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 […]
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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 […]
North Dakota surges late to upset Red Smith
Making only his second career stakes appearance in Saturday’s $100,000 Red Smith Stakes (G3), the 4-year-old North Dakota hinted there could be more big performances ahead of him when a late surge propelled him to […]
Sadler’s Joy faces tough field in Red Smith title defense
The run-up to Sadler’s Joy‘s title defense in Saturday’s $100,000 Red Smith Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct looks a lot like last year with the 7-year-old looking to repeat in the 1 3/8-mile grass test after […]
Red Knight makes all the right moves in Sycamore
After splitting Breeders’ Cup-bound Arklow and Zulu Alpha at Kentucky Downs, Red Knight ran himself into Turf (G1) consideration in Thursday’s $150,000 Sycamore Stakes (G3) at Keeneland. The 2.40-1 favorite had the gears for deft […]
Red Knight among several top players in Sycamore
Having turned in an impressive second-place effort in last month’s Kentucky Turf Cup (G3) following a layoff of more than eight months, Red Knight is among several serious contenders in Thursday’s $150,000 Sycamore Stakes (G3) […]
Arklow returns to form in Kentucky Turf Cup win
Arklow had endured tough times since winning the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (G1) at Belmont Park last October, recording four unplaced finishes during a five-race losing streak, but turned things around nicely with a 1 […]