Country Grammer the one to beat in Awesome Again
It would be hard to fault Country Grammer if the horse felt as if he had won last month’s Pacific Classic (G1), with the winning Flightline so far ahead of him (by 19 lengths) and […]
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Flightline defies description winning Pacific Classic
Exceptional. Extraordinary. Pick any adjective, and none could sufficiently encapsulate the performance Flightline turned in Saturday in the $1 million Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar. Displaying shades of Secretariat-like authority over five hapless rivals, […]
Flightline pegged at 1-5 in six-horse Pacific Classic
Unbeaten from four starts, top older horse Flightline will make an anticipated two-turn debut against five challengers in Saturday’s $1 million Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar. The John Sadler-trained four-year-old colt will break from […]
Royal Ship sails past Country Grammer in San Diego
Dubai World Cup (G1) hero Country Grammer was sent off as the 2-1 favorite in his comeback in Saturday’s San Diego H. (G2), but his old archrival Royal Ship was too sharp in the 1 1/16-mile test. […]
Country Grammer back for San Diego; American Theorem heads 10 in Bing Crosby
San Diego H. (G2) – Race 10 (9:30 p.m. ET) Last seen winning the Dubai World Cup (G1) in late March, Country Grammer will return to face eight rivals in Saturday’s $300,000 San Diego H. […]
Country Grammer closes as Life Is Good fades in Dubai World Cup
For the first 1 1/8 miles of Saturday’s $12 million Dubai World Cup (G1), Life Is Good looked like a good thing. […]
Life Is Good draws rail in Dubai World Cup
Pegasus World Cup (G1) winner Life Is Good heads a strong North American quartet set to contest the $12 million Dubai World Cup (G1) at Meydan Saturday. Life Is Good will be seeking his seventh […]
Local hero Emblem Road springs $229.20 upset in Saudi Cup
Elite campaigners from the world over descended upon Riyadh for the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1), but the trophy stayed home thanks to 113-1 longshot Emblem Road. […]
Mandaloun aims to dethrone Mishriff in Saudi Cup
Saturday’s $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) field includes defending champion Mishriff; Mandaloun and familiar foe Midnight Bourbon; fellow U.S. shippers Art Collector and Country Grammer; the Japanese duo of Breeders’ Cup shocker Marche Lorraine and champion T O Keynes; and the outstanding European turfistes Sealiway and Real World. […]
Country Grammer fights back to deny Royal Ship in Hollywood Gold Cup
When Royal Ship collared Country Grammer in the stretch of Monday’s $301,000 Hollywood Gold Cup (G1), the duo appeared bound to reprise their hard-fought exacta from the April 17 Californian (G2). But Country Grammer proved a more redoubtable foe in the rematch. […]