Articles by James Scully

Tomoya Ozasa’s T O Elvis offered an amazing late run to win Saturday’s $1,840,000 Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) at Keeneland.
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Bacio put his speed on display and dominated Saturday’s $920,000 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) at Keeneland.
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Hughes remained unbeaten and provided Bob Baffert with a record-extending seventh win in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
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Emphatic launched a decisive move to seize control on the far turn and proved best in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Keeneland.
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American History overcame a slow start to win Saturday's $648,125 Breeders’ Futurity (G1) at Keeneland, rallying boldly past odds-on favorite Coach Pope and pacesetter Q B Rocket in deep stretch to score by a length.
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Keeneland offered a pair of sprint races with Breeders’ Cup implications Saturday, with Evanescence getting up late to win the $400,000 Thoroughbred Club of America (TCA) (G2) and Joe Shiesty recording a frontrunning win in the $376,900 Woodford (G2).
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Emphatic led all the way in Friday's Alcibiades (G1) at Keeneland, earning a free berth to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) and points toward the Kentucky Oaks (G1) next spring.
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Bishops Bay gamely won Ack Ack (G3), and Dragoon Guard rolled in the Lukas Classic (G2) at Churchill Downs, with Brad Cox and a red-hot Tyler Gaffalione sweeping both stakes.
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An odds-on favorite, Salahudin overcame a tough trip to prevail in Saturday's Iroquois (G3) at Churchill Downs, the first qualifier for the 2027 Kentucky Derby.
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Manuka Honey launched her bid leaving the far turn and drove to a two-length victory in the Pocahontas (G2) at Churchill Downs, winning the first Kentucky Oaks (G1) qualifier.
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Packing a big finishing punch, Summer Starlet stamped herself as a major player in the two-year-old filly division, recording a convincing win in Saturday’s $300,000 Spinaway (G1) at Saratoga.
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Hymn notched his fourth win in the last five starts by gamely taking Saturday’s $500,000 Forego (G1) at Saratoga, earning his first graded stakes win and a berth to the Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) in the "Win & You're In" race.
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Following a brilliant victory in the Woody Stephen (G1), Englishman delivered another spectacular performance to win the H. Allen Jerkens Memorial (G1) at Saratoga.
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And One More Time turned back multiple challengers and survived a stewards’ inquiry after floating wide in the stretch of Saturday’s Ballston Spa (G2) at Saratoga, prevailing by a neck.
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Luster made her move on the far turn and blitzed rivals through the stretch in Saturday’s King’s Plate at Woodbine, drawing off to a 7 1/4-length victory in the first leg of the Canadian Triple Crown.
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Built made it look easy in Saturday’s $400,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt (G2) at Saratoga, dominating the stretch drive in the six-furlong test for older dirt sprinters.
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Saturday's $1 million Haskell (G1) at Monmouth Park drew a well-matched field of seven, headed by Grade 1 winners Further Ado and Napoleon Solo.
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Leading Change gamely prevailed in the Indiana Derby (G3), and Maximum Offer orchestrated a frontrunning upset in the Indiana Oaks (G3).
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A smashing debut winner in early June, Leading Change will jump straight to stakes competition and challenge for favoritism when lining up for Saturday’s $300,000 Indiana Derby (G3) at Horseshoe Indianapolis.
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A two-time stakes winner this year, Desert Gate has been pegged as the 9-5 morning line favorite over eight rivals in Saturday’s $250,000 Iowa Derby, one of four stakes being offered at Prairie Meadows.
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