (G3) deserve to share in the spotlight. Both […]
Lady Eli tops illustrious field of eight in Jenny Wiley
Star turf mare Lady Eli, who made a remarkable recovery from laminitis to win once and finish second twice, both times narrowly, in three starts last season, looks to put in a fuller campaign in […]