California-breds shine in closing-day stakes at Santa Anita
Father’s Day was closing day at Santa Anita, with a quartet of $100,000 stakes bringing the 2020-2021 winter/spring meet to an exciting conclusion. […]
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Bell’s the One defeats Sconsin in Roxelana
After a successful 2020 campaign, Bell’s the One was seeking a bit of redemption in Saturday’s $110,000 Roxelana Overnight S. at Churchill Downs. The classy five-year-old mare returned to the winner’s circle with a gutsy […]
Silver State stretches win streak to six in Metropolitan
Silver State made his first Grade 1 attempt a winning one in Saturday’s $1 million Metropolitan H., surging along the inside to score by a length. The four-year-old colt extended his win streak to six, […]
Sconsin rolls in Winning Colors; Temple City Terror edges Dalika in Keertana
After rallying boldly to the lead in midstretch, Sconsin drew away to a convincing win in Saturday’s $150,000 Winning Colors S. (G3) at Churchill Downs. The Lloyd Madison Farms homebred four-year-old filly notched her second […]
Field Day overcomes slow start, rallies to win William Walker
Field Day got up in the final strides of Saturday’s $150,000 William Walker S. at Churchill Downs, recording his first stakes win with a neck decision in the 5 1/2-furlong turf affair for three-year-olds. Brad […]
Silver State makes it five straight in Oaklawn H.
Silver State stretched his win streak to five in Saturday’s $1 million Oaklawn H. (G2), earning his first graded stakes triumph in the process. Ricardo Santana Jr. was up on the four-year-old colt for trainer […]
Royal Ship outduels Country Grammer in Californian
Royal Ship gained the upper hand on Country Grammer late in Saturday’s $200,000 Californian S. (G2) at Santa Anita […]
Super Stock surges late to upend Arkansas Derby rivals
Super Stock stamped his Kentucky Derby ticket with a 12-1 upset in Saturday’s $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1), powering his way to the lead in the stretch and drawing away to a 2 1/2-length decision. […]
King Fury upsets Lexington
Unraced since late November, King Fury rallied boldly to take the lead leaving the far turn and posted a 2 3/4-length victory in Saturday’s $200,000 Lexington S. (G3) at Keeneland. The Kenny McPeek-trained Curlin colt […]
Kimari, Flagstaff among winners on Keeneland Saturday undercard
Along with Kentucky Derby and Oaks prep races, Keeneland featured four graded stakes on Saturday’s big program. Joel Rosario won three of them, and he finished with a staggering six-pack of stakes victories from the […]