Four notable winners of the Secretariat/Bruce D. Stakes
The Grade 1 race for three-year-olds at Arlington on Saturday will have an entirely new name and a largely different look to it than it’s had for much of its history. For its first 43 […]
Kitten’s Joy
Chance It fights back in Mucho Macho Man
Shooting Star Thoroughbreds’ Chance It, last season’s top Florida-bred juvenile, is now poised for the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail after a gutsy victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Mucho Macho Man at Gulfstream Park. The 3-5 favorite […]
Chance It returns in competitive Mucho Macho Man
Although not part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby series, Saturday’s $100,000 Mucho Macho Man at Gulfstream Park figures to yield a starter or two for some of the track’s future preps later during […]
Mihos gains late edge in Mucho Macho Man
Mihos made the successful jump from maiden winner to stakes victor when catching Trophy Chaser in the final strides of the $100,000 Mucho Macho Man at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. Under Jose Ortiz, the 5-2 […]
Code of Honor tops field of six in Mucho Macho Man
Untimely setbacks forced Code of Honor to miss both the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) and Remsen (G2) last fall, but the Shug McGaughey-trained Kentucky Derby (G1) prospect will look to be back in action Saturday […]
Pedigree power on display at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga
Fasig Tipton’s 98th Saratoga Sale features a 255-strong catalog of yearlings, highlighted by blueblood offspring of such major sires as Curlin, Medaglia d’Oro, Tapit, and War Front as well as a first-crop brigade headed by […]
Roaring Lion outduels Saxon Warrior, survives inquiry in Eclipse
In a tussle that elicited flashbacks to last October’s Racing Post Trophy (G1), Roaring Lion accosted Saxon Warrior down the stretch of Saturday’s Eclipse (G1) at Sandown – only now the result was reversed. This […]
Flameaway takes Kitten’s Joy in blanket finish
Flameaway earned his third career stakes win Saturday in the $100,000 Kitten’s Joy at Gulfstream Park, re-rallying along the inside and fending off an outside surge from longshot Pony Up to win by a neck […]
Dak Attack makes anticipated return in Mucho Macho Man
Dak Attack proved one of the more promising juveniles in the country last summer, but like several of his peers he missed the championship-deciding races in the fall. The Dale Romans-trained son of Ghostzapper returns […]
$250,000 Scat Daddy colts top inaugural Fasig-Tipton Turf Showcase
Sunday’s inaugural Fasig-Tipton Turf Showcase, the first North American yearling sale designed for turfy types, underscored the demand for progeny of the late Scat Daddy. Two representatives of his final crop tied atop the leaderboard […]