Sharp Azteca easily captures Kelso
Sharp Azteca toyed with five rivals in Saturday’s $300,000 Kelso H. (G2) at Belmont Park, setting himself up well for a serious run in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) at Del Mar in early […]
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Celestine faces four in Noble Damsel; Sharp Azteca likely choice in Kelso
Grade 1 winner Celestine has shown an affinity for Belmont’s turf, recording a 3-for-4 mark, and trainer Christophe Clement elected to freshen his charge up rather than contesting any Saratoga stakes. The classy mare returns […]
Drefong, Mind Your Biscuits square off in Forego; Brown runners loom large in Ballerina
Saturday’s $600,000 Forego (G1) at Saratoga features an exciting match-up between arguably the top sprinters on both coasts, Drefong and Mind Your Biscuits. They will square off over 7-furlongs in the “Win & You’re In” […]
Mind Your Biscuits dazzles in Belmont Sprint blowout win
Mind Your Biscuits cruised to the lead leaving the far turn and when jockey Joel Rosario asked for run in midstretch, the Belmont Sprint Championship (G2) was quickly over. The 4-year-old colt made a case […]
Bob & Mike Show continues as Mor Spirit romps in Met Mile
Belmont Stakes Day 2017 may be remembered more as the Bob & Mike Show. The Hall of Fame duo of trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Mike Smith teamed up for their fourth stakes win on […]
Mor Spirit, Sharp Azteca highlight 12-horse Met Mile
Since being moved to the Belmont Stakes undercard in 2014, the $1.2 million Metropolitan H. (G1) has featured terrific winning performances from Palace Malice, Honor Code and Frosted. Mor Spirit and Sharp Azteca highlight a […]
Green Gratto posts Grade 1 upset in Carter
On a day of upsets across the country, Green Gratto‘s in the $400,000 Carter H. (G1) was the biggest. Owned by Gaston Grant and Anthony Grant, the seven-year-old repelled 9-10 favorite Unified the length of […]
Unified faces eight in Carter
Unified is by far the lightest raced horse in Saturday’s $400,000 Carter Handicap (G1) at Aqueduct, but the bay four-year-old has already proven himself to be a force. Trained by Jimmy Jerkens, Unified captured his […]
Sharp Azteca draws off in Gulfstream Park Handicap
Sharp Azteca contested the pace until the conclusion of the far turn and drew off convincingly in Saturday’s $350,000 Gulfstream Park H. (G2), scoring easily by 4 ½ lengths. Edgard Zayas was up on the Jorge […]
Top BRIS Speed Stakes Ratings January 9-15
Top Winning Stakes Speed Ratings (1/9-1/15) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date Race Bris Speed Tommy Macho 5H 1m (ft) GP 1/14 Hal’s Hope S. 104 Wonder Gal 5M 1m 70y (ft) […]