Elate powers to Beldame victory
Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider’s homebred Elate pushed her way between rivals in the stretch of Saturday’s $400,000 Beldame Stakes (G1) and drew off to be 8 1/4 lengths clear on the Belmont Park wire […]
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Voodoo Song, Yoshida exit Saranac in good order; Harmonize well following close Glens Falls score
Trainer Linda Rice reported that Voodoo Song was doing well one day after his neck victory over the rallying Yoshida in Saturday’s Saranac Stakes (G3). “He came out of the race well and he looked […]
Harmonize back on song in Glens Falls
Larkin Armstrong’s Harmonize hadn’t visited the winner’s circle since her up-in-time photo in last summer’s Del Mar Oaks (G1), but all she needed was a step up in trip to 1 3/8 miles for Saturday’s […]
Pletcher taking two shots at a sixth With Anticipation
Trainer Todd Pletcher has won five of the past nine editions of the $150,000 With Anticipation (G3), and will take two shots at the 1 1/16-mile grass stakes for two-year-olds as the final week of […]
Always Dreaming headed to WinStar Farm for a break after Travers loss
Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming is set for a break at WinStar Farm near Versailles, Kentucky following his ninth-place finish in Saturday’s Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga. Trainer Todd Pletcher reported the Bodemeister colt […]
Elate hits new peak with Alabama romp
by TERESA GENARO The public had a tough time deciding on a favorite in Saturday’s Alabama (G1) at Saratoga, sending four horses to the post with odds between 4.20 and 4.50-1. And when the horses […]
Suffused aims to end losing skid in Waya
Poised to be a significant player in the female turf division off early season wins at Gulfstream in the La Prevoyante H. (G3) and The Very One (G3), Suffused instead has something to prove in […]
Good Samaritan upsets Always Dreaming, Cloud Computing in Jim Dandy
by Teresa Genaro It’s a little early to say that the three-year-old picture is in disarray after Saturday’s $588,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) at Saratoga, but after Good Samaritan won the race by 4 3/4 […]
Overture powers to Indiana Oaks upset
WinStar Farm’s Overture was sent off at 12-1 in Saturday’s $200,000 Indiana Oaks (G3), but the Bill Mott trainee ran like a favorite when flying home along the rail to triumph by a length under […]
O’Brien tops Royal Ascot again following wins by Idaho, September
Aidan O’Brien forged ahead to yet another Royal Ascot trainer’s title, his third successive and eighth overall, on the final day of the prestigious fixture Saturday, scoring wins with Idaho in the Hardwicke (G2) and […]