Hang the Moon eclipses favorites in $43 upset of John C. Mabee
Saturday’s John C. Mabee (G2) was supposed to be a showdown between Didia and Anisette, but the Phil D’Amato-trained Hang the Moon jumped up at odds of 20.50-1 at Del Mar. […]
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John C. Mabee offers rematch between Didia, Anisette; Nooni tops Del Mar Debutante
When Anisette first met Didia 11 months ago in the Rodeo Drive (G2) at Santa Anita, she was a relatively inexperienced three-year-old taking on a tough older mare while trying 1 1/4 miles for the […]
Didia looks to halt Brown dominance in Diana; Mentee makes stakes debut in Sanford
Didia enters Saturday’s $500,000 Diana (G1) at Saratoga off a signature victory in the New York (G1) over the same course five weeks ago, but as always, trainer Chad Brown is the one who the […]
Didia dominant in New York
Friday’s $750,000 New York (G1) came up terrifically deep on paper, but Didia looked in a different league when driving to her first U.S. Grade 1 victory. […]
New York Stakes lures classy, cosmopolitan field of 13
Unlike the Just a Game (G1) with its overrepresentation of Chad Brown runners, Friday’s other major event for turf distaffers at Saratoga, the $750,000 New York (G1), boasts a much more varied field of 13. […]
Dettori engineers $53.68 Jenny Wiley upset aboard Beaute Cachee
One week after winning six straight races at Santa Anita, riding legend Frankie Dettori put on another master class at Keeneland when guiding Beaute Cachee to a $53.68 upset of the Jenny Wiley (G1). […]
Derby spot on line for Hades in Lexington; Grade 1 talent runs deep in Jenny Wiley
The 2024 Road to the Kentucky Derby series comes to an end Saturday when Keeneland hosts the $400,000 Lexington (G3). However, among the field of 10, only Hades would benefit from the 20 Kentucky Derby […]
Didia rebounds with new tactics in Pegasus World Cup Filly & Mare Turf
Uncharacteristically lackluster in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) in her latest, Merriebelle Stable’s Didia was back to her best in Saturday’s Pegasus World Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G2) at Gulfstream Park. […]
Established names face younger threats in Pegasus Filly and Mare Turf
The $500,000 Pegasus World Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G2) on Saturday will pit several known quantities against a seemingly equal number of upstarts whose stock remains on the rise. The former group includes Queen […]
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. […]