Skippylongstocking romps in Charles Town Classic; Society, Vahva, shine in undercard stakes
Skippylongstocking has long shown flashes of talent. Now he’s a millionaire thanks to a runaway triumph in Friday’s Charles Town Classic (G2). […]
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Carl Spackler tops Brown exacta in Hall of Fame
Carl Spackler had the bettors going for him in Friday’s $500,000 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame (G2) at Saratoga. Which was nice. Sent off as the 2-1 favorite in the one-mile grass test […]
Pretty Mischievous inherits victory in tragic Test
The 2023 edition of the $500,000 Test (G1) at Saratoga on Saturday will be a race long remembered at the historic spa course, but for entirely the wrong reasons. Multiple graded stakes winner Maple Leaf […]
Pauline’s Pearl rallies in Fleur de Lis; Bango wins Kelly’s Landing for second time
Saturday’s $367,000 Fleur de Lis (G2) at Ellis Park lost more than half of its original field due to scratches, leaving just three older fillies and mares to battle it out over 1 1/8 miles. […]
Society brilliant in record-setting Chicago
Society stretched out to 1 1/16 miles to win the Cotillion (G1) last fall, and three of her previous four starts had come at two-turn distances, but she showed a preference for dirt sprints recording […]
Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint champ Caravel books return ticket in WAYI Jaipur
Reigning Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) champion Caravel originally had Royal Ascot in her June datebook, until connections preferred to stay stateside for Saturday’s Jaipur (G1) at Belmont Park. […]
Rattle N Roll charges late for Blame; Gunite, Idiomatic star on ‘Stephen Foster Preview Day’ program
Rattle N Roll burst through an opening in midstretch and closed boldly to win Saturday’s $225,000 Blame (G3) at Churchill Downs. A prep for the Stephen Foster (G1) in early July, the 1 1/8-mile Blame […]
Heavy favorites Set Piece, Mission of Joy, Webslinger take Churchill turf stakes
Odds-on favorites swept all three of Saturday’s turf stakes on Stephen Foster Preview Day at Churchill Downs. Arlington (G3) In anticipation of a fast pace set-up in the $206,750 Arlington (G3), Set Piece went off […]
Fluffy Socks topples Spendarella in Churchill Distaff Turf Mile
Jockey Irad Ortiz turned around a tough Kentucky Derby Day in the Churchill Distaff Turf Mile (G2), steering Fluffy Socks to upset favored Spendarella. […]
Pretty Mischievous bounces back with blinkers on in the Kentucky Oaks
Breaking from post 14 and sporting blinkers for the first time, Pretty Mischievous battled to victory in the Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs. […]