Miles Ahead reels in Montalcino to repeat in Thanksgiving Classic
One year after romping as the favorite in the Thanksgiving Classic at Fair Grounds, Jay Em Ess Stable’s Miles Ahead returned to defend his title in less auspicious circumstances. […]
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O’Connor earns first U.S. stakes win in Fayette
O’Connor looked like a potential star when making a promising U.S. debut at Gulfstream a little more than a year ago. However, the Chilean import went winless in his next six starts, earning only minor […]
Just Might, Chess Chief among post-Christmas stakes stars at Fair Grounds
Fair Grounds standouts Just Might and Chess Chief were among the shining stars during Sunday’s stakes-packed card at the New Orleans oval. […]
Just Might goes all the way in Thanksgiving Classic at Fair Grounds
Speed reigned in both stakes on opening day at Fair Grounds, as Just Might wired the Thanksgiving Classic and front-running Breeze Rider fought back in the Joseph R. Peluso Memorial. […]
Navratilova topples higher seeds in Valley View
Navratilova won her second career stakes in Friday’s $150,000 Valley View S. (G3) at Keeneland in the same way that she won her first over the summer: in wire-to-wire fashion. Sent from the start by […]
Change of Control shines in rainy Franklin County
Change of Control made it a clean sweep of Keeneland’s turf sprints for older fillies and mares this season by taking the $150,000 Franklin County S. (G3) on Friday. Contested in a driving rain, which […]
Carribean Caper romps in Dogwood; King Fury, Everett’s Song win Churchill stakes
Three-year-old were showcased in a trio of stakes at Churchill Downs Saturday. Dogwood (G3) Carribean Caper stylishly remained unbeaten, and picked up her first graded triumph, when rolling to a six-length score in the $275,000 […]
Super Stock back in business in Ellis Park Derby
Ellis Park hosted five stakes Sunday, anchored by the $200,000 Ellis Park Derby. […]
Con Lima pounces in Wonder Again; Happy Soul romps in Astoria
The Belmont Stakes Racing Festival opened Thursday with a trio of black-type events. While Con Lima rolled at 8.30-1 in the Wonder Again S. (G3), Change of Control went off at a much shorter 1.45-1 in the Intercontinental S. (G3), and Happy Soul aired as a prohibitive odds-on favorite in the Astoria S. […]
Juliet Foxtrot leads rivals on merry dance in Jenny Wiley
Juliet Foxtrot capitalized as the controlling speed in the Jenny Wiley S. (G1) on a rainy Saturday at Keeneland, while Silver Dust was determined in the Ben Ali S. (G3), and Change of Control sprang an upset in the Giant’s Causeway. […]