Busanda win puts Gin Gin in Kentucky Oaks mix
Calumet Farm won the Kentucky Oaks (G1) five times during the stable’s heyday in the 1940s and 1950s, and again in 1979 with the Hall of Fame filly Davona Dale. Multiple owner and silk color […]
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Second-time starter Integration proves an all-pro in Virginia Derby
It took a long time for Integration to make it to the races, but he’s proven over the last four weeks at Colonial Downs that the wait was worth it. A 6 1/2-length debut winner […]
Major Dude outclasses rivals in Penn Mile
Major Dude recorded the third graded stakes win of his career when taking the $400,000 Penn Mile (G2) at Penn National on Friday night. The 2-5 favorite under Irad Ortiz Jr., Major Dude wore down […]
Highland Chief upstages Gufo, Yibir in Man o’ War
Capitalizing on the right trip in a paceless race, the 19.20-1 Highland Chief got the decisive jump on Gufo and odds-on Yibir in Saturday’s $651,000 Man o’ War (G1) at Belmont Park. […]
Magic Attitude romps to Sheepshead Bay victory; Dr Post, Tribhuvan win stakes off layoffs
A pedestrian pace could have compromised Magic Attitude in Saturday’s $200,000 Sheepshead Bay S. (G2) at Belmont Park. Instead, the daughter of Galileo unleashed a spectacular burst of acceleration to defeat a deep field with […]
Weyburn pulls off shocker in Gotham
Weyburn entered Saturday’s $300,000 Gotham S. (G3) flying very much under the radar, but the Jimmy Jerkens-trained colt proceeded to produce a shocking photo-finish victory in the one-mile Road to the Kentucky Derby prep at […]
Pickin’ Time keeps improving with upset Nashua Stakes victory
Sunday’s $100,000 Nashua (G3) at Aqueduct was supposed to be a proving ground for heavy favorite Ten for Ten, a powerful eight-length maiden winner. But potential was ultimately overshadowed by proven form as experienced stakes […]
Project Whiskey stuns Delaware Oaks; Gufo rallies in Kent
The form of a May 25 Churchill Downs allowance was validated on two fronts Saturday, most surprisingly when Project Whiskey pulled off a 38-1 stunner in the $300,000 Delaware Oaks (G3) under Frankie Pennington. Bouncing […]
Firenze Fire much the best in General George
Favorites were beaten in the undercard stakes during Saturday’s Winter Carnival at Laurel, but even that trend couldn’t lay a glove on the 1-2 Firenze Fire’s superiority in $250,000 General George (G3). Flashing speed in […]
Midnight Bisou stays hot in Molly Pitcher; War Story fights back in Monmouth Cup
Following an afternoon-long siesta due to the heat, the revised Haskell (G1) undercard resumed at a steamy Monmouth Park Saturday. Neither the conditions nor a momentary trap in the pocket could make Midnight Bisou wilt, […]