Majid, Hog Creek Hustle shine at Belmont Park
by J. Keeler Johnson On a busy afternoon of racing at Belmont Park, three-year-olds who weren’t quite up for running in the Belmont Stakes (G1) had a chance to shine in the $150,000 Easy Goer […]
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Serengeti Empress shortens up in Acorn; Woody Stephens attracts pair of G1 winners
Serengeti Empress has blown hot and cold throughout her career, and was most recently on fire in the May 3 Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs, which she won in wire-to-wire fashion. On Saturday, she’ll […]
Prince Lucky wins Easy Goer thriller at a price for Pletcher, Velazquez
Prince Lucky kicked off the stakes action on Belmont Stakes Day winning a three-way photo in the $150,000 Easy Goer, providing the formidable team of trainer Todd Pletcher and jockey John Velazquez with a rare […]
Hoppertunity lines up in Brooklyn Invitational; a dozen entered in Woody Stephens
While the sophomores competing in Saturday’s 150th running of the Belmont Stakes (G1) will take center stage, another group earlier on the Belmont Park card should also attract some interest. A dozen three-year-olds have been […]
Justify fuels Kentucky Derby dreams in allowance romp
It was just an allowance race, with a scratch-reduced field of five, on a muddy, sealed track. But Justify turned Santa Anita’s 5TH race into so much more – the stage for an irresistible force, […]
West Coast rolls as Easy Goer favorite
West Coast made a sweeping move to the lead at the top of the stretch and drew off convincingly to validate favoritism in Saturday’s $150,000 Easy Goer at Belmont Park, the first of 10 stakes […]
Long Haul Bay, Recruiting Ready square off in Woody Stephens; Send It In tops Brooklyn
The $500,000 Woody Stephens Stakes (G2) at Belmont Park on the Saturday is not the Belmont Stakes (G1), but includes in the 11-strong field some Triple Crown-nominated sophomores. Among those is Recruiting Ready, who brings […]
Arrogate’s rise to greatness historically unconventional, but true
In the wake of Arrogate‘s jaw-dropping performance in Saturday’s Dubai World Cup (G1), all but a few dead-enders are willing to affix the term “great” to the son of Unbridled’s Song. I could spend precious […]