Sometimes a champion can earn greater admiration in defeat, and you can file Almond Eye’s loss in Sunday’s Yasuda Kinen (G1) at Tokyo in that category. The record will show that Japan’s unanimous Horse of […]
A yielding turf course arguably proved the waterloo for 7-5 favorite A Thread of Blue in Saturday’s $500,000 Penn Mile (G2), but conditions suited John C. Oxley’s Moon Colony just fine. Trained by Mark Casse, […]
Peter M. Brant’s Demarchelier boosted his profile for the $1 million Belmont Derby Invitational (G1) with a professional victory in Saturday’s $200,000 Pennine Ridge (G3) at Belmont Park. Despite bringing a two-for-two record and a […]
With a seven-strong posse in Saturday’s Derby (G1), trainer Aidan O’Brien had a terrific chance of earning a record-tying seventh victory in the Epsom classic. Those probabilities increased as four of his runners were involved […]
Just denied in the Oaks (G1) when Pink Dogwood was collared by Anapurna, trainer Aidan O’Brien, jockey Ryan Moore, and sire Camelot team up again in Saturday’s Derby (G1) with top threat Sir Dragonet. Surprisingly […]
Fountain of Youth (G2) runner-up Bourbon War will join the cast for the June 8 Belmont S. (G1), trainer Mark Hennig revealed Friday, and Hall of Famer Mike Smith will pick up the mount. Eighth […]
Training legend Aidan O’Brien sends out a quartet led by favorite Pink Dogwood in Friday’s Oaks (G1) at Epsom, but all-time great Frankel counters with a three-strong posse of daughters – Mehdaayih, Anapurna, and Frankellina […]
Japanese Horse of the Year Almond Eye, last seen landing the Dubai Turf (G1) on World Cup night, shortens up to take on specialist milers in Sunday’s Yasuda Kinen (G1) at Tokyo. Although the prestigious […]
At this time a year ago, as Justify was on the verge of an historic Triple Crown sweep in the Belmont (G1), it did not occur to me that would be the last time we […]
Four years after participating in American Pharoah’s Kentucky Derby (G1), and making just his second start in nearly two years, Bolo resuscitated his career with a 32-1 wire job in Monday’s $501,404 Shoemaker Mile (G1). […]
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