Mixto springs 22-1 Pacific Classic upset
Longshots reigned supreme in Saturday’s $1,001,500 Pacific Classic (G1) racing 1 1/4 miles over the Del Mar main track, with 22-1 Mixto edging 7-1 Full Serrano in narrow fashion. […]
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series
Raging Torrent edges The Chosen Vron in Pat O’Brien battle
In a thrilling battle down the Del Mar homestretch, up-and-coming sophomore sprinter Raging Torrent got the better of California-bred sensation The Chosen Vron in the $251,500 Pat O’Brien (G2). […]
Fierceness, Mindframe highlight Pletcher trio in eight-horse Haskell
Todd Pletcher will seek his fourth victory in Saturday’s $1 million Haskell (G1) at Monmouth Park, entering three of the eight runners in the 1 1/8-mile fixture for three-year-olds at Monmouth Park, but the Hall […]
Royal Ascot: Kyprios overcomes all to reclaim Gold Cup title
The historic 2 1/2-mile Gold Cup (G1) on Day 3 of Royal Ascot came down to a tremendous homestretch battle in which 2022 winner Kyprios continued an against-all-odds comeback to reclaim his title. […]
Royal Ascot: Auguste Rodin gives O’Brien 400th Group 1 win
Trainer Aidan O’Brien picked up the 400th Group 1 win of his career when 2023 Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) hero Augustin Rodin pounced to a determined triumph in the Prince of Wales’s (G1) at Royal Ascot. […]
Idiomatic stamps Breeders’ Cup Distaff ticket with decisive Spinster score
Idiomatic continued her giant year with a decisive victory in Sunday’s Spinster (G1) at Keeneland, cementing her status as the favorite for the 2023 Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1). […]
Committee of One, Can Group rally boldly to win Indian Summer, Bourbon
Tremendous homestretch rallies carried talented two-year-olds to victory in a pair of Sunday turf stakes at Keeneland. […]
Didia rallies in Rodeo Drive; Slider fights back in Speakeasy
A four-month layoff didn’t stop 11-10 favorite Didia from posting a comfortable victory in Saturday’s Rodeo Drive (G2) racing 1 1/4 miles over the Santa Anita turf course. […]
Gold Phoenix repeats in Del Mar Handicap; Motorious, Du Jour, Ceiling Crusher win graded stakes
The Pacific Classic (G1) may have been the feature race on Saturday’s action-packed card at Del Mar, but the seaside oval hosted four other graded stakes for good measure. […]
Royal Ascot: Mostahdaf upsets Prince of Wales’s, Crimson Advocate wins Queen Mary for U.S.
The feature event on Day 2 of Royal Ascot produced a surprising upset as 12-1 longshot Mostahdaf beat a bevy of top-level winners in the Prince of Wales’s (G1). […]