Bees and Honey posts upset in Comely
Bees and Honey, who broke her maiden for a $75,000 tag a little more than six weeks ago, improved her value significantly when posting a 13-1 upset of the $200,000 Comely S. (G3) at Aqueduct […]
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Bourbonic gives Pletcher sixth win in Wood Memorial shocker
Trainer Todd Pletcher had won the Wood Memorial (G2) five times since 2010, but relied on two outsiders to win a sixth in Saturday’s $750,000 renewal at Aqueduct. Not only did Pletcher do it, but […]
American Pharoah scores cross-country double with Thankful, As Time Goes By
Two fillies from American Pharoah’s first crop gave their Triple Crown-winning sire a cross-country double on Sunday. Thankful showed determination in her first stakes victory in the $100,000 Ladies Handicap at Aqueduct, while fellow 4-year-old […]
True Timber upsets Cigar Mile in third attempt
The third time in the $250,000 Cigar Mile H. (G1) was the charm for True Timber at Aqueduct on Saturday as the veteran 6-year-old sprung un upset while recording his first win in more than […]
Luck turns in favor of Mutamakina in Long Island
A tough-luck third in her U.S. debut last month in the Zagora S., Mutamakina had no easy task either in Saturday’s $100,000 Long Island Stakes (G3) when having to overcome a dawdling pace set by […]
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 […]
Moon Colony upsets Penn Mile
A yielding turf course arguably proved the waterloo for 7-5 favorite A Thread of Blue in Saturday’s $500,000 Penn Mile (G2), but conditions suited John C. Oxley’s Moon Colony just fine. Trained by Mark Casse, […]
Santa Monica’s Sheepshead Bay score highlights Belmont card
by Tommy Raymond R Unicorn Stable’s Santa Monica recorded her second straight graded score by coming from last to first in very soft conditions in Saturday’s $194,000 Sheepshead Bay Stakes (G2) at Belmont Park. Settled […]
Pure Sensation guts out third Turf Monster success
Nearly two months after losing for the first time in five outings over the Parx turf, Pure Sensation was back in the groove Monday in the $300,000 Turf Monster H. (G3), edging Vision Perfect by […]
Funtastic springs 23-1 surprise as Brown’s fourth-stringer in United Nations
Chad Brown trainees could have been expected to fight out the finish of Saturday’s $315,000 United Nations (G1), with the reigning two-time Eclipse champion trainer represented by four of the nine runners in the Monmouth […]