Churchill Downs: Cagliostro, Raging Torrent among stars in closing-day stakes
The Churchill Downs spring meet wrapped up on Sunday with an action-packed card featuring five listed stakes. […]
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Kingsbarns drives clear, stamps Classic ticket with Foster upset
Spendthrift Farm’s Kingsbarns launched a bold rally leaving the far turn to take a clear lead in upper stretch and rolled home to a 2 1/2-length victory in Saturday’s $1 million Stephen Foster (G1) at […]
Scylla prevails in Fleur de Lis
Juddmonte Farm’s homebred Scylla kept her momentum after a rough stretch drive in Saturday’s $499,000 Fleur de Lis H. (G2) at Churchill Downs, withstanding the late bid of Shotgun Hottie by a neck. The four-year-old […]
Ottoman Fleet all class in Wise Dan
In a rerun of the Arlington (G3) four weeks ago, Ottoman Fleet outclassed five rivals to capture the $465,000 Wise Dan (G2) at Churchill Downs on Saturday. As was also the case in the Arlington, […]
Zozos seeks Hanshin repeat as Churchill spring meet closes
Fans who don’t get their stakes fill on Saturday’s Stephen Foster Day program at Churchill Downs will have more to feast on Sunday as the curtain comes down on the track’s 2024 spring meet. Much […]
Ottoman Fleet looks to give connections a lift in Wise Dan
After a largely unproductive session at Royal Ascot last week, Godolphin and trainer Charlie Appleby will hope their American-based squad can provide some better results. One who very much could is Ottoman Fleet, the likely […]
Disarm to get a strong test in Stephen Foster
Gun Runner was a pretty good three-year-old and even better at four in 2017, when he captured the Stephen Foster (G1) en route to a victory in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) and Horse of […]
Vahva maintains perfect Churchill Downs record in Chicago
Despite being at a tactical disadvantage both on paper and on the track, Vahva maintained her undefeated record over the Churchill Downs strip by taking the $249,500 Chicago (G3) on Saturday. Last seen taking the […]
Favorites figure tough to beat in Ohio Derby, Chicago
The graded stakes offerings in the U.S. this coming Saturday are limited to a pair of Grade 3s in the Midwest, both of which will have formidable favorites. Catching Freedom, a respectable fourth in the […]
Society Man caps banner weekend for Gargan in Matt Winn; Easy for Emery in Leslie’s Lady
One day after Dornoch in the Belmont (G1), trainer Danny Gargan’s other Derby also-ran, Society Man, likewise bounced back in the Matt Winn (G3) at Churchill Downs. […]