Silent Poet upsets Highlander; Mutamakina holds on in Dance Smartly
Favorites were overturned in the three Woodbine turf stakes on Queen’s Plate Day, culminating in Silent Poet’s upstaging of odds-on Caravel in the $308,458 Highlander (G1). […]
Mark Casse
Got Stormy reclaims Fourstardave title, earns BC Mile berth
Getting the firm grounds she craves over the Saratoga turf that she loves, Got Stormy recorded her second victory in the $500,000 Fourstardave H. (G1) in three years against the boys on Saturday. Guided by […]
Pappacap lives up to billing in Best Pal; Princess Grace stylish in Yellow Ribbon
East Coast shippers swept both graded stakes at Del Mar Saturday, Pappacap in the Best Pal S. (G2) and Princess Grace in the Yellow Ribbon H. (G2). […]
Souper Sensational rallies fast for Victory Ride
Souper Sensational proved best in Saturday’s $150,000 Victory Ride (G3) at Belmont Park, closing powerfully to earn her first graded stakes win. A troubled fourth in the April 30 Eight Belles (G2) at Churchill Downs, […]
Helium turns back Hidden Stash in Tampa Bay Derby
Helium withstood a challenge from Hidden Stash and prevailed by a nearly length in Saturday’s $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2), joining the Kentucky Derby picture with a 15-1 upset. The Mark Casse-trained colt improved to […]
Antoinette, Got Stormy among impressive graded grass winners at Gulfstream
Photo finishes were a recurring theme on Saturday at Gulfstream Park. Case in point? Three of the four graded turf stakes for older horses were decided by margins of less than a length. The first […]
Gretzky the Great reverts to Tapeta in Battaglia; Casse has trio in Cincinnati Trophy
Turfway Park’s $100,000 John Battaglia Memorial S. and $65,000 Cincinnati Trophy were added as points races, respectively, on the Road to the Kentucky Derby and Oaks, and both proved popular by attracting overflow fields of […]
Curlin’s Catch dominates Suncoast; Get Smokin, Counterparty Risk capture Tampa turf stakes
A maiden when the year started, Curlin’s Catch has wasted little time improving her lot in the past five weeks. On Saturday, the 3-year-old filly dominated rivals in the $100,000 Suncoast S. at Tampa Bay […]
Sun Path looks to continue ascent, Souper Sensational returns in Silverbulletday
One race prior to the Lecomte Stakes (G3) on Saturday’s “Road to the Derby Kickoff” Day at Fair Grounds, 3-year-old fillies will compete for Kentucky Oaks (G1) points in the $150,000 Silverbulletday Stakes. Like the […]
Ride a Comet produces strongest late kick in Tropical Turf
Reported tendon issues kept Ride a Comet off the track for more than two years after his victory in the 2018 Del Mar Derby (G2), but the 6-year-old has done nothing but win since his […]