Edgeway outduels Slammed to win Rancho Bernardo again
Sunday’s Rancho Bernardo H. (G3) was a virtual match race between defending champion Edgeway and prime challenger Slammed, both in the betting and on the racetrack. […]
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Heywoods Beach outlasts Tizamagician in Cougar II; Irideo surprises Strait-less Wickerr
At Del Mar on Sunday, Heywoods Beach dethroned 9-10 favorite Tizamagician in the Cougar II (G3), and Irideo pulled a $65 upset in the Wickerr S. after the big scratch of Smooth Like Strait. […]
Flightline stays perfect, romps in Met Mile after slow start
Shipping outside of California for the first time, Flightline lit up Belmont Park with an eye-popping performance in Saturday’s $1 million Metropolitan H. […]
American Theorem springs Triple Bend upset; Bran, Cairo Memories take turf stakes
American Theorem nipped an ultra-game Principe Carlo in the Triple Bend (G2), as the 3-10 favorite Brickyard Ride faded at Santa Anita. […]
Flightline proves a class apart in Malibu rout
Sunday’s $301,000 Malibu (G1) was supposed to present Flightline with a class test, but the unbeaten colt was a class apart from the opposition at Santa Anita. […]
Grace Adler crushes Del Mar Debutante; Flightline flirts with track record
Grace Adler dominated the Del Mar Debutante (G1), longshot Liam’s Dove broke her maiden in the Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf, and unbeaten sophomore Flightline also grabbed attention on the Sunday card. […]
Tripoli accelerates to victory in Pacific Classic
Finishing powerfully from just off the pace, Tripoli notched his first stakes win in Saturday’s $1 million Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar. The four-year-old colt rallied to overhaul pacesetter Tizamagician, scoring by a 1 […]
Flagstaff comes through in mass finish
Lane’s End Racing and Hronis Racing’s Flagstaff followed the leaders from midpack in Saturday’s $500,000 Churchill Downs S. (G1), circled several rivals entering the stretch, lost the lead briefly to Whitmore and then to Lexitonian, […]
Rock Your World lives up to his name in Santa Anita Derby
The Kentucky Derby (G1) picture on the West Coast experienced a seismic shift Saturday, as unbeaten turf performer Rock Your World seamlessly transferred his game to dirt in the $752,000 Santa Anita Derby (G1). […]
Red King holds off United in Del Mar ‘Cap to secure Breeders’ Cup berth
With a bold move into contention second time down the backside, Red King was able to get the jump over odds-on favorite United and held off that rival in the final strides to win Saturday’s […]