Golden Pal scores early knockout in Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint
The competition knew Golden Pal was fast heading into Saturday’s $920,000 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) at Del Mar, but most weren’t expecting a knockout so early. […]
Irad Ortiz Jr.
Twilight Gleaming streaks to Juvenile Turf Sprint win
Stonestreet Stables’ Twilight Gleaming made all the running in Friday’s $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G2) at Del Mar, opening the two-day,14-race championship event with a wire-to-wire victory. Trainer Wesley Ward and jockey […]
Public Sector closes deal late in Hill Prince; Shifty She wires Noble Damsel
After Shifty She wired the Noble Damsel (G3) on the Widener turf, Never Surprised nearly pulled a front-running coup in the Hill Prince (G2) on the inner course, but Public Sector wore him down late. […]
Following Sea wires Vosburgh foes; Bubble Rock gets up in Matron
An uncontested lead, and some pre-race antics from the favorite, combined to aid Following Sea in posting a wire-to-wire victory in the $232,500 Vosburgh S. (G2), a Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) qualifier, at Belmont Park […]
Cilla steps inside Souper Sensational in Prioress; Public Sector takes Saranac
Cilla became the first graded stakes winner for her sire, two-time Horse of the Year California Chrome, when turning back odds-on favorite Souper Sensational in the $242,500 Prioress S. (G2) at Saratoga on Saturday. Advancing […]
Letruska wires Personal Ensign foes
Letruska’s stranglehold on 2021 Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) qualifiers continued Saturday at Saratoga when the five-year-old mare proved tenacious in the final furlong to win the $600,000 Personal Ensign S. (G1) under Irad Ortiz Jr. […]
Dynamic One rallies from the back to win Curlin
Dynamic One gave the form of the Kentucky Derby (G1) an additional minor boost when the chestnut made a last-to-first rally in Friday’s $120,000 Curlin S. at Saratoga. Restricted to nonwinners of a stakes over […]
Wit humbles rivals in Sanford
Wit, as his rivals in Saturday’s $150,000 Sanford S. (G3) at Saratoga discovered, is no joke. RELATED: First-crop Sires: Wit continues to impress for Practical Joke Turning in a devastating run down the stretch in […]
Promise Keeper prevails as favorite in Peter Pan
Inheriting the favorite’s role in Saturday’s $194,000 Peter Pan S. (G3) following the scratch of the Preakness (G1)-bound Risk Taking, Promise Keeper did his part by repelling a bid from Nova Rags in deep stretch […]
Raging Bull earns third Grade 1 score in Maker’s Mark Mile
For the second consecutive year, Raging Bull opened up his season with a Grade 1 victory when taking Friday’s $300,000 Maker’s Mark Mile (G1) at Keeneland under Irad Ortiz Jr. In part the beneficiary of […]