C Z Rocket tests distance ability in Steve Sexton Mile
Steve Sexton Mile — Race 11 (8:35 p.m. ET) The $400,000 Steve Sexton Mile (G3), the feature on a stakes-laden card at Lone Star Park on Memorial Day, lost a lot of its luster with […]
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Hembree rides rail, wins Joe Hernandez first off Miller claim
One of the stories of the 2020 sprint division was the success of C Z Rocket after the claim by Tom Kagele and trainer Peter Miller. Kagele and Miller might be writing a similar script […]
Yaupon remains unbeaten in Chick Lang romp
Bill and Corinne Heiligbrodt’s Yaupon lived up to his burgeoning reputation in Thursday’s $200,000 Chick Lang Stakes (G3) at Pimlico. Romping by four lengths and tying the stakes record, the Steve Asmussen sophomore retained his […]
Yaupon looms large in Chick Lang at Pimlico
On Thursday, Pimlico ushers in Preakness (G1) weekend with a trio of sprint stakes, anchored by the $200,000 Chick Lang Stakes (G3) for sophomores on the main track. Unbeaten Amsterdam (G2) winner Yaupon has been […]
Guarana stays sprinting in Madison; Shakertown attracts full field
Guarana has won as far as 1 1/8 miles, but could be set to do a lot of damage in one-turn sprints this year with any success in Saturday’s $250,000 Madison Stakes (G1) at Keeneland. […]
Veteran Pure Sensation looks to outrun younger foes in Jaipur; Decorated Invader, Sweet Melania top 3-year-old stakes
Owner-breeder Patricia Generazio and trainer Christophe Clement have won the $250,000 Jaipur (G1) three of the past four years, but Pure Sensation was responsible for only one of those wins, in 2016. In the absence […]
United, Wildman Jack prevail in turf thrillers at Santa Anita
Saturday’s graded turf stakes at Santa Anita featured different pace dynamics befitting a sprint and a 1 1/4-mile test. But both the $101,000 Daytona (G3) and $200,500 Charles Whittingham (G2) culminated in similar ways – […]
United tops Whittingham; Wildman Jack part of O’Neill duo in Daytona
After posting neck seconds in the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) and Hollywood Turf Cup (G2), United broke through with a half-length score in the Feb. 1 San Marcos (G2), and the 5-year-old gelding will seek […]
Dubai World Cup called off amid coronavirus pandemic
The Dubai Racing Club hoped to persevere with the March 28 Dubai World Cup (G1) in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, but on Sunday, finally declared that the international racing festival could not go […]
Atomic Blonde strikes in South Beach; Texas Wedge, Jean Elizabeth take turf sprints
John Gunther and daughter Tanya, out of luck in Saturday’s Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1) with their homebred Without Parole, at least celebrated a score earlier as Atomic Blonde earned her first stakes laurel in […]