Nest preps in Beldame; Futurity offers BC Juvenile Turf Sprint spot
After toying with the idea of training up to the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1), Todd Pletcher will unleash Nest in Sunday’s Beldame (G2) at Aqueduct. […]
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Rougir, Bleecker Street lead Brown brigade in New York; Euros loom large in Belmont Gold Cup
Friday’s segment of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival features three terrific turf stakes – the New York (G1), Belmont Gold Cup (G2), and Intercontinental (G3). […]
Knicks Go tops Prairie Meadows Cornhusker; Iowa Derby, Oaks on tap
Twice beaten since his Pegasus World Cup (G1) heroics, Knicks Go hopes to regain the winning thread in Friday night’s $300,000 Prairie Meadows Cornhusker H. (G3). […]
Adventuring takes next step up class ladder in Black-Eyed Susan
How do the Black-Eyed Susan S., Miss Preakness S. and Hill Top S. at Pimlico look? […]
Malathaat wins Ashland; Search Results, Pauline’s Pearl, Soothsay also prevail in Oaks preps
Malathaat overcame both a long layoff and an early bid from rival Pass the Champagne to win the $400,000 Ashland S. […]
Search Results tops Gazelle; Carter attracts field of five
Trainer Chad Brown could make it a clean sweep of Aqueduct’s Road to the Kentucky Oaks preps. […]
Will’s Secret, Search Results register Oaks prep wins in Honeybee, Busher
Normally a stalk-and-pounce type, Will’s Secret found herself on the lead much earlier than usual in Saturday’s $300,000 Honeybee S. (G3) that Oaklawn Park. That proved no issue for the Will Take Charge filly, who […]
Highly Motivated tops eight in Gotham; The Grass Is Blue meets five in Busher
Gotham S. (G3) – Race 9 (5:07 p.m. ET) A smashing winner of the Nyquist S. on the Breeders’ Cup Friday undercard, Highly Motivated will seek to join the Kentucky Derby trail when opening his […]
The Grass Is Blue joins Kentucky Oaks trail with Busanda victory
Kentucky is nicknamed the “Bluegrass State” after the Kentucky bluegrass that grows in pastures throughout the state’s fabled Thoroughbred farms. So it will only be fitting if the improving Kentucky-bred filly The Grass Is Blue […]
The Grass Is Blue takes on Pletcher duo in Busanda
With just five fillies entered in Sunday’s $100,000 Busanda Stakes at Aqueduct, all but one will earn points toward the Kentucky Oaks (G1). And if there’s a scratch, the remaining runners can score points by […]