Serengeti Empress the one to beat in Pocahontas
The Road to the 2019 Kentucky Oaks (G1) begins at Churchill Downs Saturday with the $200,000 Pocahontas S. (G2) – also a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) over the […]
Road to the Kentucky Oaks
Asmussen duo looms large in 12-horse Iroquois
The Road to the Kentucky Derby series kicks off Saturday with the $150,000 Iroquois (G3) at Churchill Downs, the first of 35 races that determine preference for a 20-horse field in the first leg of […]
Road to the Kentucky Derby series begins with Iroquois
America’s greatest race, the Kentucky Derby (G1) will be offered for the 145th consecutive year on May 4, 2019, and the Road to the Kentucky Derby series (RTKD) has determined preference for the 20-horse field […]
Amy’s Challenge seeking to last longer in Fantasy
As was the case in last month’s Honeybee (G3), Amy’s Challenge appears the filly to catch in Friday’s $400,000 Fantasy (G3) at Oaklawn Park over 1 1/16 miles. This time, connections hope she can hang […]
Gas Station Sushi captures Beaumont
Gas Station Sushi entered Sunday’s $150,000 Beaumont Stakes (G3) boasting only one race, a 3 1/2-length maiden score at Del Mar last August 6, but exited the Keeneland contest a graded winner for trainer Richard […]
Midnight Bisou rallies for Santa Anita Oaks triumph
Midnight Bisou ran in the rear of the pack for much of Saturday’s $401,380 Santa Anita Oaks (G1) under jockey Mike Smith, but was in front when it mattered – on the wire. Sent off […]
Monomoy Girl wires Ashland
Monomoy Girl made her case for favoritism in the May 4 Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs by easily wiring the $500,000 Ashland Stakes (G1) at Keeneland on Saturday. The race is part of the […]
My Miss Lilly prevails in Gazelle
Courtlandt Farms’ My Miss Lilly recorded a half-length victory in Saturday’s $300,000 Gazelle Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct following a stretch-long duel with pacesetter Sara Street and 20-1 longshot Virginia Key. Sara Street quickly grabbed command […]
Weekend Kentucky Oaks preps offer fillies a chance to shine
Four of the remaining five races in the Road to the Kentucky Oaks series of prep races take place this weekend, and some top contenders for the May 4 Kentucky Oaks (G1) are lining up. […]
Coach Rocks upsets Take Charge Paula in Gulfstream Park Oaks
Coach Rocks raced down the center of the stretch on Saturday to take her stakes debut in the $250,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) by 1 1/2 lengths. Jockey Luis Saez settled Coach Rocks in midpack […]