Gala Brand outkicks the boys in With Anticipation
Astute anticipation of the Saratoga weather set the stage for Gala Brand to beat the boys in Thursday’s $175,000 With Anticipation (G3). […]
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Casa Creed drives past Annapolis, punches Mile ticket in Fourstardave repeat
Third in upper stretch, Casa Creed kicked powerfully for home to defend his title in Saturday’s $500,000 Fourstardave H. (G1) at Saratoga, overtaking Annapolis in deep stretch of the mile turf affair. Luis Saez rides […]
Channel Maker wires Bowling Green; Mullen to hospital after Rebel’s Romance spill
Sunday’s Bowling Green (G2) at Saratoga took a gut-wrenching turn when odds-on favorite Rebel’s Romance clipped heels in midpack, and jockey Richard Mullen was catapulted onto the turf course. […]
Elite Power overtakes Gunite in final strides of Vanderbilt
Champion male sprint Elite Power dug deep to extend his win streak to eight in Saturday’s $350,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. (G1) at Saratoga, closing fast in deep stretch to edge Gunite by a head […]
Scotland wires Curlin to emerge as Travers candidate; Surge Capacity takes Lake George
Late-blooming sophomore Scotland put himself into Travers (G1) consideration with a front-running victory in Friday’s $130,950 Curlin S. at Saratoga. […]
Casa Creed outruns Annapolis in Kelso
A mile over the turf at Saratoga again proved a perfect fit for the seven-year-old veteran Casa Creed, who got the jump on favored Annapolis and beat that rival by one length in Saturday’s $175,000 […]
Cody’s Wish all class in Met Mile
Remarkable fan favorite Cody’s Wish was an authoritative winner of the $1 million Metropolitan H. (G1) at Belmont Park on Saturday, giving Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott his first ever win in the famed […]
Elite Power extends win streaks in True North
Reigning champion sprinter Elite Power ran his current win streak to seven races, and his unbeaten stakes mark to four, with a solid-looking 1 3/4-length tally in the $250,000 True North (G2) at Belmont Park on Saturday. […]
Heavily favored In Italian makes all in Just a Game
In Italian ran to her 1-5 odds in notching her second win of the season in Friday’s $485,000 Just a Game (G1) at Belmont Park under Irad Ortiz Jr. With no other speed to go […]
Cody’s Wish begins 2023 in style in Churchill Downs Stakes
Godolphin’s homebred Cody’s Wish returned to the races an emphatic winner in Saturday’s Churchill Downs S. (G1) at Churchill Downs. […]