Country Grammer closes as Life Is Good fades in Dubai World Cup
For the first 1 1/8 miles of Saturday’s $12 million Dubai World Cup (G1), Life Is Good looked like a good thing. […]
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Life Is Good draws rail in Dubai World Cup
Pegasus World Cup (G1) winner Life Is Good heads a strong North American quartet set to contest the $12 million Dubai World Cup (G1) at Meydan Saturday. Life Is Good will be seeking his seventh […]
Local hero Emblem Road springs $229.20 upset in Saudi Cup
Elite campaigners from the world over descended upon Riyadh for the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1), but the trophy stayed home thanks to 113-1 longshot Emblem Road. […]
Mandaloun aims to dethrone Mishriff in Saudi Cup
Saturday’s $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) field includes defending champion Mishriff; Mandaloun and familiar foe Midnight Bourbon; fellow U.S. shippers Art Collector and Country Grammer; the Japanese duo of Breeders’ Cup shocker Marche Lorraine and champion T O Keynes; and the outstanding European turfistes Sealiway and Real World. […]
Country Grammer fights back to deny Royal Ship in Hollywood Gold Cup
When Royal Ship collared Country Grammer in the stretch of Monday’s $301,000 Hollywood Gold Cup (G1), the duo appeared bound to reprise their hard-fought exacta from the April 17 Californian (G2). But Country Grammer proved a more redoubtable foe in the rematch. […]
Royal Ship, Country Grammer meet again in Hollywood Gold Cup
Hollywood Gold Cup (G1) – Race 8 (7:30 p.m. ET) After an exciting stretch duel, Royal Ship edged Country Grammer by a neck in the April 17 Californian S. (G2), and the older males will […]
Royal Ship outduels Country Grammer in Californian
Royal Ship gained the upper hand on Country Grammer late in Saturday’s $200,000 Californian S. (G2) at Santa Anita […]
Californian attracts Baffert runners Country Grammer, Magic On Tap
Saturday’s $200,000 Californian S. (G2) at Santa Anita features a pair from the barn of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, Grade 3 winner Country Grammer and recent allowance scorer Magic On Tap. A field […]
Get to know the 2020 Preakness Stakes contenders
***UPDATED after the post position draw Transferred from its customary role as the “Middle Jewel” because of the pandemic, the Oct. 3 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico concludes the unprecedented 2020 Triple Crown trail. In […]
Five points to ponder: Travers Stakes
The “Midsummer Derby” predates the Kentucky Derby (G1) in this topsy-turvy COVID-19 landscape, but Saturday’s $1 million Travers Stakes (G1) still retains a salient characteristic: pitting the established class against up-and-comers in the sophomore ranks. […]