Elusive Princess gets away in soggy Saratoga Oaks
French import Elusive Princess reveled in soft ground in the Saratoga Oaks (G3), which turned out to be the only turf race contested at a rainy Spa on Friday. […]
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Hall of Fame, Saratoga Oaks attract serious European challengers
European raiders could play prominent roles in Friday’s two grass features for three-year-olds at Saratoga, the $500,000 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame (G2) over one mile and the $400,000 Saratoga Oaks (G3) for […]
Aspen Grove upsets U.S. foes in Belmont Oaks; Charge It much the best in Suburban
Aspen Grove has been a filly rarely respected in the betting, having gone to post at a double-digit price in all but one of her seven starts. However, she’s one to taken more seriously going […]
Brown, Motion field strong entries in Belmont Oaks; talent runs deep in Victory Ride
Trainer Chad Brown, a five-time winner of the $500,000 Belmont Oaks (G1), will field a strong pair in Saturday’s renewal of the 1 1/4-mile grass test for three-year-old fillies. Both Aspray and Prerequisite enter the […]
Heavy favorites Set Piece, Mission of Joy, Webslinger take Churchill turf stakes
Odds-on favorites swept all three of Saturday’s turf stakes on Stephen Foster Preview Day at Churchill Downs. Arlington (G3) In anticipation of a fast pace set-up in the $206,750 Arlington (G3), Set Piece went off […]
Heavenly Sunday wires Edgewood field
Heavenly Sunday went right to the front in Friday’s Edgewood Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs and never looked back, recording a three-quarter-length score. […]
Grade 1 winners clash in Modesty; Caravel imposing in Unbridled Sidney
Friday’s trio of grass stakes for females on the Kentucky Oaks Day undercard at Churchill Downs doesn’t quite have the star power as the dirt stakes, but the two most lucrative ones have come up […]
Goodnight Olive returns a winner in Madison; Caravel hangs on in Shakertown
The wins just keep on coming for champion female sprinter Goodnight Olive, who kicked off her 2023 campaign Saturday with a one-length victory in the $580,000 Madison (G1) at Keeneland. Returning to the scene of […]
Endorsed upsets Charge It in Gulfstream Park Mile
On a stakes-packed Saturday afternoon at Gulfstream Park, Endorsed continued his hot streak with a 5-1 upset in the Gulfstream Park Mile (G2). […]