Mandaloun overcomes tough trip in Pegasus
Trouble early and idling late made it a bit interesting, but 3-10 favorite Mandaloun got the job done in Sunday’s $147,500 Pegasus S. at Monmouth Park. […]
Articles by Kellie Reilly
Campanelle returns to Royal Ascot for Commonwealth Cup
Fillies are the theme at Royal Ascot on Friday. Wesley Ward’s Campanelle tops a terrific group taking on colts in the Commonwealth Cup (G1), and the Albany S. (G3) and Coronation S. (G1) are also in the spotlight. […]
Mintd upsets Juliet Foxtrot in Mint Julep
Just when 1-2 favorite Juliet Foxtrot looked on her way to victory in Saturday night’s $150,000 Mint Julep S. (G3) at Churchill Downs, along came the 12.60-1 Mintd to reel her in by a half-length. […]
Stradivarius bids for fourth Gold Cup at Royal Ascot
Just 12 years after Yeats won the Gold Cup (G1) for a record fourth time, Stradivarius is in position to emulate that historic achievement at Royal Ascot Thursday. At the opposite end of the distance spectrum, the Norfolk S. (G2) serves as a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G2) […]
Lord North could meet Love in Breeders’ Cup WAYI Prince of Wales’s at Royal Ascot
Day two of Royal Ascot has just the one Group 1 contest, but it’s a dandy. Wednesday’s Prince of Wales’s S. (G1), offering a free berth in the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1), could pit champion filly Love against defending champion Lord North. […]
Palace Pier, Battaash headline Tuesday’s opening day at Royal Ascot
Royal Ascot’s glittering five-day stand begins Tuesday. Three Group 1s are on tap, beginning with the Queen Anne S. (G1) that serves as a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1), and a couple of American sprinters are taking on defending champ Battaash in the King’s Stand S. (G1). […]
Mandaloun meets four rivals in Pegasus at Monmouth
Freshened after his near-miss to Medina Spirit in the Kentucky Derby (G1), Mandaloun returns to action in Sunday’s $150,000 Pegasus S. at Monmouth Park. The Brad Cox trainee will meet just four opponents in the […]
Champions Songbird, Havre de Grace top list of Porter’s best
We honor the late Rick Porter by remembering the outstanding runners campaigned in Fox Hill Farms’ distinctive red and white silks. […]
Danon Kingly foils Gran Alegria in Breeders’ Cup WAYI Yasuda Kinen
Overlooked at 46.60-1, Danon Kingly headed defending champion and 1-2 favorite Gran Alegria on the wire in Sunday’s $2.36 million Yasuda Kinen (G1) at Tokyo. The Kiyoshi Hagiwara trainee was earning his first Grade 1 […]
Domestic Spending pours it on late in Manhattan
Klaravich Stables’ Domestic Spending had to share the spoils with Colonel Liam in the Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic (G1) on Kentucky Derby Day, but their rematch in Saturday’s $750,000 Manhattan S. (G1) on Belmont Day wasn’t close. […]