Champions Dream overcomes trouble in Nashua; Sam too Good in Tempted
Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. swept both stakes for two-year-olds at Aqueduct on Sunday, piloting Champions Dream in the Nashua (G3) and Good Sam in the Tempted. […]
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Upstart Elite Power topples retiring Jackie’s Warrior in Breeders’ Cup Sprint
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A rising star defeated a retiring champion when Elite Power downed Jackie’s Warrior, and nine others, in Saturday’s $1.84 million Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) at Keeneland. The third choice in the wagering […]
Goodnight Olive keeps rolling in Filly & Mare Sprint
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Goodnight Olive proved too fast for rivals in Saturday’s $920,000 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) at Keeneland, rallying from just off the pace to a 2 1/2-length decision. The four-year-old […]
Forte rallies to defeat Cave Rock in Juvenile
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Most of the pre-race attention in Friday’s $1,840,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Keeneland was focused upon Cave Rock, but the odds-on favorite proved no match in the latter stages for Forte, […]
Annapolis beats elders in stakes-record BC WAYI Coolmore Turf Mile
Stepping up to face older horses for the first time in Saturday’s Coolmore Turf Mile (G1), Annapolis stamped his ticket to the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) over the same Keeneland course. […]
Forte edges Loggins in exciting Breeders’ Futurity
Forte rallied to catch Loggins in upper stretch and ultimately prevailed by neck in Saturday’s $600,000 Breeders’ Futurity at Keeneland, recording his second consecutive Grade 1 triumph and earning a free berth to the Nov. […]
Golden Pal zooms to a second Woodford score
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Golden Pal was back to his old self from the starting gate at his home track Saturday when streaking to a successful title defense in the $315,175 Woodford S. (G2) at Keeneland. […]
Blazing Sevens rallies in Champagne, Pleasant Passage makes all in Miss Grillo
Blazing Sevens will look to replicate the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) success of his first-crop sire, 2017 champion Good Magic, next month following an off-the-pace victory in Saturday’s $500,000 Champagne S. (G1) at Aqueduct. Although […]
Life Is Good does enough to land Woodward at prohibitive odds
Life Is Good did what he had to do to become one of the shortest-priced winners in the history of the $465,000 Woodward S. (G1) on Saturday. A 1-20 favorite against three rivals in the […]
McKulick smashes course record in Jockey Club Oaks
In what turned out to be a sprint during the final quarter-mile of Saturday’s $671,000 Jockey Club Oaks (G3), McKulick outkicked German invader Toskana Belle to win the 1 3/8-mile grass feature at Aqueduct by […]