Adare Manor among baker’s dozen in Black-Eyed Susan
Black-Eyed Susan S. (G2) — Race 13 (5:44 p.m. ET) The form of the Santa Anita Oaks (G2) received an unexpected boost in the Kentucky Oaks (G1) on May 6 when the longshot-winning Desert Dawn […]
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Nest rules the roost in Ashland
For the second straight year, Todd Pletcher won the Ashland with a Triple Crown-nominated filly. In 2021, Malathaat just got up. At Keeneland on Friday, 1.70-1 favorite Nest flew to an 8 1/4-length rout, reiterating her status as a prime Kentucky Oaks contender. […]
Nest to face seven in Ashland; Verbal back for Transylvania
Ashland (G1) – Race 9 (5:16 p.m. ET) A smashing six-length winner of the Feb. 12 Suncoast S. at Tampa Bay Downs, Nest will look to strengthen her Kentucky Oaks (G1) credentials when she lines […]
Happy Soul shows tactical versatility in Dixie Belle
Even-money favorite Happy Soul made a winning comeback in Saturday’s $150,000 Dixie Belle S., revealing a new tactical dimension. […]
Dixie Belle lures comebackers Wicked Halo, Happy Soul
Saturday’s $150,000 Dixie Belle S. at Oaklawn Park is the comeback spot not only for Happy Soul, one of Wesley Ward’s smashing speedsters, but also Wicked Halo, who was last seen surviving a brutal pace war in the Adirondack (G2) at Saratoga. […]
Whitney homebred Pretty Birdie wires Schuylerville
The sight of the late Marylou Whitney’s homebred Pretty Birdie wiring the $150,000 Schuylerville S. (G3) added another layer of emotion to Saratoga’s opening day. […]
Ward looks to start fast at Saratoga with Happy Soul, Golden Pal
Schuylerville S. (G3) — Race 9 (5:39 p.m. ET) Happy Soul, who’s won her last two starts by a combined margin of 23 1/4 lengths, will look to stay dominant among the juvenile filly set […]
Con Lima pounces in Wonder Again; Happy Soul romps in Astoria
The Belmont Stakes Racing Festival opened Thursday with a trio of black-type events. While Con Lima rolled at 8.30-1 in the Wonder Again S. (G3), Change of Control went off at a much shorter 1.45-1 in the Intercontinental S. (G3), and Happy Soul aired as a prohibitive odds-on favorite in the Astoria S. […]
Jouster faces distance test in competitive Wonder Again
Wonder Again S., Intercontinental S. and Astoria S. highlight Thursday racing at Belmont Park for Belmont Stakes week! […]