Nova Rags bounces back in Pasco
Rebounding from a fourth in the Nov. 8 Nashua (G3), Nova Rags justified 13-10 favoritism in Saturday’s $50,000 Pasco Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs. The Bill Mott trainee did his best work late in the […]
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Share the Ride, Lead Guitar, Lovestruck keep on winning at Aqueduct
The 5-year-old gelding Share the Ride has improved by leaps and bounds since being claimed by trainer Antonio Arriaga in July. Never was this more apparent than on Sunday at Aqueduct, when the son of […]
Forza Di Oro impressively romps to first stakes win in Discovery
After missing much of his 3-year-old season after emerging from last year’s Remsen (G2) with what has been described as “a little problem,” Forza Di Oro is rapidly making up for missed opportunities. On Saturday, […]
Red Knight makes all the right moves in Sycamore
After splitting Breeders’ Cup-bound Arklow and Zulu Alpha at Kentucky Downs, Red Knight ran himself into Turf (G1) consideration in Thursday’s $150,000 Sycamore Stakes (G3) at Keeneland. The 2.40-1 favorite had the gears for deft […]
Harvey’s Lil Goil turns tables in Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup
The versatile Harvey’s Lil Goil has proven her class on both dirt and turf, but Saturday’s $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) suggested that grass might be her optimal surface at the top level. […]
Belmont: Horologist, Plum Ali, Wet Your Whistle romp in graded stakes
In the past, Horologist has given the impression of being a Monmouth Park specialist, scoring five of her first six victories over the New Jersey oval. But the 4-year-old daughter of Gemologist refused to be […]
Channel Maker, Gufo, Fire At Will impress in Belmont Breeders’ Cup preps
The 6-year-old Canadian-bred gelding Channel Maker has long been a high-class turf performer, even winning a classic in his home country when claiming the 2017 Breeders’ Stakes. But the veteran campaigner has resurrected his career […]
Complexity turns back Code of Honor in Kelso; Frank’s Rockette spectacular in Gallant Bloom
In Saturday’s dirt stakes at Belmont Park, Complexity proved best in the $150,000 Kelso H. (G2), and Frank’s Rockette dominated the $150,000 Gallant Bloom H. (G2). Complexity could be headed to Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) […]
Moon Over Miami takes Dueling Grounds Derby; Micheline rallies to win Oaks
Moon Over Miami launched his bid off the far turn and finished fastest of all to win Thursday’s $750,000 Dueling Grounds Derby, earning his first stakes triumph with a half-length decision. The Summer Wind Farm […]
Happy Saver earns Preakness spot in Federico Tesio
The Preakness Stakes (G1) is a prize conspicuously absent from trainer Todd Pletcher’s list of achievements, but the late-blooming contender Happy Saver earned an automatic bid to the Oct. 3 classic at Pimlico. […]