Battle of Midway shoulders top weight in Kelso
Battle of Midway‘s path to a title defense in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) takes him to Belmont Park on Saturday for the $300,000 Kelso H. (G2). Won last year by Sharp Azteca, who […]
Dream Awhile
Synchrony threads needle in Oceanport; World overcomes Dream in all-Brown Matchmaker
Pin Oak Stable’s homebred Synchrony, one of the stories of the winter thanks to his graded stakes double Fair Grounds, recaptured his rhythm in Sunday’s $102,000 Oceanport (G3) on Haskell Day at Monmouth. Subsequently third […]
Dream Awhile, Synchrony top draws on Haskell undercard
Monmouth Park will offer five stakes races, including four graded, on Sunday’s Haskell Invitational (G1) undercard and the action kicks off with the $100,000 Oceanport (G3) at 1 1/16 miles on turf. Synchrony, who posted […]
Funtastic springs 23-1 surprise as Brown’s fourth-stringer in United Nations
Chad Brown trainees could have been expected to fight out the finish of Saturday’s $315,000 United Nations (G1), with the reigning two-time Eclipse champion trainer represented by four of the nine runners in the Monmouth […]
Bigger Picture makes title defense, United Nations heads four-pack of Monmouth stakes
Bigger Picture will attempt to join an elite class of repeat winners, including Manila (1986-87), English Channel (2006-07) and Presious Passion (2008-09), when making a title defense in Saturday’s $300,000 United Nations (G1) at Monmouth […]
Proctor’s Ledge wears down On Leave in Churchill Distaff Turf Mile
Patricia L. Moseley’s homebred Proctor’s Ledge, a star at Saratoga last summer, regained the winner’s circle after a stretch duel with On Leave in Saturday’s $300,000 Churchill Distaff Turf Mile (G2). Trained by Brendan Walsh […]
Beach Patrol, Synchrony clash in Old Forester Turf Classic
A half-length. That margin separated Beach Patrol from victory a year ago in the race now run as the Old Forester Turf Classic (G1), and it was also the margin by which he missed in […]
Heart to Heart is all heart in Gulfstream Park Turf; Elysea’s World sails in Suwannee River
Terry Hamilton’s Heart to Heart took command of Saturday’s $300,000 Gulfstream Park Turf (G1) under jockey Julien Leparoux and held on to secure a neck victory as the 5-2 favorite. The bay son of English […]
Heart to Heart, Money Multiplier headline Gulfstream Park Turf; Kitten’s Roar goes in Suwannee River
A field of eight has been entered to go 1 1/8 miles in the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Turf (G1), one of two grass stakes at the Hallandale Beach, Florida, venue on Saturday. The $150,000 Suwannee […]
Run Time edges Bullards Alley in H. Allen Jerkens
At the time Bullards Alley ran off the screen winning the Canadian International (G1) in mid-October, Run Time had just a maiden win in 12 starts to his credit. Nonetheless, recency entering Saturday’s $100,000 H. […]