Steal Sunshine rallies in Ellis Park Derby
Gulfstream Park shippers turned the Ellis Park Derby/Audubon Oaks double on a stakes-laden Sunday in Henderson, Kentucky. […]
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Cyberknife sharp as can be in Arkansas Derby
Cyberknife fended off all challengers to win Saturday’s Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park, stamping his credentials as a Kentucky Derby (G1) contender. […]
Rated R Superstar pays $53.80 in Fifth Season upset; Concert Tour last
As 3-2 favorite Concert Tour wilted early, it was the oldest horse in the Fifth Season – nine-year-old comebacker Rated R Superstar – who produced the strongest finish to deny Mucho at 25.90-1. […]
Yaupon remains unbeaten in Chick Lang romp
Bill and Corinne Heiligbrodt’s Yaupon lived up to his burgeoning reputation in Thursday’s $200,000 Chick Lang Stakes (G3) at Pimlico. Romping by four lengths and tying the stakes record, the Steve Asmussen sophomore retained his […]
Zulu Alpha soars to the top in Pegasus World Cup Turf
One year after winning the W.L. McKnight (G3) on the undercard, Michael Hui’s Zulu Alpha starred on the big stage in Saturday’s $980,000 Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1) at Gulfstream Park. The Mike Maker veteran […]
Mr Dumas takes stakes debut in Commonwealth Turf
Mr Dumas continued to show grass is what he wants to race over when registering a 9-1 upset in Saturday’s $175,000 Commonwealth Turf (G3) at Churchill Downs in his stakes debut. Making just his sixth […]
‘Racetrack community is heartbroken’ following death of exercise rider Acuna
Odanis Acuna, a veteran exercise rider for trainer Kenny McPeek, died early Saturday morning during a training accident at Churchill Downs, and friends remembered the 42-year-old affectionately known around the backstretch as “Cuba.” Acuna was […]
Zulu Alpha upsets Breeders’ Cup hope Arklow in Sycamore
Thursday’s feature at Keeneland, the $100,000 Sycamore (G3), was supposed to be the launching pad to the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) for Arklow. But the 2-1 favorite was upset by Michael Hui’s Zulu Alpha, a […]