BRIS Louisiana Speed by Circuit December 17-23
Top Winning Speed Ratings (12/17-12/23) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date BRIS Speed Tom’s d’Etat 5H 1m 70y (ft) FG 12/22 96 No Cacha Na (CHI) 4F 1m 70y (ft) FG 12/21 […]
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Tom’s d’Etat captures stakes debut in Tenacious
With his sights potentially on the New Orleans H. (G2) next spring, Tom’s d’Etat made a positive first step toward that goal, with a decisive 3 1/2-length win over 13-1 chance Phat Man in the […]
Sugar Bowl, Letellier Memorial highlight Santa Super Saturday at Fair Grounds
A total of six stakes, including a pair of juvenile events, will be offered on Santa Super Saturday at Fair Grounds. A nice field of nine, including Clever Trevor runner-up Cajun Firecracker, will contest the […]
Vasilika makes it seven straight in Breeders’ Cup WAYI Rodeo Drive
A year ago, Vasilika was plying her trade in the claiming and starter allowance ranks on the East Coast. Fast forward to Saturday at Santa Anita, and Jerry Hollendorfer’s streaking improver booked a place in […]
Cambodia seeks repeat in Yellow Ribbon
The 65th running of the $200,000 Yellow Ribbon Handicap (G2) takes place Saturday at Del Mar, and last year’s winner, CAMBODIA, returns to defend her title under jockey Drayden Van Dyke. The Tom Proctor-trained six-year-old […]
Sophie P nips Madam Dancealot in Gamely thriller; Itsinthepost resumes service in Whittingham
The complexion of Saturday’s $300,690 Gamely S. (G1) changed twice before it had barely begun, and the drama concluded with an epic three-way photo that went to 14-1 Sophie P by a pixel over Madam […]
City of Light, Accelerate rematch in Gold Cup at Santa Anita; well-matched field of distaffers entered in Gamely
Santa Anita Park hosts a trio of graded contests on Saturday, headed by the $500,000 Gold Cup at Santa Anita Stakes (G1). The 1 1/4-mile affair attracted a field of seven, including CITY OF LIGHT […]
BRIS Southern California Speed By Circuit April 2-8
Top Winning Speed Ratings (4/2-4/8) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date BRIS Speed Hoppertunity 7H 1 1/2m (ft) SA 4/8 94 Roaring Rule 5G 1 1/16m (ft) SA 4/5 90 Dukes Up […]
Beau Recall breaks through in Royal Heroine
Slam Dunk Racing and Medallion Racing’s Beau Recall had come close in four stakes, most notably missing by a whisker in the Del Mar Oaks (G1), but finally got her name in all-capital black type […]
Daddys Lil Darling earns overdue Grade 1 laurel in American Oaks
Four times a Grade 1 runner-up, Normandy Farm’s homebred Daddys Lil Darling finally earned a deserved laurel in Saturday’s $300,000 American Oaks (G1) at Santa Anita. The Ken McPeek pupil, sent off as the 2-1 […]