Bob Baffert’s raiding party was surprisingly shut out at Oaklawn Park last Saturday, but compensation may await in the form of a Sunland Derby (G3)/Oaks double. The Hall of Fame trainer dispatches the favorites in […]
Multiple Grade 1 winner and classic-placed Pioneerof the Nile, the sire of 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah and 2016 champion juvenile colt Classic Empire, unexpectedly died Monday at the age of 13. Pioneerof the […]
Although the San Felipe (G2) was lost in the wake of Santa Anita’s woes, the hotly anticipated clash between champion Game Winner and Improbable remains on course – just with a change of venue to […]
Three notable Triple Crown nominees scored comeback wins at far-flung locations on Friday. First the Aidan O’Brien-trained U S S Michigan broke his maiden at Dundalk, then Mucho prevailed in the 2ND race at Gulfstream […]
The unbeaten trio of Game Winner, Improbable, and Instagrand geared up Monday for their projected showdown in the March 9 San Felipe (G2) on the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail. But the workouts took place against […]
Cicero Farms’ Marley’s Freedom, the 3-5 favorite in Saturday’s $200,000 Santa Monica (G2), performed up to her status by rolling past defending champion Selcourt at Santa Anita. The result was a neat reversal of last […]
Sunday’s $200,000 San Vicente (G2) doesn’t serve as a qualifier but could have Kentucky Derby implications due to the presence of Coliseum and Dessman. Bob Baffert will use the seven-furlong race as a possible stepping-stone […]
All hope isn’t lost but Maximus Mischief’s Kentucky Derby prospects took a severe hit in Saturday’s Holy Bull (G2). The odds-on favorite looked poised to strike but came up empty after turning for home, weakening […]
Bob Baffert surpassed fellow Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas with 15 Triple Crown race wins when Justify swept the Belmont Stakes and the two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer will look to pad his record in […]
Although considered a part of trainer Bob Baffert’s “second string” of Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders behind the likes of juvenile champion Game Winner and Improbable, Mucho Gusto was top class in Saturday’s $147,351 Robert B. […]
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