Red Carpet Ready prevails in a hard-fought Eight Belles
Red Carpet Ready engaged the heavily favored Munnys Gold in Friday’s Eight Belles (G2) at Churchill Downs and eventually scored by a diminishing head. […]
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First Mission appears Preakness-bound, Disarm picks up necessary Derby points in Lexington
A smashing maiden winner at Fair Grounds in mid-March, First Mission stepped up to capture his stakes debut in Saturday’s $398,750 Lexington (G3) at Keeneland, taking the inside route to run down pacesetter Arabian Lion […]
Tapit Trice wears down Verifying in Blue Grass
If Tapit Trice’s Tampa Bay Derby (G3) victory left a few questions about his chances in the Kentucky Derby (G1), the Todd Pletcher trainee went some way toward answering them with a professional display in Saturday’s Blue Grass (G1) at Keeneland. […]
Mo Stash, Corona Bolt make all in Keeneland stakes triumphs
Mo Stash‘s first attempt at leading from start to finish was a success as the three-year-old prevailed in the $400,000 Transylvania (G3) on Friday’s opening day card at Keeneland. Under Luis Saez, Mo Stash set […]
Odds-on Tapit Trice comes from the clouds in Tampa Bay Derby
Tapit Trice was bet down to 1-2 favoritism in Saturday’s Tampa Bay Derby (G2), a fans’ vote of confidence that the highly-regarded blueblood would punch his ticket to the Kentucky Derby (G1). […]
Endorsed upsets Charge It in Gulfstream Park Mile
On a stakes-packed Saturday afternoon at Gulfstream Park, Endorsed continued his hot streak with a 5-1 upset in the Gulfstream Park Mile (G2). […]
Angel of Empire gets his wings in Risen Star
After an admirable second to loose-on-the-lead stablemate Victory Formation in the Smarty Jones S. at Oaklawn Park, Angel of Empire thrived with added ground, and a contested pace, in Saturday’s Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds. […]
Pioneer of Medina gamely earns first stakes win in Mineshaft
Pioneer of Medina had to battle every step of the stretch before proving best by a head in Saturday’s $250,000 Mineshaft S. (G3) at Fair Grounds, registering his initial stakes victory. Luis Saez was up […]
Litigate gets verdict in Sam F. Davis
Pedigree suggested that Litigate would thrive over a route of ground, and the son of Blame duly obliged in his stakes and two-turn debut in Saturday’s Sam F. Davis (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs. […]
Charge It breezes home in Gulfstream Park comeback
Finally launching his comeback at Gulfstream Park on Sunday, Charge It strolled home under a hand ride by Luis Saez. […]