Maxfield to make latest comeback in Tenacious at Fair Grounds
Former Road to the Kentucky Derby hero Maxfield will return in the Tenacious Stakes, nestled within 5 other stakes at Fair Grounds. […]
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Cross Border awarded Bowling Green upon Sadler’s Joy DQ
Sadler’s Joy hadn’t been beaten far in his three prior attempts in the Bowling Green Stakes (G2), and the 8-5 favorite was finally getting his head in front in Saturday’s $250,000 renewal at Saratoga. But […]
H. Allen Jerkens, Bowling Green come up competitive on Whitney undercard
Four of the five entrants from the June 20 Woody Stephens (G1) will renew rivalry Saturday in the $500,000 H. Allen Jerkens (G1) at Saratoga, but this 7-furlong dash for 3-year-olds will be significantly higher […]
Brown stable loaded in Manhattan; Got Stormy faces boys in Poker
Chad Brown has won five of the past eight runnings of the $400,000 Manhattan Stakes (G1), including last year’s edition with Horse of the Year Bricks and Mortar. His contingent in Saturday’s 1 1/4-mile grass […]
Paret upsets Tiller; Tap It to Win flirts with Belmont track record
Belmont’s Thursday stakes offering, the $80,000 Tiller for turf veterans, and a preceding dirt allowance for well-regarded 3-year-olds didn’t appear to have much in common on paper. But both went to front runners who upstaged […]
Silver Dust, By My Standards top New Orleans Classic; Synchrony seeks second Muniz Memorial title
The handicap conditions in place for decades have been removed from the re-named $400,000 New Orleans Classic (G2), but Silver Dust will still be asked to concede four pounds to all rivals in the 1 […]
Lady Apple denies Empress in Houston Ladies Classic; Dot Matrix formats Connally Turf
Serengeti Empress dug down deep in the stretch of Sunday’s $300,000 Houston Ladies Classic (G3) and held off two of her challengers, but the 3-5 favorite could not withstand the late surge of Lady Apple. […]
Maker taking four shots at winning seventh straight Connally Turf Cup
The $200,000 John B. Connally Turf Cup (G3) at Sam Houston has become the personal domain of trainer Mike Maker in recent years. He’s won the seven of the last eight runnings, including the last […]
Six stakes, juveniles highlight 14-race Santa Super Saturday at Fair Grounds
Six $75,000 stakes, several maidens and allowances for up-and-coming 2-year-olds, and the absence of any claiming races should whet the appetite of horseplayers for Fair Grounds‘ 14-race “Santa Super Saturday” program that kicks off at […]
Sadler’s Joy too classy in Red Smith
Considering that Sadler’s Joy had finished third to European stars Enable and Magical in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1), and a close fourth in the prior running at Del Mar […]