Grand Sonata strikes chord in WAYI Kentucky Turf Cup
Whisper Hill Farm’s homebred Grand Sonata finished with a crescendo to surprise Saturday’s Kentucky Turf Cup (G2) in course-record time at Kentucky Downs. […]
Todd Pletcher
Fierceness hangs on over Thorpedo Anna in epic Travers renewal
Saturday’s $1.25 million Travers (G1) at Saratoga lived up to its advance billing, and if there is one major takeaway from it, it’s that little separates the country’s top three-year-old colt and the overwhelming dominant […]
Candied, Miss Justify provide Pletcher with strong hand in Alabama
Todd Pletcher will send out a pair of top contenders, Candied and Miss Justify, in Saturday’s $600,000 Alabama (G1) at Saratoga. The 1 1/4-mile test drew eight three-year-old fillies, and Candied looms as a likely […]
Showcase stars in Saratoga Special; Surveillance romps in off-the-turf Troy
Proving that precociousness runs in the family, Showcase bounded home an easy winner of the $200,000 Saratoga Special (G2) on Saturday. […]
Fierceness repels Sierra Leone, follows rebound pattern in Jim Dandy
Since capturing his career debut 11 months ago, Fierceness has won every other start, and the Mike Repole homebred colt sought to rebound in Saturday’s $500,000 Jim Dandy (G2) after finishing 15th as the favorite […]
Idiomatic prevails after stiff test in Molly Pitcher; Tapit Trice returns smartly in Monmouth Cup
Monmouth Park featured a pair of graded stakes for older horses on Saturday’s Haskell (G1) undercard, the $490,000 Molly Pitcher (G3) and $400,000 Monmouth Cup (G3), and a pair of notable runners, champion Idiomatic and […]
Fierceness, Mindframe highlight Pletcher trio in eight-horse Haskell
Todd Pletcher will seek his fourth victory in Saturday’s $1 million Haskell (G1) at Monmouth Park, entering three of the eight runners in the 1 1/8-mile fixture for three-year-olds at Monmouth Park, but the Hall […]
Kingsbarns drives clear, stamps Classic ticket with Foster upset
Spendthrift Farm’s Kingsbarns launched a bold rally leaving the far turn to take a clear lead in upper stretch and rolled home to a 2 1/2-length victory in Saturday’s $1 million Stephen Foster (G1) at […]
Bright Future returns strong in Salvator Mile; Tuscan Sky impresses in Pegasus
Monmouth Park featured four stakes on Saturday, and the Todd Pletcher-Javier Castellano combo won both events on the main track. Last seen finishing sixth in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) […]
National Treasure runs away from Met Mile rivals; Crupi gives Pletcher a Suburban hat trick
Fourteen years after Quality Road landed the Metropolitan H. (G1) as the favorite, his son, National Treasure, followed suit in Saturday’s $1 million renewal. […]