Doswell wires Ft. Lauderdale; Sweet Melania rallies in Suwannee River
Gulfstream Park’s Saturday stakes bonanza included stepping stones to the Jan. 29 Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1) and the new Pegasus Filly & Mare Turf (G3). […]
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Ft. Lauderdale attracts full field but no standout
Ft. Lauderdale S. (G2) — Race 10 (4:32 p.m. ET) Saturday’s $200,000 Ft. Lauderdale S. (G2) at Gulfstream Park lacks much in the way of standout, but that has enticed a full field of entrants […]
Pegasus World Cup invitations updated; Saudi Cup the plan for Charlatan
Following last week’s announcement that Mucho Gusto was retired with a soft tissue injury, and the defection of Sharp Samurai, Gulfstream Park has extended fresh invitations for the Jan. 23 Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) […]
Analyze It brings plenty of back class to the Tropical Turf table
Tropical Turf (G3) — Race 10 — 4:40 p.m. ET Analyze It, whose multiple Grade 1 placings include a narrow loss in the 2018 Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1), will look to kick start what connections […]
Pletcher trio among Pegasus World Cup Turf invitees
The third running of the Pegasus promises to feature a few up-and-comers in the division, judging by the invitations released by Gulfstream Park. […]
Brazilian-bred Ivar explodes late in BC WAYI Shadwell Turf Mile
Brazilian-bred Ivar showed why he was an unbeaten champion in Argentina by delivering an explosive rally in Saturday’s $750,000 Shadwell Turf Mile (G1). The 14-1 shot earned his first U.S. stakes victory while booking his […]
Brown stable loaded for First Lady, Shadwell Turf Mile
Uni was the champion of the turf mare division last year, but through the first nine months of 2020 she’d be hard-pressed to crack the top three in the division from her own barn. Such […]
Expert Eye times it to perfection in Breeders’ Cup Mile
A hotly competitive renewal made even more so by the scratch of morning-line favorite Polydream, Saturday’s $1,786,000 Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) produced a thrilling finish as Juddmonte Farms’ homebred Expert Eye overtook Catapult and Analyze […]
Favorites draw far outside in Classic, Distaff & Dirt Mile
Post positions and morning line odds for the 35th Breeders’ Cup were revealed at Equestricon on Monday. Here are some quick thoughts after the draw: Friday Juvenile Turf Sprint: Morning-line favorites Strike Silver (4-1) and […]
Brown’s Breeders’ Cup brigade hits the turf
Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) contender Sistercharlie traveled five-eighths in 1:00.56 on Belmont Park’s good inner turf course Sunday, equaling workmate Uni’s time. “I wanted a real solid work,” trainer Chad Brown said. […]