Henley finds Joy at last in 20-1 Belmont Derby upset
Bloom Racing Stable’s Henley’s Joy had gone winless since last December’s Pulpit S., but the son of Kitten’s Joy thrived on the step up to 1 1/4 miles and furnished a 20-1 upset in Saturday’s […]
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Preservationist romps to stakes debut win in Suburban
Yielding the lead to Catholic Boy after a quarter-mile, Preservationist sat chilly in second before re-engaging that favorite approaching the stretch and then drew off with authority to capture Saturday’s $700,000 Suburban (G2) at Belmont […]
Code of Honor dominates rivals in Dwyer
Despite not having much pace to chase when trailing the field of six to the quarter pole, Code of Honor nonetheless provided a winning burst of speed through the stretch to easily claim Saturday’s $245,000 […]
Chad Brown stable holds strong hands in Belmont Derby, Belmont Oaks
Saturday’s $1 million Belmont Derby (G1) has so far eluded the powerful Chad Brown stable since it became a seven-figure race and extended to 1 1/4 miles in 2014, but the barn will take four […]
Catholic Boy tops Suburban; Code of Honor returns in Dwyer
When you have a horse as versatile as Catholic Boy, there are options galore. After opening his 2019 account with a half-length decision in the Dixie (G2) over the Pimlico turf in May, the four-year-old […]
Dunbar Road cruises late in Mother Goose; Uni returns a winner in Perfect Sting
A leisurely pace set by Classic Fit in Saturday’s $250,000 Mother Goose (G2) at Belmont Park turned the 1 1/16-mile fixture for three-year-old fillies into a final quarter-mile sprint. Odds-on favorite Dunbar Road provided a […]
Dunbar Road favored to win first stakes in Mother Goose
With the three-year-old filly division up for grabs following the Kentucky Oaks (G1) and Acorn (G1) this spring, Dunbar Road can throw her hat into the discussion with a successful run Saturday in the $250,000 […]
Top Weekly Brisnet Speed Ratings for Stakes June 4 – 10
A slew of top class runners earned triple-digit BRIS Speed ratings over the past week in stakes, including three who each was awarded a stellar 105 figure. CATALINA CRUISER, RUSHING FALL and FASHION FAUX PAS […]
Belmont’s tale of trips: Rosario a key factor in rise of Sir Winston
“That was a great ride by Joel.” Thus trainer Mark Casse aptly summed up the role played by jockey Joel Rosario in Sir Winston’s Belmont S. (G1) upset. Engineering a ground-saving trip most of the […]
Sir Winston lords over Belmont Stakes to give Casse second classic
In a Triple Crown season that many described as “chaos,” the one constant was trainer Mark Casse, who completed the Preakness/Belmont Stakes (G1) double when Tracy Farmer’s homebred Sir Winston won the “Test of the […]