None Above the Law rides rail in Del Mar Derby
J. Kirk and Judy Robison bred both winners of Saturday’s Grade 2 turf features at Del Mar, None Above the Law and Going to Vegas. […]
Maxim Rate
Maxim Rate has Dogtag to fear in John C. Mabee
John C. Mabee S. (G2) — Race 9 (8:30 p.m. ET) Maxim Rate has a couple graded stakes wins to her credit, including an upset score in the Gamely (G1) in May, but Dogtag is […]
Pappacap lives up to billing in Best Pal; Princess Grace stylish in Yellow Ribbon
East Coast shippers swept both graded stakes at Del Mar Saturday, Pappacap in the Best Pal S. (G2) and Princess Grace in the Yellow Ribbon H. (G2). […]
Raymundos Secret brings strong local record into Yellow Ribbon; seven entered in Best Pal
Yellow Ribbon H. (G2) — Race 10 (9:30 p.m. ET) Raymundos Secret has been an all-or-nothing type in nine career starts, but has tended to show up when running at Del Mar. That might give […]
Maxim Rate hits new high in Gamely
The ninth furlong of Monday’s $301,000 Gamely S. (G1) turned out to be a bridge too far for 9-10 favorite Charmaine’s Mia, but it was right in the target zone for Maxim Rate. […]
Smooth Like Strait seeks Grade 1 title in Breeders’ Cup WAYI Shoemaker Mile
Two Grade 1 turf tests bookend the Hollywood Gold Cup (G1) at Santa Anita on Monday, including the first stateside Breeders’ Cup Challenge event of the season. The $300,000 Shoemaker Mile (G1) serves as a […]
Juliet Foxtrot leads rivals on merry dance in Jenny Wiley
Juliet Foxtrot capitalized as the controlling speed in the Jenny Wiley S. (G1) on a rainy Saturday at Keeneland, while Silver Dust was determined in the Ben Ali S. (G3), and Change of Control sprang an upset in the Giant’s Causeway. […]
Speed could give Juliet Foxtrot an edge in Jenny Wiley
Jenny Wiley S. (G1) — Race 10 (6:03 p.m. ET) Juliet Foxtrot hasn’t won above Grade 3 level in two previous campaigns in the U.S., but might hold the tactical advantage in a relatively paceless […]
Viadera nips Brown stablemate Blowout, gives Juddmonte a seventh Matriarch
Such is the depth of the Chad Brown barn that not only did his Viadera and Blowout fight out the finish in Sunday’s $301,500 Matriarch Stakes (G1), but neither was regarded as his best chance. […]
Sharing, Tamahere square off in Matriarch Stakes
After circumstances prevented Sharing and Tamahere from competing in the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) at Keeneland, Sunday’s $300,000 Matriarch Stakes (G1) at Del Mar became their objective. Both are trying older distaffers for […]