Idiomatic wires Personal Ensign at sloppy Saratoga
Friday’s Personal Ensign (G1) offered a rematch between champion Nest and Clairiere, but it was the other Curlin filly, up-and-coming Idiomatic, who upstaged them both at Saratoga. […]
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Set Piece gets his Grade 1 in Arlington Million
The first Arlington Million (G1) staged at Colonial Downs conjured up thoughts of the Old Dominion’s history, as the lone British-bred in the field, Set Piece, rolled in course-record time. […]
Wet Paint gets up late in Coaching Club American Oaks
Wet Paint rallied dramatically to deny Sacred Wish in Saturday’s $485,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) at Saratoga, reinvigorating her three-year-old filly divisional hopes with the neck decision. Now a four-time stakes winner for owner/breeder […]
Verifying holds by nose in Indiana Derby; Defining Purpose best in Oaks
On Horseshoe Indianapolis’ biggest day, Verifying earned his first stakes win in the Indiana Derby (G3), and Defining Purpose added the Indiana Oaks (G3) to her ledger on Saturday. It didn’t come easy, but Verifying […]
Idiomatic overcomes bad start, edges Classy Edition in Delaware Handicap
Idiomatic continued her progression in the older filly and mare dirt division, overcoming a bad stumble at the break to win Saturday’s $500,000 Delaware H. (G2). After leading all the way in the Shawnee (G3) […]
Ryvit keeps rolling in Maxfield; Zozos all the way in Hanshin
Sloppy conditions at Ellis Park proved just right for a pair of hot favorites with speed on the rail – the 2.40-1 Ryvit in the Maxfield Overnight S. and the 0.81-1 Zozos in the Hanshin S. […]
West Will Power holds for WAYI Stephen Foster
Gary and Mary West’s homebred West Will Power tracked the pace to the top of the stretch in Saturday’s $1 million Stephen Foster (G1) at Ellis Park, surging to a clear lead while straightening for […]
Stitched in time to upset Wise Dan at 46-1; Wadsworth, Xigera justify favoritism
Flavien Prat engineered a massive upset in the $395,000 Wise Dan (G2) aboard 46-1 shot Stitched. The other two turf stakes on the Ellis Park card delivered chalky results, courtesy of favorites Wadsworth in the American Derby and Xigera in the Tepin S. […]
Matareya heads six in Chicago
Derby City Distaff (G1) winner Matareya will be the one to beat in Saturday’s $225,000 Chicago (G3) at Ellis Park. A four-time stakes winner, including a pair of G1s, the four-year-old tops six fillies and […]
Salute the Stars overcomes rough trip to edge Kingsbarns in Pegasus
Salute the Stars endured all of the trouble in running but all of the glory in winning Saturday at Monmouth Park when posting a mild upset win over odds-on favorite Kingsbarns in the $150,000 Pegasus […]