War Flag shows fighting spirit in Flower Bowl
by TERESA GENARO In the $500,000 Flower Bowl (G1) at Belmont Park on Sunday, Kentucky-bred War Flag needed both every step of the stretch and for the wire to come just when it did to […]
Breeders’ Cup Challenge
Separationofpowers draws off for Frizette victory
Klaravich Stables Inc.’s Separationofpowers took command of Sunday’s $400,000 Frizette Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park entering the lane and drew off to a 3 1/2-length win under regular rider Jose Ortiz. The Frizette is part […]
Flameaway hands Casse third straight Bourbon, gets Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf ticket in off-turf race
John C. Oxley’s Flameaway must do an efficacious rain dance in his stall whenever he spies himself entered for the turf. His intended turf debut rained off at Saratoga, the Mark Casse pupil went out […]
Suedois swoops late in Heart-stopping finish to Shadwell Turf Mile
Yorkshire-based trainer David O’Meara has rapidly become known for his turnaround artistry, and George Turner and Clipper Logistics’ Suedois became his latest case study in Saturday’s $1 million Shadwell Turf Mile (G1). Placed in a […]
Roy H a popular winner of Santa Anita Sprint Championship
Roy H punched his ticket to the TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) on Saturday with a one-length victory in the $300,345 Santa Anita Sprint Championship (G1), a “Win & You’re In” Breeders’ Cup Challenge race […]
Finley’sluckycharm prevails in Thoroughbred Club of America
Finley’sluckycharm got back to her winning ways on Saturday at Keeneland with a 1 3/4-length victory in the $250,000 Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (G2) at Keeneland. The six-furlong TCA is a “Win & You’re […]
Zipessa changes tactics for Grade 1 breakthrough, Breeders’ Cup berth in First Lady
Typically a pace presence throughout her stakes career, Empyrean Stables’ Zipessa turned over a new leaf to upset Saturday’s $400,000 First Lady (G1) at odds of 16-1. Her first Grade 1 coup also netted her […]
Heavenly Love romps in Alcibiades
Debby M. Oxley’s homebred Heavenly Love earned her shot at Breeders’ Cup glory on Friday when drawing off for a 5 1/2-length victory in the $400,000 Alcibiades Stakes (G1) on opening day of Keeneland’s 2017 […]
Lockdown headlines baker’s dozen entered in Spinster
Lockdown as well as the top four from the September 16 Locust Grove Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs are all part of a 13-strong distaffer field entered Sunday in Keeneland’s $500,000 Spinster Stakes (G1). The […]
Maya Malibu, Separationofpowers face off in Frizette
A field of 10 two-year-old fillies will line up on Sunday at Belmont Park for the $400,000 Frizette Stakes (G1) going a one-turn mile. The contest is part of the “Win & You’re In” Challenge […]