Travers Day excitement building
The 2017 3-year-old crop lacks a standout but depth is not a concern. And that results in a large and contentious field for Saturday’s $1.25 million Travers (G1) at Saratoga. The Midsummer Derby highlights a […]
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Travers contender Good Samaritan drills five-eighths in company
Jim Dandy (G2) hero Good Samaritan geared up for Saturday’s Travers (G1) by working five furlongs in company Sunday morning. Taking to the fast Oklahoma training track with regular exercise rider Juan Quintero, the Bill […]
Looking forward to the Haskell & Jim Dandy
The depth of the 3-year-old division was on display last weekend at Belmont Park as notables such Always Dreaming, Classic Empire and Cloud Computing remained on the sidelines. Let’s review the performers. Belmont Stakes winner […]
Top BRIS Class Ratings June 5-11
Horse Track Dist(Cond) Date BRIS Class Mor Spirit BEL 1m (ft) 6/10 125.6 Tapwrit BEL 1 1/2m (ft) 6/10 124.2 War Story BEL 1 1/2m (ft) 6/10 123.4 Roy H BEL […]
BRIS Speed Stakes Ratings June 5-11
Top Winning Stakes Speed Ratings (6/5-6/11) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date Race Bris Speed Mor Spirit 4R 1m (ft) BEL 6/10 Mohegan Sun Metropolitan H. 114 War Story 5G 1 1/2m […]
BRIS New York Speed By Circuit June 5-11
Top Winning Speed Ratings (6/5-6/11) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date BRIS Speed Mor Spirit 4R 1m (ft) BEL 6/10 114 War Story 5G 1 1/2m (ft) BEL 6/10 102 Songbird 4F […]
American Anthem stars with prolific Smith in Woody Stephens
American Anthem made it look easy, accelerating to the lead off the far turn and cruising to a 3 ¼-length decision in the $500,000 Woody Stephens (G2), and Mike Smith continued a spectacular day on […]
Long Haul Bay, Recruiting Ready square off in Woody Stephens; Send It In tops Brooklyn
The $500,000 Woody Stephens Stakes (G2) at Belmont Park on the Saturday is not the Belmont Stakes (G1), but includes in the 11-strong field some Triple Crown-nominated sophomores. Among those is Recruiting Ready, who brings […]
BRIS Speed Stakes Ratings May 8-14
Top Winning Stakes Speed Ratings (5/8-5/14) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date Race Bris Speed Highway Star 4F 1m (sy) BEL 5/13 Ruffian S. 97 Crewman 6G 1m (ft) AP 5/13 Hanshin […]
BRIS Southern California Speed By Circuit May 8-14
Top Winning Speed Ratings (5/8-5/14) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date BRIS Speed I’ll Wrap It Up 6G 1 1/16m (ft) SA 5/12 96 Blanket of Ice 4G 1 1/16m (ft) SA […]