Cox shipper A Mo Reay nabs Fun to Dream in Beholder Mile
Brad Cox’s gambit in the Beholder Mile (G1) paid off, as A Mo Reay nabbed 9-10 favorite Fun to Dream on her home track. […]
Spendthrift Farm
A tribute to future Hall of Famer Monomoy Girl
Upon the retirement of two-time champion Monomoy Girl, it didn’t take long for observers to mention her certainty of making the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame. […]
Monomoy Girl sells for $9.5 million, stays with Cox
The evening after becoming a two-time Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) winner, champion Monomoy Girl commanded $9.5 million at Sunday’s Fasig-Tipton November Sale. B. Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm purchased the 5-year-old mare, who will remain in […]
Authentic carries speed to convincing Breeders’ Cup Classic triumph
Authentic was never seriously challenged posting a resounding wire-to-wire victory in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Keeneland, likely securing the Eclipse Awards for Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old male in […]
2020 Kentucky Derby: Racing Twitter reacts
Here’s a sampling of racing Twitter’s reactions to the 146th running of the Kentucky Derby (G1), as Authentic handed Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert a record-equaling sixth trophy: BOB BAFFERT. That’s it. That’s the […]
Vino Rosso – 2019 Champion Older Dirt Male
Vino Rosso showed promise early in his career when on the Triple Crown trail, but the classy chestnut horse did not put it all together until his 4-year-old season. After finishing first in three Grade […]
Omaha Beach lands in Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile
Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella has revealed star three-year-old Omaha Beach’s target at the Breeders’ Cup – the Dirt Mile (G1). “We put our heads together and that’s the decision,” Mandella told Santa Anita’s […]
Bolt d’Oro joins Asmussen at Saratoga
Multiple Grade 1-winning millionaire Bolt d’Oro, on vacation at owner/trainer Mick Ruis’ farm since trailing in the June 9 Metropolitan H. (G1), will have a new trainer when he returns to the racetrack. As first […]
Kentucky Derby contender Combatant breezes; Mott invokes Apollo Curse
The Steve Asmussen-trained Combatant toured a half-mile in :49.60 at Churchill Downs on Monday, five days ahead of his tilt at the Kentucky Derby (G1). With exercise rider Angel Garcia aboard, the consistent closer galloped out […]
Champion Beholder foals colt by Uncle Mo
Four-time champion, three-time Breeders’ Cup winner and $6 million earner Beholder has had her first foal, Spendthrift Farm announced on Wednesday. The farm reported the mare gave birth to a “beautiful strong bay colt by […]