Coach faces six in Chilukki
Coach opened her four-year-old season on an encouraging note, recording a pair of convincing wins at Oaklawn, including the Pippin S., but she headed to the sidelines following a fourth in the Bayakoa (G3) in […]
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Malathaat gets up to win thrilling Breeders’ Cup Distaff
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Saturday’s $1,800,000 Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) produced a hair-raising finish befitting a championship event, and Malathaat gallantly prevailed after a three-way battle, edging Blue Stripe and Clairiere on the wire. Malathaat rallied […]
Cody’s Wish delivers last-to-first Dirt Mile win
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Cody’s Wish did not disappoint as the favorite in Saturday’s $910,000 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1), rallying to edge Cyberknife by a head. Winner of the seven-furlong Forego (G1) in his previous […]
Goodnight Olive keeps rolling in Filly & Mare Sprint
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Goodnight Olive proved too fast for rivals in Saturday’s $920,000 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) at Keeneland, rallying from just off the pace to a 2 1/2-length decision. The four-year-old […]
Forte rallies to defeat Cave Rock in Juvenile
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Most of the pre-race attention in Friday’s $1,840,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Keeneland was focused upon Cave Rock, but the odds-on favorite proved no match in the latter stages for Forte, […]
Churchill Downs features Street Sense, Rags to Riches on ‘Stars of Tomorrow I’ opener
The 133rd fall meet at Churchill Downs begins Sunday with an 11-race “Stars of Tomorrow I” program devoted exclusively to two-year-olds. A pair of $200,000 stakes, the Street Sense (G3) and Rags to Riches for […]
Smash Ticket, Wicked Halo highlight nine sophomore fillies in Raven Run
Stakes winners Smash Ticket and Wicked Halo are top contenders in Saturday’s seven-furlong $350,000 Raven Run (G2) at Keeneland, which has drawn nine three-year-old fillies. It’s a quick two-week turnaround to the Breeders’ Cup Filly […]
Vergara, Skims meet again in Sands Point
Vergara and Skims, the top two finishers in the Sept. 5 Dueling Grounds Oaks at Kentucky Downs, will renew their rivalry in Saturday’s $200,000 Sands Point (G2) at Aqueduct. A total of 10 three-year-old fillies, […]
Forte edges Loggins in exciting Breeders’ Futurity
Forte rallied to catch Loggins in upper stretch and ultimately prevailed by neck in Saturday’s $600,000 Breeders’ Futurity at Keeneland, recording his second consecutive Grade 1 triumph and earning a free berth to the Nov. […]
Slammed headed to Filly & Mare Sprint off sharp win in Thoroughbred Club of America
Slammed made short work of her seven rivals in Saturday’s $350,000 Thoroughbred Club of America S. (G2), rolling to a 6 1/2-length decision, and confirmed herself as a serious contender for Breeders’ Cup Filly & […]