Soul of an Angel rallies for BC Filly & Mare Sprint upset
On Saturday at Del Mar, Soul of Angel prevailed as a 19-1 longshot in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1). […]
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Society advances to BC Filly & Mare Sprint with WAYI Ballerina romp
Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds’ homebred Society convincingly turned the tables on favored Vahva in Saturday’s $500,000 Ballerina H. (G1) at Saratoga, punching her ticket to the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1). When the […]
Godolphin stablemates clash in Sword Dancer; Vahva tops Ballerina
Godolphin have so many of the leading older turf males in the country that intramural clashes at the top level are virtually unavoidable. Saturday’s $750,000 Sword Dancer (G1) at Saratoga will be one such race, […]
Vahva maintains perfect Churchill Downs record in Chicago
Despite being at a tactical disadvantage both on paper and on the track, Vahva maintained her undefeated record over the Churchill Downs strip by taking the $249,500 Chicago (G3) on Saturday. Last seen taking the […]
Favorites figure tough to beat in Ohio Derby, Chicago
The graded stakes offerings in the U.S. this coming Saturday are limited to a pair of Grade 3s in the Midwest, both of which will have formidable favorites. Catching Freedom, a respectable fourth in the […]
Goodnight Olive repeats in Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint
Goodnight Olive capped off her year (and perhaps her career) in style on Saturday at Santa Anita, winning the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) for the second straight year. […]
Skippylongstocking romps in Charles Town Classic; Society, Vahva, shine in undercard stakes
Skippylongstocking has long shown flashes of talent. Now he’s a millionaire thanks to a runaway triumph in Friday’s Charles Town Classic (G2). […]
Cornhusker rematch on tap in Charles Town Classic; Hoosier Philly tops CT Oaks
A sudden attack of laminitis recently proved fatal to two-time Charles Town Classic (G2) winner Art Collector, who had been aiming to win the $1 million feature for the third year in a row. On […]
Society brilliant in record-setting Chicago
Society stretched out to 1 1/16 miles to win the Cotillion (G1) last fall, and three of her previous four starts had come at two-turn distances, but she showed a preference for dirt sprints recording […]
Matareya heads six in Chicago
Derby City Distaff (G1) winner Matareya will be the one to beat in Saturday’s $225,000 Chicago (G3) at Ellis Park. A four-time stakes winner, including a pair of G1s, the four-year-old tops six fillies and […]