Nations Pride gets revenge in Saratoga Derby
A tough-trip runner-up in the July 9 Belmont Derby (G1), Godolphin’s Nations Pride enjoyed a smoother passage to prevail in Saturday’s $1 million Saratoga Derby (G1). […]
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Saratoga Derby attracts 11; War Like Goddess, Matareya favored on Whitney undercard
Saratoga Derby (G1) — Race 11 (6:20 p.m. ET) The composition of Saturday’s $1 million Saratoga Derby (G1) looks a lot like last month’s Belmont Derby (G1), with a few newer faces thrown into the […]
$168.60 Wow Whata Summer shocks Penn Mile; Haughty dismisses foes in Penn Oaks
Friday night’s Penn Mile (G2) produced a gigantic upset as the 83.30-1 Wow Whata Summer repelled 1-2 favorite Annapolis. The companion Penn Oaks proved more formful, courtesy of 2-5 favorite Haughty at Penn National. […]
Annapolis, Haughty on the comeback trail at Penn National
Penn Mile (G2) — Race 6 (7:45 p.m. ET) Two three-year-olds, one who missed the Breeders’ Cup last fall and one who didn’t, are the early favorites in Penn National’s signature events on Friday. Annapolis, […]
My Sister Nat wins the Waya; Annapolis prevails in the Pilgrim
Sunday’s Waya S. (G3) at Belmont Park underwent several changes between 2020 and 2021, but one thing stayed consistent: My Sister Nat as the winner. […]
Echo Zulu looks to stay perfect in Frizette; Pilgrim, Waya spice up undercard
Both a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) and a points race toward the Kentucky Oaks (G1), the $400,000 Frizette (G1) anchors a trio of graded stakes at Belmont Park on Sunday. […]
Where history and racing mix: A profile of Montpelier and Mongo
Three horses are memorialized with markers at Montpelier. The most famous of these is Battleship, who in 1938 provided Mrs. Scott with a victory in the Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree. The 1969 Hall of Fame inductee remains the only horse to win both that race and its American equivalent, and is the most recent non-gelded male to land the prize. Battleship later sired champion steeplechasers War Battle and Shipboard. […]