Mentee returns to take on Ferocious, Brown duo in Hopeful
After full brother Fierceness prevailed in an epic Travers (G1) at Saratoga last weekend, Mentee will try to add to the family’s trophy cabinet in Monday’s Hopeful (G1). […]
Surveillance
Showcase stars in Saratoga Special; Surveillance romps in off-the-turf Troy
Proving that precociousness runs in the family, Showcase bounded home an easy winner of the $200,000 Saratoga Special (G2) on Saturday. […]
Smile Happy heads field of eight for Stephen Foster on historic Ellis card
The most significant day of racing in the century-old history of Ellis Park takes place Saturday when it hosts the $1 million Stephen Foster (G1) and five other lucrative stakes that were transferred from Churchill […]
Secret Oath, Clairiere set for rubber match in Apple Blossom
Quality will trump quantity in Saturday’s $1 million Apple Blossom H. (G1) at Oaklawn Park when Secret Oath and Clairiere will comprise half the field in the 1 1/16-mile fixture for fillies and mares. The […]
Rivalries continue in Mineshaft, Fair Grounds on Louisiana Derby Preview Day
The undercard on Saturday’s Louisiana Derby Preview Day at Fair Grounds will feature several rematches from stakes held at the New Orleans track on Jan. 21. Gentle Soul and Two Emmys, separated by a half-length […]
Surveillance makes it three straight at Fair Grounds; Gentle Soul, Wave of Goodness earn first stakes wins
Surveillance recorded his third consecutive dirt stakes win on Saturday’s Lecomte (G3) undercard at Fair Grounds, rallying to take the off-the-turf $97,000 Duncan F. Kenner at 5 1/2 furlongs on the fast track. James Graham […]
Spooky Channel fires fresh in Diliberto Memorial
Spooky Channel successfully overcame a 14-month layoff to extend his win streak to three races in the $99,000 Buddy Diliberto Memorial, the second of two grass fixtures on a stakes spectacular at Fair Grounds on […]
Grass racing at Fair Grounds resumes on Road to the Derby Kickoff Day
Grass racing at Fair Grounds will return on a limited basis beginning Dec. 26, when the $100,000 Buddy Diliberto Memorial and $100,000 Blushing K. D. S. will be among nine stakes scheduled on the post-Christmas […]
Surveillance nets first stakes win in Thanksgiving Classic
Surveillance tracked the frontrunners before making his move in Thursday’s $175,000 Thanksgiving Classic S., driving to the lead in midstretch and scoring by a half-length margin in the six-furlong test at Fair Grounds. It marked […]
Carribean Caper takes on males in Thanksgiving Classic
Thursday’s traditional stakes dish at Fair Grounds, the $175,000 Thanksgiving Classic, will be served with a spicy twist as Carribean Caper takes on males. […]