Deterministic takes Virginia Derby as Franco wins five stakes
Road to the Kentucky Derby alumni took center stage in Saturday’s $500,000 Virginia Derby (G3) at Colonial Downs. […]
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Main Event hangs on in Ft. Lauderdale; Full Count Felicia skims rail in Suwannee River
Saturday’s Pegasus Preview Day at Gulfstream Park included preps for turf performers with designs on the Jan. 27 blockbuster card. […]
Lost Ark raids off-the-turf Jockey Club Derby; Today’s Flavor relishes sloppy Sprint
After the running of the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (G1) at a yielding Aqueduct, persistent rain washed the Belmont Turf Sprint and Jockey Club Derby off the turf. The surface switch materially altered their character. […]
Second-time starter Integration proves an all-pro in Virginia Derby
It took a long time for Integration to make it to the races, but he’s proven over the last four weeks at Colonial Downs that the wait was worth it. A 6 1/2-length debut winner […]
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). […]
No Nay Mets, Crimson Advocate book Royal Ascot tickets in Royal Palm Juvenile stakes
One trainer swept Gulfstream Park’s inaugural turf stakes for two-year-olds with designs on Royal Ascot, but it wasn’t Wesley Ward. […]
Gufo, Fearless dominate Florida Derby Day stakes at Gulfstream
Gufo kicked off what could be another stellar campaign in 2022 with a two-length triumph in the $200,000 Pan American S. (G2), one of eight stakes that supported the Florida Derby (G1) and Gulfstream Park […]
Share the Ride, Lead Guitar, Lovestruck keep on winning at Aqueduct
The 5-year-old gelding Share the Ride has improved by leaps and bounds since being claimed by trainer Antonio Arriaga in July. Never was this more apparent than on Sunday at Aqueduct, when the son of […]
Rocketry, Highly Motivated among impressive stakes winners on Breeders’ Cup Friday undercard
A mixture of logical favorites and surprising longshots took center stage in the five undercard stakes races on Breeders’ Cup Friday at Keeneland. The action kicked off with the $125,000 Nyquist S., a 6 1/2-furlong […]
Vekoma wires rivals in Met Mile; Tacitus, Frank’s Rockette prevail as favorites
Vekoma has his pick of Breeders’ Cup targets in November after registering a gate-to-wire triumph in the $500,000 Metropolitan H. (G1) at Belmont Park on Saturday. Four weeks after dominating the Carter H. (G1), a […]