Rebel’s Romance rolls to course record in Breeders’ Cup Turf
Rebel’s Romance capped a brilliant Breeders’ Cup for Godolphin when driving to a course record-setting victory in Saturday’s Turf (G1). […]
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Highland Chief rides rail to Sycamore victory
If not for a brief virus, Highland Chief would have contested last Saturday’s Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (G1) at Aqueduct. But trainer Graham Motion’s fallback plan worked out just fine. […]
Top-level talent abounds in Grade 3 Sycamore
It would be more than fair to characterize Friday’s $300,000 Sycamore S. (G3) at Keeneland as a Grade 3 event in name only. Indeed, the 1 1/2-mile grass test for older horses has come up […]
Red Knight edges Gufo in Kentucky Turf Cup
Veteran gelding Red Knight is reaching new heights at age eight, earning his biggest career victory in Saturday’s $1 million Kentucky Turf Cup (G2) at Kentucky Downs, and the late runner secured a spot in […]
Gufo tops Kentucky Turf Cup; Ladies Turf features rematch, Mint Million brought back
Six graded stakes highlight a dynamite 12-race program Saturday at Kentucky Downs on Saturday. The $1 million Kentucky Turf Cup (G2) and $750,000 Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf (G3) were originally scheduled, and the $1 million Mint Million (G3) has been brought back after being canceled due to adverse weather conditions at the all-turf venue last Saturday. […]
Cross Border earns repeat victory in Bowling Green
Awarded the victory via disqualification in last summer’s Bowling Green S. (G2), Cross Border earned his repeat score outright in Saturday’s $250,000 renewal at Saratoga […]
Gufo adds blinkers for Grand Couturier; First Captain makes stakes debut in Dwyer
Grand Couturier S. — Race 6 (3:34 p.m. ET) After uncorking rallies that came too late in a pair of stakes earlier in the Belmont Park meet, the hope is the addition of blinkers will […]
Arklow rallies to win Louisville in stakes-record time
Class on the grass is generally no misnomer, and Arklow had it in spades over his rivals in Saturday’s $150,000 Louisville S. (G3) at Churchill Downs. The multi-millionaire seven-year-old made his first run since November a winning one as the 13-10 favorite, prevailing by one length in the 1 1/2-mile fixture. […]
Arklow looms large in Louisville return
Louisville S. (G3) — Race 11 (5:58 p.m. ET) Although batting only .250 over the Churchill Downs turf course, and having lost last year’s renewal by a head, the venerable seven-year-old Arklow still looms large […]
Red Knight, North Dakota rubber match on tap in Elkhorn
Elkhorn S. (G2) — Race 9 (5:30 p.m. ET) Red Knight will look to make amends on a couple accounts as the likely favorite in Saturday’s $200,000 Elkhorn S. (G2) at Keeneland, a 1 1/2-mile […]