Tax captures Withers
by Teresa Genaro They say that he who hesitates is lost. However, despite his initial reluctance to become a part owner of Tax, Randy Hill nevertheless ended up in the winner’s circle for the $252,500 […]
Junior Alvarado
Sue’s Fortune just holds in Adirondack
SUE’S FORTUNE was visibly leg weary in the shadow of the wire in Saturday’s $200,000 Adirondack Stakes (G2) at Saratoga, but the Jump Start filly held to score the half-length victory over a fast-closing Virginia […]
Realm rules Alydar Stakes at Saratoga
by Teresa Genaro After REALM won an allowance race at Aqueduct in November 2016, it took a long time to get back to the winner’s circle…19 months in fact. Fortunately for his connections, they didn’t […]
Market Bubble prevails as first winner for WinStar stallion Fed Biz
Multiple Grade 2 star and track record-setter Fed Biz registered his first winner as a freshman sire Saturday when Market Bubble scored in his debut at Belmont Park. Trained by Alan Goldberg for Colts Neck […]
Caledonia Road entered in Belmont allowance prep for Acorn
After a viral infection halted her preparation for the Kentucky Oaks (G1) last month, Caledonia Road‘s Plan B swings into action Sunday at Belmont Park when the champion juvenile filly faces four older rivals in […]
Enticed rebounds in Gotham at his dam’s beloved Aqueduct
by TERESA GENARO On March 3, 2012, the day of the Gotham S. (G3) at Aqueduct, a four-year-old bay filly named It’s Tricky won the Top Flight H. (G2). Of her eight lifetime wins, five […]
Enticed hangs on by a head in Kentucky Jockey Club
Described by jockey Junior Alvarado as “a big horse that’s mentally still a baby,” Enticed nonetheless overcame the effects of a congested field to prevail over Tiz Mischief in Saturday’s $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) […]
Johnny Bear topples Hawkbill; Quidura reigns on Woodbine turf
There were odds-on favorites in both the $279,456 Northern Dancer Turf (G1) and $205,000 Canadian (G2) at Woodbine on Saturday, with mixed results. In the 1 1/2-mile Northern Dancer Turf, a prep for next month’s […]