Trainer Bill Mott had not saddled multiple Grade 1 winner ELATE in competition since the dark bay lass ran fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) last November 3, but that changed on Saturday when […]
After smashing wins in the Beldame (G1) and Alabama (G1), Elate had the opportunity to earn 3-year-old filly championship honors in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) at Del Mar but faltered as the 5-2 favorite […]
With 2017 coming to an end, it’s time to look back at some of the best performances from the distaff division. All the likely suspects are here, along with what might be a couple of […]
The end of another year is upon us, thus time to anthologize some of my better (IMHO) takes and features published throughout 2017 at Brisnet.com. (you can find my “Best of” collections for 2015 and […]
We are at a point in Songbird’s career where races not only define where she fits within her division but also historically. If Songbird can handle the claimers she faces today, she can further her […]
Champion Songbird had to work for the win in Saturday’s $750,000 Delaware Handicap (G1) under jockey Mike Smith, digging deep in the lane to repel a sustained challenge from Martini Glass. The prohibitive 1-20 favorite […]
They could have been very easy to overlook given the quantity of luminaries resting all around them, but a discerning visitor to the Calumet Farm cemetery in April made a point, at least for a […]
Rick Porter has owned several terrific fillies and mares in his more than two decades in the Thoroughbred business, but the native of Wilmington has not yet tasted victory in his state’s biggest race, the […]
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