2019 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile Transcript
Transcript for the 2019 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile, winner Spun to Run. […]
Irad Ortiz Jr.
2019 Breeders’ Cup Classic Transcript
Transcript for the 2019 Breeders’ Cup Classic with winner Vino Rosso. […]
Four Wheel Drive takes Juvenile Turf Sprint to give American Pharoah first Breeders’ Cup win
From the first crop of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, Four Wheel Drive seized the advantage at the start, led all the way, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint […]
Sistercharlie, Wicked Whisper, Four Wheel Drive secure Breeders’ Cup berths at Belmont
by J. Keeler Johnson The sensational Sistercharlie recorded her sixth consecutive Grade 1 triumph on a busy Sunday of Breeders’ Cup preps races at Belmont Park, rallying to a comfortable victory in the $500,000 Flower […]
Midnight Bisou shrugs off Wow Cat, extends streak in Beldame
Division leader Midnight Bisou will bring a seven-race winning streak into the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) after dethroning Wow Cat in Saturday’s $291,000 Beldame (G2) at Belmont Park. The 1-9 favorite didn’t have the easiest […]
Math Wizard stuns Pennsylvania Derby at 31-1
In one of the bigger upsets in recent Pennsylvania Derby (G1) history, Math Wizard pulled off a 31-1 stunner of Saturday’s $1,015,000 renewal at Parx that was tactically much different than could have been envisioned […]
Turf juveniles Decorated Invader, Abscond take Breeders’ Cup WAYIs at Woodbine
Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. piloted both winners of Sunday’s Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” races at Woodbine, but one was a lot easier than the other. While Decorated Invader was in a league of […]
Dennis’ Moment easily takes Iroquois to kick off 2020 Kentucky Derby prep series
The hype surrounding Dennis’ Moment proved real in Saturday’s $200,000 Iroquois (G3) at Churchill Downs as the 2-5 favorite seized control in upper stretch and strolled in the final sixteenth under Irad Ortiz Jr. to […]
Perfect Alibi threads needle in Spinaway
Tracy Farmer’s Perfect Alibi overturned favorite Frank’s Rockette once again at Saratoga, but Sunday’s $350,000 Spinaway (G1) answered the lingering question left from their Adirondack (G2) tussle. While Frank’s Rockette could point to trouble last […]
‘Very superior’ Winston C doubles up in New York Turf Writers Cup
“He’s a very superior horse, I think. We just have to keep his trainer from messing up and we’ll be in business.” That comment from Hall of Fame trainer Jonathan Sheppard sums up rising steeplechase […]