Pizza Bianca takes Hilltop as Royal Ascot appetizer
Celebrity chef Bobby Flay is Royal Ascot-bound after his homebred Pizza Bianca justified 2-5 favoritism in Friday’s $100,000 Hilltop S. at Pimlico. […]
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Bella Sofia noses Frank’s Rockette in Vagrancy thriller
Following a stretch duel in which the protagonists barely conceded an inch to the other, Bella Sofia prevailed by the slimmest of noses over Frank’s Rockette to take the $145,500 Vagrancy H. (G3) for fillies […]
Obligatory goes last to first in Derby City Distaff
Obligatory made a patented last-to-first rally to remain perfect in the Derby City Distaff. […]
Jack Christopher makes winning return in Pat Day Mile
Jack Christopher made an impressive return to racing with a dominating victory in the $500,000 Pat Day Mile (G2) at Churchill Downs. […]
Letruska’s speed too much for Apple Blossom foes
Seizing control at the break, champion Letruska led wire-to-wire to earn her second consecutive victory in Saturday’s $1 million Apple Blossom H. (G1). The classy six-year-old mare joined the likes of Hall of Famers Azeri, […]
Regal Glory beats Shantisara to punch in Jenny Wiley
Trainer Chad Brown figured to score a record fifth win in the Jenny Wiley on Saturday, with a pair of Grade 1 queens representing him in the Keeneland feature. Bettors ended up preferring Regal Glory slightly over younger stablemate Shantisara, and the duo proved the market spot-on to deliver an all-Brown exacta. […]
Nostalgic turns tables on Venti Valentine in Gazelle
A non-threatening fourth in her stakes debut in the Dec. 4 Demoiselle (G2), Godolphin’s homebred Nostalgic was an entirely different proposition when returning to Aqueduct for Saturday’s $250,000 Gazelle (G3). […]
Gufo, Fearless dominate Florida Derby Day stakes at Gulfstream
Gufo kicked off what could be another stellar campaign in 2022 with a two-length triumph in the $200,000 Pan American S. (G2), one of eight stakes that supported the Florida Derby (G1) and Gulfstream Park […]
Simplification kicks clear in Fountain of Youth; Kathleen O. remains unblemished in Davona Dale
After a troubled runner-up in the Holy Bull (G3), Simplification rebounded with a 3 1/2-length victory in Saturday’s Fountain of Youth (G2), an 85-point qualifier for the Kentucky Derby. Gulfstream Park also offered the $200,000 Davona Dale (G2), a Road to the Kentucky Oaks series qualifier, and Kathleen O. proved much the best. […]
Speaker’s Corner shines bright during Gulfstream undercard stakes action
The most impressive winner on a stakes-packed Saturday afternoon at Gulfstream Park was arguably Speaker’s Corner in the Gulfstream Park Mile S. (G2). […]