Wicked Halo bests Matareya in Matron at Oaklawn Park
Friday’s inaugural running of the $250,000 Matron S. at Oaklawn Park was the comeback spot of choice for two sprint queens, Wicked Halo and Matareya, with the former prevailing. […]
Winchell Thoroughbreds
Wicked Halo, Gunite possibly Breeders’ Cup bound after winning Raven Run, Perryville
Two weeks out from the Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland, a pair of Saturday sprint stakes contested over the Lexington racetrack produced flashy results. […]
Echo Zulu smart in Dogwood; Home Brew gets up, Gunite rolls
A quartet of stakes for three-year-olds, highlighted by the $275,000 Dogwood (G3) at seven furlongs, were offered at Churchill Downs Saturday evening. Dogwood (G3) Unraced since a fourth in the Kentucky Oaks (G1), champion two-year-old […]
Epicenter comes back strong in Jim Dandy
Runner-up in the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness (G1), Epicenter stamped himself as the favorite for the $1.25 million Travers (G1) on Aug. 27 by recording an impressive 1 1/2-length win in Saturday’s $600,000 Jim […]
Epicenter runs away with Risen Star
After being caught on the wire in the Jan. 22 Lecomte (G3), Epicenter moved forward with a massive performance in Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds, dominating the 85-point Road to the Kentucky […]
Echo Zulu all the way in Spinaway
A smashing debutante on Saratoga’s July 15 opener, Echo Zulu followed up as the 0.65-1 favorite in Sunday’s $300,000 Spinaway S. (G1) on the penultimate day of the meet. […]
Promising juvenile Stellar Tap gives Asmussen record 9,446th win
Stellar Tap will go down in history for giving Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen his North American record-breaking 9,446th win. […]
Silver State stretches win streak to six in Metropolitan
Silver State made his first Grade 1 attempt a winning one in Saturday’s $1 million Metropolitan H., surging along the inside to score by a length. The four-year-old colt extended his win streak to six, […]
Finite rallies to convincing Chilukki win
Finite did not disappoint as the 6-5 favorite in Saturday’s $100,000 Chilukki S. (G3), closing fast to post a 2 1/2-length victory. The 3-year-old notched her third stakes win at Churchill Downs, and fifth overall, […]
Gun Runner stays on top of world in Pegasus
After receiving Horse of the Year accolades a couple days earlier, Gun Runner departed the stage with one final grandiose performance in Saturday’s $16 million Pegasus World Cup (G1) at Gulfstream Park. The bright chestnut seized […]