Golden Pal scores early knockout in Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint
The competition knew Golden Pal was fast heading into Saturday’s $920,000 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) at Del Mar, but most weren’t expecting a knockout so early. […]
Wesley Ward
Twilight Gleaming streaks to Juvenile Turf Sprint win
Stonestreet Stables’ Twilight Gleaming made all the running in Friday’s $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G2) at Del Mar, opening the two-day,14-race championship event with a wire-to-wire victory. Trainer Wesley Ward and jockey […]
Independence Hall makes all in Fayette
In his pre-race study of Saturday’s $200,000 Fayette S. (G2) at Keeneland, jockey Javier Castellano noted the lack of apparent speed in the 1 1/8-mile fixture for older horses, especially following the scratch of Sleepy […]
Tiz the Bomb, Averly Jane book Breeders’ Cup tickets at Keeneland
Favorites obliged in Sunday’s Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” races for turf juveniles at Keeneland, but Averly Jane had a more straightforward time in the Indian Summer S. than Tiz the Bomb did in the Bourbon (G2). […]
Bell’s the One earns WAYI prize in TCA; Golden Pal best in Woodford
Saturday’s stakes-packed program at Keeneland included the Thoroughbred Club of America S. (G2), a “Win & You’re In” for the Nov. 6 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint G1), and the Woodford S. (G2) for […]
Golden Pal much the best in Quick Call comeback
Wesley Ward believes that Golden Pal will turn out to be the best he’s ever trained. The Uncle Mo colt appears determined to back up that claim, making a triumphant return in Thursday’s Quick Call S. (G3) at Saratoga. […]
Ward looks to start fast at Saratoga with Happy Soul, Golden Pal
Schuylerville S. (G3) — Race 9 (5:39 p.m. ET) Happy Soul, who’s won her last two starts by a combined margin of 23 1/4 lengths, will look to stay dominant among the juvenile filly set […]
Set Piece along in time to complete hat trick in Wise Dan
Speed reigned supreme in two of the three turf stakes at Churchill Downs on Saturday, making Set Piece’s last-to-first victory in the $300,000 Wise Dan S. (G2) all the more commendable. […]
Royal Ascot: Campanelle wins thrilling Commonwealth Cup via DQ
It’s safe to say there was plenty of drama to go around on Day 4 of racing at Royal Ascot. First, heavy rainfall nearly prompted the postponement of the card, leaving horsemen and horseplayers to […]
Royal Ascot: Love shrugs off long layoff to nab Prince of Wales’s Stakes
Love was in the air on Day 2 at Royal Ascot. Or—more specifically—the filly Love was in the air, flying to the finish line in the Prince of Wales’s S. (G1). […]