Suffused aims to end losing skid in Waya
Poised to be a significant player in the female turf division off early season wins at Gulfstream in the La Prevoyante H. (G3) and The Very One (G3), Suffused instead has something to prove in […]
Graham Motion
Irish War Cry breezes three-quarters for Haskell
Multiple Grade 2 winner Irish War Cry breezed six furlongs in 1:14 over the fast dirt at Fair Hill Training Center on Sunday in readiness for the $1 million Haskell Invitational (G1) scheduled for July […]
Guilty Twelve nails Zipessa on Robert G. Dick Memorial wire
Guilty Twelve rallied to edge 6-5 favorite Zipessa in the final strides of the $200,000 Robert G. Dick Memorial (G3) at Delaware Park, establishing herself as a turf distaffer on the rise in the graded […]
Actress, It Tiz Well among six in Delaware Oaks
Actress needed virtually every yard of the May 19 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) to erase a 19-length deficit and turn the historic nine-furlong feature into a surprising maiden-breaking triumph. On Saturday, she’ll have slightly less ground […]
Irish War Cry, Meantime exit Belmont Stakes run in good order
Irish War Cry, the 5-2 favorite in Saturday’s 149th running of the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1), and Meantime, who pressed the public’s choice in the 1 1/2-mile contest, both exited the third jewel of […]
Belmont Stakes 149 Trainer & Jockey Quotes
Todd Pletcher, trainer Tapwrit (winner) and Patch (third) “Tapwrit was getting a beautiful trip. It was everything we talked about in the paddock before the race. We were hoping he had enough when it came […]
Ascend upsets Manhattan
by Teresa Genaro Trainer Graham Motion came to Belmont Park and won the battle, but lost the war. A race before his favored Irish War Cry finished second in the Belmont Stakes, he won the […]
Kentucky Derby 143 Trainer Quotes
Todd Pletcher, Always Dreaming (1st), Tapwrit (sixth), Patch (14th) (A very emotional Todd Pletcher shedding tears of joy) “I knew we had a big shot with this horse and I was hoping it would happen. […]
Always Dreaming more relaxed; Irish War Cry, Thunder Snow, Gormley visit Churchill main track
“Much better. One hundred percent better.” That was the verdict from exercise rider Nick Bush on Tuesday as Florida Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming galloped while using draw reins for a second consecutive day at […]
Kentucky Derby Report April 12: Irish War Cry rebounds, Blue Grass stunner puts favoritism up for grabs
The final round of major preps is almost done and no clear-cut Kentucky Derby favorite has emerged with less than four weeks remaining until the first Saturday in May. Previously unbeaten McCraken could have grabbed […]