Tiz and the Travers
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY — With his 5 1/2-length romp in the Travers Stakes (G1) on Saturday at Saratoga, Tiz the Law ran right smack into Kentucky Derby (G1) favoritism, on this oddest of Triple Crown […]
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Optimus Prime, Moscato among nine in Smithwick Memorial
The U.S. steeplechase season will look to build momentum at Saratoga beginning with Thursday’s $100,000 A.P. Smithwick Memorial (G1). […]
Newspaperofrecord toys with them in Just a Game; Mary just as Mean in New York
Once again dominant when allowed to set the narrative, Newspaperofrecord led throughout to give trainer Chad Brown his fourth straight win in Saturday’s $250,000 Just a Game (G1). The Klaravich Stables runner was the slight […]
Uni returns against Got Stormy, Newspaperofrecord in Just a Game
Champion female turf horse Uni did not opt for an easy return spot. Unraced since a 1 1/2-length victory in the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1), the English-bred daughter of More Than Ready will open her […]
Homerique bests Competitionofideas again in New York
Peter M. Brant’s Homerique outkicked stablemate Competitionofideas in their mutual reappearance in the Beaugay (G3) May 11, and the identical Chad Brown exacta held sway in Friday’s $600,000 New York (G2). Only this time, the […]
Arklow takes distance test in Belmont Gold Cup; Homerique tops Brown duo in New York
European shippers have plundered the Belmont Gold Cup Invitational (G2) for two years in a row, but the home team looks capable of reversing the trend in Friday’s $400,000 renewal at Belmont Park. Arklow brings […]
Hawksmoor steals the show in New York
Hawksmoor and jockey Julien Leparoux put on a front-running clinic against a stellar field of fillies and mares Friday in the $500,000 New York (G2) at Belmont Park. Left uncontested on the front end and going […]