My Girl Red dominates Sorrento
The first winner for freshman sire Texas Red, My Girl Red is now his first stakes heroine too after drawing off in Friday’s $150,500 Sorrento Stakes (G2) at Del Mar. The 9-10 favorite not only […]
Flavien Prat
Patience carries Collusion Illusion to Bing Crosby triumph
Capitalizing on a destructive pace battle involving more than half the field, 19-10 favorite Collusion Illusion unleashed a perfectly-timed rally to secure a narrow victory in Saturday’s $251,500 Bing Crosby (G1) at Del Mar. The […]
United handles cutback in Eddie Read, enters Pacific Classic picture
Trainer Richard Mandella had options elsewhere for his turf star United, so it was significant that the Hall of Famer had the confidence to shorten him up to 1 1/8 miles in Sunday’s $200,500 Eddie […]
United, Wildman Jack prevail in turf thrillers at Santa Anita
Saturday’s graded turf stakes at Santa Anita featured different pace dynamics befitting a sprint and a 1 1/4-mile test. But both the $101,000 Daytona (G3) and $200,500 Charles Whittingham (G2) culminated in similar ways – […]
Bellafina breezes in Desert Stormer on six-win day for Prat
Multiple Grade 1 queen Bellafina could be the poster child for stay-at-home orders. Routinely better when emerging from her own stall than shipping out of town, the 4-5 favorite readily asserted her class in Sunday’s […]
Donna Veloce overcomes adversity in Santa Ysabel
When 6:30 p.m. (ET) rolled around on Sunday and betting closed in the Kentucky Oaks Future Wager, Donna Veloce was overlooked as the sixth choice at 12-1. Had the pool remained open for another hour […]
Speed excels in Fountain of Youth undercard turf stakes
There was a need for speed over the Gulfstream Park turf course on Saturday, with the majority of the grass stakes winners parlaying forwardly-placed trips into victory. First up was the $150,000 Palm Beach (G3) […]
Venetian Harbor, Lucrezia romp in Kentucky Oaks preps
Coming off a 10 3/4-length maiden win, Venetian Harbor was sent off at 3-10 in a not-overly-deep renewal of the $200,000 Las Virgenes (G2) at Santa Anita on Saturday. The expectations were great, but the […]
Baffert reaches 3,000 wins with Thousand Words in Robert B. Lewis
Thousand Words continued to build his Kentucky Derby credentials in Saturday’s $100,000 Robert B. Lewis (G3) at Santa Anita, gamely prevailing by three-quarters of a length, and the unbeaten 3-year-old delivered Hall of Fame trainer […]
United, Midcourt shine at Santa Anita
Good fortune finally smiled upon United, who secured his first stakes triumph in a thrilling renewal of the $200,000 San Marcos (G2) on Saturday at Santa Anita Park. The 5-year-old gelded son of Giant’s Causeway […]