Spot Plays Nov. 27
For Sunday TRACK (RACE) HORSE, MORNING LINE Aqueduct (1st) Bustin Hot, 4-1 (2nd) Wicked Lady, 3-1 Churchill Downs (1st) Afleet Arlene, 3-1 (2nd) Brittle and Yoo, 3-1 Del […]
November 2022
Shahryar leads home team in Japan Cup
Third to the retiring Contrail as a sophomore in the 2021 Japan Cup (G1), Shahryar now finds himself the captain of the home team in Sunday’s edition at Tokyo. […]
Proxy wears down West Will Power to earn first stakes trophy in Clark
Hitherto a stakes bridesmaid, Proxy wore down West Will Power to win his first trophy in Friday’s $750,000 Clark (G1). Jockey Joel Rosario swept both graded stakes on the Churchill Downs card, previously steering Bubble Rock to victory in the $300,000 Mrs. Revere (G2). […]
Prince Abama sprints home best in paceless Hollywood Turf Cup
Michael House’s Prince Abama had yet to race beyond 1 1/8 miles, but trainer Phil D’Amato believed that the Irish import would handle the climb to 1 1/2 miles in Friday’s Hollywood Turf Cup (G2) at Del Mar. […]
Temple City Terror outclasses Long Island rivals; Sixtythreecaliber upsets Kathleen O. in Comely
Newly purchased for $600,000, Temple City Terror earned her third stakes win of the season in Friday’s Long Island S. (G3) at Aqueduct. […]
Defunded, Newgrange square off in Native Diver
The Native Diver (G3) at Del Mar could be billed as a clash of former stablemates: Defunded and Azul Coast, still with Bob Baffert, and barn alum Newgrange. […]
Spot Plays Nov. 26
New Page 1 For Saturday TRACK (RACE) HORSE, MORNING LINE Aqueduct (2nd) Royal Tryst, 9-2 (5th) General Jim, 7-2 Charles Town (2nd) Jackson Man, 10-1 (3rd) Two Room […]
Played Hard runs hard in Falls City; Dalika feasts on Cardinal
Front-running was the theme in the Thanksgiving Day co-features at Churchill Downs. Played Hard lived up to her name, as well as 0.45-1 favoritism, to repel every challenge in the Falls City (G3), and Dalika feasted upon her favorite turf course in the Cardinal (G3). […]
Surveillance nets first stakes win in Thanksgiving Classic
Surveillance tracked the frontrunners before making his move in Thursday’s $175,000 Thanksgiving Classic S., driving to the lead in midstretch and scoring by a half-length margin in the six-furlong test at Fair Grounds. It marked […]
Spot Plays Nov. 25
For Friday TRACK (RACE) HORSE, MORNING LINE Aqueduct (2nd) Candlestick Maker, 3-1 (5th) In Dreams, 7-2 Charles Town (2nd) A Farewell Yodel, 3-1 (5th) Settlement Date, 7-2 Churchill Downs (5th) Conspiracy Fact, 4-1 (6th) Lady […]