Blue Prize denies Midnight Bisou in Breeders’ Cup Distaff
Blue Prize rallied to the lead in midstretch and held off even-money favorite Midnight Bisou late to capture the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) at Santa Anita. […]
Serengeti Empress
Street Band springs minor upset in Cotillion
Making a sustained rally from near the back, Street Band handed 11-10 favorite Guarana her first career defeat in the $1 million Cotillion (G1) at Parx on Saturday. The 7-1 fifth choice in the field […]
Guarana favored to notch third Grade 1 in Cotillion
Guarana will be strongly favored to earn a third top-level victory in just her fourth career start on Saturday in the $1 million Cotillion (G1) at Parx. Unlike her leading Cotillion rivals, the daughter of […]
Covfefe wears down Serengeti Empress in Test; Leinster takes Troy in stakes debut
Covfefe had never won a race other than in wire-to-wire fashion, but on Saturday showed a slightly new dimension when stalking Serengeti Empress before wearing down that long-time leader to win the $500,000 Test (G1) […]
Serengeti Empress faces Bellafina, Covfefe in Test; World of Trouble tops Troy field
The circumstances will be a little different from the last time they met when Serengeti Empress and Bellafina line up in the $500,000 Test (G1) at Saratoga on Saturday. In their most recent encounter, in […]
Guarana overpowers Acorn foes in second lifetime start
Stakes records on the Belmont Park main track continued to fall Saturday through the $700,000 Acorn (G1), when second-time starter Guarana surged past the tiring Kentucky Oaks (G1) heroine Serengeti Empress in upper stretch to […]
Serengeti Empress shortens up in Acorn; Woody Stephens attracts pair of G1 winners
Serengeti Empress has blown hot and cold throughout her career, and was most recently on fire in the May 3 Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs, which she won in wire-to-wire fashion. On Saturday, she’ll […]
Horses to watch heading into the Breeders’ Cup Challenge series
There have been a handful of 2019 Breeders’ Cup Challenge races contested overseas since December, but the all-important North American segment of the “Win & You’re In” series kicks off on Memorial Day with the […]
Top Weekly Brisnet Speed Ratings for Stakes April 30 – May 6
A slew of runners over Kentucky Derby weekend earned triple-digit BRIS Speed ratings in stakes…but not the eventual Derby winner himself. Country House was elevated to first via the disqualification of Maximum Security, who earned […]
Serengeti Empress reigns supreme in Kentucky Oaks 145
Joel Politi’s Serengeti Empress grabbed command of Friday’s 145th running of the $1,237,500 Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs soon after the start, turned back a game late run from Liora in the stretch and […]