State of the Eclipse races: Swiss Skydiver clinches, other divisions coming into focus
The Breeders’ Cup is five weeks from now, several Eclipse Award races came into much sharper focus an indeed, we’re ready to make a call in one of them. […]
Starship Jubilee
Starship Jubilee defeats males in Breeders’ Cup WAYI Woodbine Mile
Canadian Horse of the Year Starship Jubilee made history in Saturday’s $757,336 Woodbine Mile (G1), and it wasn’t just for beating males as Ventura (2009) and Tepin (2016) had done in this “Win and You’re […]
War of Will aims for third Grade 1 triumph in Woodbine Mile
Trainer Mark Casse’s goal for 2019 Preakness (G1) winner War of Will this season was a Grade 1 win on turf, which the son of War Front achieved last out in the Maker’s Mark Mile […]
Rushing Fall outduels Mean Mary to extend Brown’s grip on Diana
Mean Mary tried to beat 7-5 favorite Rushing Fall by beating her to the lead in Sunday’s $485,000 Diana Stakes (G1) at Saratoga, but the e Five Racing Thoroughbreds star – and her Hall of […]
Brown seeks sixth Diana with Rushing Fall, Sistercharlie
Multiple Grade 1 winners Rushing Fall and Sistercharlie provide Chad Brown with a strong hand in Saturday’s $500,000 Diana (G1) at Saratoga. The four-time reigning Eclipse Award-winning trainer has won a record five editions, including […]
Starship Jubilee makes it four straight in Ballston Spa; Sistercharlie third
Bettors sent champion Sistercharlie off as the 2-5 favorite in her comeback in Saturday’s $194,000 Ballston Spa Stakes (G2), but it was the other champion – Blue Heaven Farm’s reigning Canadian Horse of the Year […]
Volatile tops Vanderbilt; Sistercharlie back in Ballston Spa
A couple notables will be competing at Saratoga on Saturday, with exciting sprinter Volatile seeking his first graded prize in the $250,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. (G1) and champion Sistercharlie opening her 6-year-old season in […]
Zulu Alpha among division leaders in first quarter of 2020
William Faulkner, a fan and admirer of Thoroughbred racing, once remarked, “Given a choice between Scotch and nothing, I’ll take Scotch.” What remained of racing in recent weeks and what will for the foreseeable future […]
Starship Jubilee continues defying age in Hillsborough
Like fine wine, the 7-year-old mare Starship Jubilee has definitely improved with age. On Saturday, the multiple Canadian champion earned her third consecutive stakes win, and fifth in her last six starts, taking the $225,000 Hillsborough […]
Starship Jubilee faces Brown trio in Hillsborough
Multiple Canadian champion Starship Jubilee will look to stay hot in Saturday’s $225,000 Hillsborough (G2), the most lucrative of the undercard stakes on a terrific Tampa Bay Derby program. The 7-year-old has never been better […]