Fault rallies furiously to get up in Adoration
If a hotly contested pace set the table for Fault in the March 17 Santa Margarita (G1), the race shape in Sunday’s $100,345 Adoration S. (G3), over a sixteenth of a mile shorter, was all […]
May 2018
Spot Plays May 7
For Monday TRACK (RACE) HORSE, MORNING LINE Finger Lakes (1st) Holly’s Halo, 3-1 (7th) Big Slick, 9-2 Louisiana Downs (4th) Ice Party, 7-2 (5th) Combat Command, 3-1 Mountaineer (3rd) Majestic Spring, 6-1 (6th) Rhyder Time, […]
North American Graded Stakes Results May 6
RUFFIAN S. (G3), BEL, $245,000, 4YO/UP, F/M, 1M, 5-6. 4— PACIFIC WIND, f, 4, Curlin–Shag, by Dixieland Band. ($200,000 ’15 KEESEP). O-Alesia, Sharon, Ciaglia Racing LLC, Brant, Peter M and Savides, Dominic, B-Sarah S Farish […]
North American Non-Graded Stakes Results May 6
VIRGINIA GOLD CUP S., GRM, $110,000, 5YO/UP, 32FT, 5-5. 4— ZANCLUS, g, 8, Xenodon–Jordani, by Two Smart. O-Sara E Collette, B-Sara E Collette (VA), T-Neil R. Morris, J-Kieran Norris, $70,000. 6— Le Chevalier, g, 9, […]
North American Allowance Results May 6
BEL, 9TH, AOC, $80,000, 3YO/UP, 1 1/16MT, 5-6. 3— SLIM SHADEY (GB), g, 10, Val Royal (FR)–Vino Veritas, by Chief’s Crown. O-Michael Dubb, B-P M Cunningham (GB), T-Jason Servis, J-Manuel Franco, $48,000. 2— Monster Bea, […]
North American Maiden Winners May 6
Run It–Dharma Girl by French Deputy; SHE GOT IT, f, 2, BTP, Msw, 5-6, 4 1/2f, :54 . B-Mercedes Stables LLC (KY.). $3,500 ’17 FTKOCT. ***FIRST WINNER FOR SIRE Twirling Candy–Just Say Hey by Rockport […]
Kentucky Derby 144 Jockey/Trainer Quotes & Post-race Transcript
CLICK FOR THE 2018 KENTUCKY DERBY POST-RACE TRANSCRIPT JOCKEY QUOTES FROM THE 144TH RUNNING OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY Saturday, May 5, 2018 Mike Smith, rider of Justify (1st) “Going into the race the main concern […]
Justify prevails over mud, ‘Apollo Curse’ in Kentucky Derby 144
Much was made of the “Apollo Curse,” whereas no horse since Apollo in 1882 has won the Kentucky Derby without running as a two-year-old, prior to Saturday’s 144th Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs. […]
What Went Right & What Went Wrong: 2018 Kentucky Derby Edition
One of my most read articles in the aftermath of the 2017 Kentucky Derby was a recap of what went right and what went wrong. A lot more went wrong, and sadly, it does not […]
Holy Helena gets up for Sheepshead Bay win; Cloud Computing fourth in Westchester
Stronach Stables’ Holy Helena joined the millionaire’s club on Kentucky Derby Saturday at Belmont Park when rallying for a half-length victory in the $200,000 Sheepshead Bay Stakes (G2). The Jimmy Jerkens-trained four-year-old bided her time […]