Just Might, Chess Chief among post-Christmas stakes stars at Fair Grounds
Fair Grounds standouts Just Might and Chess Chief were among the shining stars during Sunday’s stakes-packed card at the New Orleans oval. […]
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Fast Boat wears down speed in Troy; Public Sector, Art Collector win
Fast Boat proved to have the best kick among the closers in Friday’s $200,000 Troy S. (G3) at Saratoga, wearing down long-time leader Carotari to win the 5 1/2-furlong turf dash by a half-length under […]
Soothsay overcomes bad break in Indiana Oaks
Nerves undid Soothsay at the start of $200,000 Indiana Oaks (G3) Wednesday night at Indiana Grand, but the three-year-old filly ultimately showed nerves of steel turning in a last-to-first rally to win her second graded […]
Colonel Liam makes it three straight in Muniz Memorial Classic
The class of the field coming off a victory in the Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1), Colonel Liam had no trouble toting top weight of 124 pounds in Saturday’s $300,000 Muniz Memorial Classic (G2) at […]
Title Ready earns first stakes success in Louisiana
Outrun in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) and Clark (G1) in his previous two starts, Title Ready enjoyed some welcome class relief in Saturday’s $125,000 Louisiana Stakes (G3) at Fair Grounds. Rating much closer to […]
Triple Chelsea upsets Lady Aurelia; Rated R Superstar rallies in Ben Ali
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Lady Aurelia’s path toward a third Royal Ascot excursion hit a bump Saturday when Triple Chelsea, who had run fourth behind the world-traveling superstar in last year’s $100,000 Giant’s Causeway at Keeneland, […]
Synchrony brings best off layoff; The Player wires foes in Mineshaft
Pin Oak homebred Synchrony made a strong statement returning from a long layoff in Saturday’s $150,000 Fair Grounds H. (G3), rallying from the near the tail of the 12-horse field to win going away by […]
Tower of Texas proves best in Colonel E.R. Bradley
Sporadic forays south of the border had not yielded a big win for the seven-year-old veteran Tower of Texas until Saturday when the Roger Attfield trainee rallied from a few lengths off the pace to […]
Cloud Computing, Girvin breeze for Travers
Preakness (G1) winner Cloud Computing and Haskell Invitational (G1) scorer Girvin both worked for next week’s $1.25 million Travers (G1) Saturday morning at Saratoga. Under Javier Castellano, Cloud Computing worked five furlongs in 1:01.65 over […]
Patch, Lookin At Lee among 11 in competitive West Virginia Derby
The classic-placed Patch and Lookin At Lee are among a field of 11 three-year-olds that will line up in Saturday’s $750,000 West Virginia Derby (G3) at Mountaineer, which will be run on a special nine-race […]