Red Flag looks to continue rapid ascent in Los Alamitos Futurity
Los Alamitos Futurity — Race 4 (4:28 p.m. ET) He looked like a potentially smart colt winning the Bob Hope (G3) last month by more than seven lengths in a 10-1 upset, but Red Flag […]
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Spielberg, Weston headline Bob Hope at Del Mar
Bob Baffert has won 10 runnings of the $100,000 Bob Hope Stakes (G3) over the past quarter-century, including four of the six editions held at Del Mar since 2014. […]
Five points to ponder: 2020 American Pharoah Stakes
The first Grade 1 scoring race on the Road to the 2021 Kentucky Derby (G1), Saturday’s American Pharoah Stakes (G1) has a more immediate ramification: a free ticket to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1). The […]
Maximum Security faces Improbable in Awesome Again; Princess Noor, Spielberg highlight 2-year-old stakes
Bob Baffert will send the leading Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) contenders on the West Coast, Maximum Security and Improbable, to Saturday’s $300,000 Awesome Again (G1) at Santa Anita. They top a five-horse field in the […]
Dr. Schivel shines in Del Mar Futurity; Big Fish rallies in Juvenile Turf
The stakes were higher, but the outcome was the same. On Aug. 8, Dr. Schivel defeated Spielberg in a fast maiden race at Del Mar. On Monday, the talented colts ran 1-2 again in the […]
Weston faces competitive maidens in Del Mar Futurity
Maidens comprise two-thirds of the field for Monday’s $250,000 Del Mar Futurity (G1), but those trained by Kentucky Derby (G1) veterans Bob Baffert and Doug O’Neill figure to be well-backed. O’Neill and jockey Mario Gutierrez, […]
Weston, Bodhicitta narrowly nab graded wins at Del Mar
Close finishes were the flavor of the afternoon at Del Mar, with margins of a neck or less determining the outcome of two graded stakes races on the Saturday card. The first tight battle came […]