The Grey Wizard goes last to first in Belmont Gold Cup, earns berth in Melbourne Cup
Runner-up to Siskany in last year’s Belmont Gold Cup (G2), The Grey Wizard took top honors in Thursday’s renewal at Saratoga. […]
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Belmont Gold Cup hero Siskany hopes to retain title at Saratoga
The four-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival opens Thursday at its temporary home of Saratoga, with the Belmont Gold Cup (G2) anchoring a quartet of stakes on the card. […]
Soldier Rising aims for elusive first graded win in third Red Smith attempt
Despite placing six times at Grade 1 level, including four times this season alone, Soldier Rising enters the $300,000 Red Smith (G2) at Aqueduct on Saturday in search of an elusive first graded stakes win. […]
Therapist upsets United Nations; Consumer Spending surges in Matchmaker
Saturday’s United Nations (G1) appeared to be an opportunity for lightly-raced contenders to raise their profiles in the turf division. Instead, eight-year-old stalwart Therapist was the one to score a new career high. […]
Red Knight tops United Nations; Search Results goes for repeat in Molly Pitcher
Red Knight seemingly found the cutback to 1 1/4 miles for the Manhattan (G1) in early June too sharp, but the ageless wonder is a likely danger stepping back up to a three-turn, 1 3/8 […]
Ortiz bags five at Colonial including Virginia Derby with Capensis
Capensis was one of the more inexperienced runners among a field of 10 in Tuesday’s $305,000 Virginia Derby (G3). That didn’t dissuade the betting public, which made the gray son of Tapit the 8-5 favorite. […]
Royal Patronage looking to give Motion another Virginia Derby success
Virginia Derby (G3) — Colonial Downs Race 10 (6:14 p.m. ET) After meeting some of the best three-year-olds in Europe and the U.S. earlier in the season, Royal Patronage will look to get reacquainted with […]
Stone Age, Nations Pride among Belmont Derby invaders
Belmont Derby (G1) — Race 9 (5:12 p.m. ET) American-based three-year-olds have held the recent advantage in the $1 million Belmont Derby (G1), winning six times since the race became an international attraction in 2014. […]
Emmanuel enjoys switch to turf in Pennine Ridge
Although the Triple Crown trail didn’t pan out for Emmanuel, the well-bred son of More Than Ready looked tailor-made for turf. So it proved in Saturday’s Pennine Ridge (G2) at Belmont Park. […]
Unanimous Consent brings unbeaten mark to Pennine Ridge
Perfect from three starts, Unanimous Consent will seek his first graded win in Saturday’s $200,000 Pennine Ridge (G2) at Belmont Park. The Chad Brown-trained colt tops a field of seven, including a main-track only runner, […]