Happy Like a Fool captures Matron
Happy Like a Fool made a successful return to stateside racing when drawing off in Sunday’s $147,000 Matron Stakes (G3) at Belmont Park to score by 2 1/4 lengths under jockey Tyler Gaffalione. The duo […]
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Engage romps in Futurity and Rubilinda guts out Pebbles score for Brown/Ortiz stakes double
Woodford Racing LLC’s Engage easily lived up to his 1-2 favoritism in Saturday’s $147,000 Futurity Stakes (G3) at Belmont Park to kick off a stakes double for trainer Chad Brown and jockey Jose Ortiz. One […]
Matron draws miniscule field of five
Only five juvenile fillies were entered in Sunday’s $150,000 Matron Stakes (G3) at Belmont Park, the sister-race to Saturday’s Futurity Stakes (G3) going the same six-furlong distance. One in the Matron field is actually cross-entered […]
Happy Like a Fool faces boys in Futurity; Rubilinda steps up in Pebbles
Happy Like a Fool has already experienced much in her young racing career, including two trips to England. On Saturday, she will attempt to outrun colts for the first time as one of six juveniles […]
Blacktype adds some more in Knickerbocker
Third to controlling speed Heart to Heart in last year’s running, Jump Sucker Stable’s Blacktype got himself into the game earlier in Monday’s renewal of the $200,000 Knickerbocker (G2) at Belmont Park, and that was […]
Forge, Delta Prince hope to reach next level in Knickerbocker
Juddmonte Farms’ homebred Forge and Stronach Stables’ homebred Delta Prince, both four-year-olds boasting elite pedigrees but no stakes victories yet, hope to fill that gap on their resumes in Monday’s $200,000 Knickerbocker (G2) over Belmont […]
War Flag shows fighting spirit in Flower Bowl
by TERESA GENARO In the $500,000 Flower Bowl (G1) at Belmont Park on Sunday, Kentucky-bred War Flag needed both every step of the stretch and for the wire to come just when it did to […]
Separationofpowers draws off for Frizette victory
Klaravich Stables Inc.’s Separationofpowers took command of Sunday’s $400,000 Frizette Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park entering the lane and drew off to a 3 1/2-length win under regular rider Jose Ortiz. The Frizette is part […]
Diversify provides emotional win in Jockey Club Gold Cup
by TERESA GENARO As Diversify rounded the final sweeping turn at Belmont Park in Saturday’s $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), Rodney Paine, perched on a platform above the finish line, started yelling. “Come on, […]
Firenze Fire lights up the Champagne toteboard
by Teresa Genaro Four years ago, Ron Lombardi’s Mr. Amore Stables dead-heated for second in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) at Santa Anita. This year, he hopes to return to California and do that […]