A 40-1 chance, ridden by a little-known jockey with only three winners over the past two years, sprang the biggest boilover in the last four decades of the Epsom Derby (G1). That’s one way to […]
Green Lantern Stables’ homebred Frostmourne, a half-brother to Grade 1-winning miler Karelian, fittingly earned his first graded victory at that trip in Saturday evening’s $500,000 Penn Mile (G2). Well placed early by Irad Ortiz Jr., […]
Friday’s Oaks (G1) at Epsom was a dramatic renewal even before start to finish. American shipper Daddys Lil Darling supplied the pre-race drama, with an assist from the weather, and Khalid Abdullah’s homebred Enable provided […]
A delayed flight out of Ireland left him scant time to get to Epsom, but professional traveler Highland Reel was unfazed as he duly justified 9-4 favoritism in Friday’s Coronation Cup (G1). Employing the front-running […]
Japan’s Belmont S. (G1) hopeful Epicharis arrived at Belmont a little before 3 p.m. (EDT) Thursday, according to a New York Racing Association press release. His Wednesday flight left Japan 10 hours later than planned […]
Unlike the Derby (G1) on Saturday, Friday’s Oaks (G1) at Epsom has a clear-cut market leader in Rhododendron. The Aidan O’Brien filly has shortened into odds-on territory with most bookmakers, while Ken McPeek’s Daddys Lil […]
As of Monday’s entry stage, trainer Aidan O’Brien had seven of the 20 horses in line for Saturday’s Derby (G1) at Epsom. Heading the Ballydoyle battalion is Cliffs of Moher, who is currently vying for […]
Sheep Pond Partners’ Lady Eli is “courage exemplified in a racehorse.” So summarized Santa Anita track announcer Michael Wrona after the 3-5 favorite held on determinedly from Goodyearforroses in Saturday’s $300,000 Gamely (G1). Since beating […]
Six days after recording his first classic winner courtesy of Soul Stirring in Japan, unbeaten phenom Frankel celebrated another breakthrough when Rubilinda became his first U.S. winner. And the Don Alberto homebred did so in […]
Even rain-softened going at the Curragh couldn’t hamper odds-on favorite Churchill, who comfortably dispatched Thunder Snow to complete a classic double in Saturday’s Irish 2000 Guineas (G1). A perfunctory winner of the 2000 Guineas (G1) […]
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