Contrail all heart in Kikuka Sho to clinch Japanese Triple Crown
Shinji Maeda’s homebred champion Contrail looked in danger of losing his unbeaten record, and the Japanese Triple Crown in Sunday’s Kikuka Sho (G1) at Kyoto. […]
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Contrail aims to complete Japanese Triple Crown sweep in Kikuka Sho
Japanese champion Contrail will be a hot favorite in Sunday’s Kikuka Sho (Japanese St Leger) (G1) at Kyoto, where he aims to emulate sire Deep Impact as an unbeaten Triple Crown winner. But his stature […]
Breeders’ Cup Mile: Defending champion Uni in historical context
When Uni lines up to defend her Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) title at Keeneland, she will be in august company in seeking a repeat. But she’d belong to an even more exclusive club to win […]
Get Smokin wires Hill Prince; Devamani pounces in Knickerbocker
Sunday’s stakes on yielding turf at Belmont Park resulted in graded breakthroughs for two performers who’d gone close before. In the Hill Prince Stakes (G2) for sophomores, Get Smokin just held on from odds-on favorite […]
Daring Tact becomes first to capture Japan’s Fillies’ Triple Crown unbeaten
Comfortably maintaining her perfect status in Sunday’s Shuka Sho (G1) at Kyoto, Daring Tact became the first unbeaten winner of Japan’s Fillies’ Triple Crown, and sixth overall. Moreover, she kept alive the dream of an […]
Addeybb turns tables on Magical in Champions Day of upsets
Saturday’s Champions Day card at Ascot was a tough slog for the favorites, with upsets in five of the six races contested on soft going. The overriding themes were landmark wins for connections and a […]
Stunning Sky shines late in Valley View
Surging in the nick of time, Paradise Farms Corp. and Parkland Thoroughbreds’ Stunning Sky collared Princess Grace late in Friday’s $150,000 Valley View Stakes (G3) at Keeneland. The 5-1 chance was earning her first stakes […]
Daring Tact goes for historic sweep of Japan’s Fillies’ Triple Crown in Shuka Sho
One week before Contrail looks to sweep Japan’s Triple Crown, his counterpart Daring Tact will attempt to become the first to capture the fillies’ equivalent while remaining undefeated. The Oka Sho (G1) and Yushun Himba […]
Red Knight makes all the right moves in Sycamore
After splitting Breeders’ Cup-bound Arklow and Zulu Alpha at Kentucky Downs, Red Knight ran himself into Turf (G1) consideration in Thursday’s $150,000 Sycamore Stakes (G3) at Keeneland. The 2.40-1 favorite had the gears for deft […]
Decorated Invader reverts to mile in Hill Prince; five set for Knickerbocker
Fifth as the 4-5 favorite in the 1 3/16-mile Saratoga Derby Invitational, Decorated Invader looks to rebound back at a mile in Sunday’s $150,000 Hill Prince Stakes (G2). The feature for 3-year-olds was postponed, along […]