Forte splashes to Hopeful upset
Forte relished the slop on closing day of the Saratoga meet on Monday, rallying to defeat even-money favorite Gulfport in the $300,000 Hopeful S. (G1). Rating in fifth down the backside in the field of […]
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Virginia Joy steals Flower Bowl; Annapolis sails in Saranac
Virginia Joy stole a ticket to the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) by toppling 1-5 favorite War Like Goddess in Saturday’s Flower Bowl (G2), and Annapolis could be on a path to the Mile (G1) after his odds-on conquest of the Saranac (G3). […]
Malathaat runs down Search Results in Personal Ensign
After showing what her connections felt were signs of lethargy prior to the Shuvee (G2) earlier in the Saratoga meeting, Malathaat showed plenty of life when running down Search Results to capture Saturday’s $558,000 Personal […]
Best Actor, Green Up win big at Parx
Best Actor turned in an award-worthy performance Tuesday at Parx, dominating seven three-year-old rivals in the $300,000 Smarty Jones S. (G3), a prep for next month’s Pennsylvania Derby (G1). Under Florent Geroux, Best Actor stalked […]
Nest scintillating again at the Spa in Alabama
Nest is firmly in the driver’s seat for champion three-year-old filly honors after another electric win at Saratoga, this time in the $600,000 Alabama S. (G1) on Saturday. The odds-on favorite in the Alabama off […]
Life Is Good leads wire-to-wire in Whitney
Life Is Good showed speed from the gate in Saturday’s $1 million Whitney (G1) and after facing a brief challenge in the stretch, the classy four-year-old colt won going away by two lengths in the […]
Shahama dismisses Juju’s Map in Monmouth Oaks
Shahama gave the 2022 Kentucky Oaks (G1) form a boost with a confident triumph in Sunday’s $250,000 Monmouth Oaks (G3) at Monmouth Park. […]
Corniche returns for Pletcher in nine-horse Amsterdam
Unbeaten champion two-year-old male Corniche, last seen winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Del Mar by 1 3/4 lengths, will open his three-year-old campaign in Sunday’s $200,000 Amsterdam (G2) at 6 1/2 furlongs. Previously […]
Clairiere beats Malathaat again in tactical Shuvee
Stonestreet Stables’ homebred Clairiere followed up her Ogden Phipps (G1) victory over Malathaat by beating the champion again in Sunday’s Shuvee (G2) at Saratoga. […]
Nest crushes Secret Oath in CCA Oaks
Nest turned the tables on Secret Oath in dazzling style, drawing off to a 12 1/4-length victory in Saturday’s $500,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) at Saratoga. Regular rider Irad Ortiz Jr. was up for […]