Major Dude arrives late to take Ft. Lauderdale
Major Dude ended his four-year-old season on a high note and with the promise of better to come next year with a rallying victory in the $200,000 Ft. Lauderdale (G2) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. […]
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Locked prevails against elders in Cigar Mile
Coming as it did at the end of a long season, the $500,000 Cigar Mile H. (G2) at Aqueduct on Saturday proved an ideal win opportunity for a relatively fresh horse. That was indeed the […]
Breeders’ Cup on tap for Mentee after Futurity win
Owner Mike Repole and trainer Todd Pletcher now have many long-term options for their promising juvenile Mentee after the son of City of Light easily took to the grass and won the $175,000 Futurity (G3) […]
Mentee tries turf in Futurity; McKulick, Idea Generation meet again in Waya
A pair of graded stakes at Aqueduct on Friday could toss up contenders for the Nov. 1-2 Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar. […]
Far Bridge denies War Like Goddess Turf Classic threepeat; Tapit Trice rallies to land Woodward
Far Bridge, who captured last month’s Sword Dancer (G1) in surprise wire-to-wire fashion, reverted to his customary stalk-and-pounce tactics in Saturday’s $485,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (G1) at Aqueduct and walked away with another top-level […]
Grand Sonata strikes chord in WAYI Kentucky Turf Cup
Whisper Hill Farm’s homebred Grand Sonata finished with a crescendo to surprise Saturday’s Kentucky Turf Cup (G2) in course-record time at Kentucky Downs. […]
Fierceness hangs on over Thorpedo Anna in epic Travers renewal
Saturday’s $1.25 million Travers (G1) at Saratoga lived up to its advance billing, and if there is one major takeaway from it, it’s that little separates the country’s top three-year-old colt and the overwhelming dominant […]
Candied, Miss Justify provide Pletcher with strong hand in Alabama
Todd Pletcher will send out a pair of top contenders, Candied and Miss Justify, in Saturday’s $600,000 Alabama (G1) at Saratoga. The 1 1/4-mile test drew eight three-year-old fillies, and Candied looms as a likely […]
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. […]
Fierceness repels Sierra Leone, follows rebound pattern in Jim Dandy
Since capturing his career debut 11 months ago, Fierceness has won every other start, and the Mike Repole homebred colt sought to rebound in Saturday’s $500,000 Jim Dandy (G2) after finishing 15th as the favorite […]