Life Talk makes all in taking Demoiselle
Not having to face Just F Y I in the $250,000 Demoiselle (G2) provided a spark for Life Talk, who dominated the 1 1/8-mile feature for two-year-old fillies on the front end at Aqueduct on Saturday. […]
Todd Pletcher
Fierceness runs away from peers in Breeders’ Cup Juvenile
Fierceness displayed complete authority over what seemed an evenly-matched group of colts and geldings in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1). […]
Up to the Mark noses out Master of the Seas in Coolmore Turf Mile
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Leading U.S.-based older turf male Up to the Mark and the improving European miler Master of the Seas raced together near the back of the field for the opening six furlongs of […]
Locked edges The Wine Steward in Breeders’ Futurity; Yuugiri outfinishes Wicked Halo in TCA
Keeneland featured a pair of gutsy wins in main track graded stakes Saturday, as Locked established himself as a top contender for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) and Yuugiri stamped her ticket for the Breeders’ […]
Lost Ark raids off-the-turf Jockey Club Derby; Today’s Flavor relishes sloppy Sprint
After the running of the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (G1) at a yielding Aqueduct, persistent rain washed the Belmont Turf Sprint and Jockey Club Derby off the turf. The surface switch materially altered their character. […]
Candied zooms past more experienced rivals to win Alcibiades
What Candied lacked in relative experience she more than made up with talent by impressively taking Friday’s $600,000 Alcibiades (G1) at Keeneland in only her second lifetime start. […]
Agate Road, Hard to Justify earn Breeders’ Cup spots at Aqueduct
The two-year-olds Agate Road and Hard to Justify punched their tickets to the Breeders’ Cup with respective victories in the $200,000 Pilgrim (G2) and $200,000 Miss Grillo (G2) at Aqueduct on Wednesday. Agate Road earned […]
Bright Future Classic-bound after edging Proxy in Jockey Club Gold Cup; Alvis Starr dominates Prioress
Bright Future stepped up with a game win in Saturday’s $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) at Saratoga, withstanding Proxy by a nose in the head-bobbing finish. Owned by Mike Repole and Vincent Viola’s […]
Forte draws rail, installed as 7-5 favorite in seven-horse Travers
Saturday’s 154th running of the $1.25 million Travers (G1) will feature the three winners of the Triple Crown races, but champion and multiple Grade 1 winner Forte will go favored in the 1 1/4-mile Midsummer […]
Forte gamely prevails in Jim Dandy
The Triple Crown didn’t work out as planned, but Forte still controls his destiny in three-year-old division over the second half of the season. And Saturday’s gutsy win in the $485,000 Jim Dandy (G2) at […]