Gina Romantica upstages McKulick in Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup
Trainer Chad Brown won the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland for the fifth time on Saturday, but not with his odds-on favorite. […]
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McKulick faces six in Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup
McKulick will be favored to give trainer Chad Brown a record-breaking fifth victory in the $600,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) for three-year-old fillies at Keeneland on Saturday. A daughter of Frankel, McKulick has […]
McKulick smashes course record in Jockey Club Oaks
In what turned out to be a sprint during the final quarter-mile of Saturday’s $671,000 Jockey Club Oaks (G3), McKulick outkicked German invader Toskana Belle to win the 1 3/8-mile grass feature at Aqueduct by […]
European raiders prominent in Jockey Club Derby and Oaks
Frankie Dettori, the iconic European jockey, will be in New York Saturday to ride leading contenders in the $1 million Jockey Club Derby (G3) and $700,000 Jockey Club Oaks (G3) at Aqueduct. Although as lucrative […]
With the Moonlight stars in Saratoga Oaks
Going into the Saratoga Oaks (G3), With the Moonlight brought a profile very similar to Saratoga Derby (G1) hero Nations Pride. The parallel was strengthened when With the Moonlight completed the double for Team Godolphin. […]
McKulick, With The Moonlight head Saratoga Oaks; six set for Adirondack
Saratoga Oaks Invitational (G3) – Race 7 (4:29 p.m. ET) McKulick and With The Moonlight, the top two finishers from the July 9 Belmont Oaks Invitational (G1), renew their rivalry in Sunday’s $700,000 Saratoga Oaks […]
McKulick gives Brown another Belmont Oaks success
Getting the extra distance she’d been craving, McKulick stormed to a 1 3/4-length win Saturday in the $700,000 Belmont Oaks (G1) against an international field going 1 1/4 miles. Rated in midpack by Irad Ortiz […]
Belmont Oaks attracts Brown trio, five European raiders
Belmont Oaks (G1) — Race 7 (4:06 p.m. ET) Chad Brown and Aidan O’Brien have been the dominant trainers over the last decade in the $700,000 Belmont Oaks (G1), and both will be well represented […]
Leparoux earns milestone aboard Walkathon in Regret; Admission Office gets up in Arlington
Jockey Julien Leparoux scored his 1,000th Churchill Downs win on Stephen Foster Preview Day, with a well-judged ride aboard Walkathon in the Regret (G3). Later, comebacker Admission Office rolled late to deny Get Smokin in the Arlington (G3). […]
Arlington, Regret among Churchill turf stakes trio
Churchill Downs hosts a trio of turf stakes Saturday on its Stephen Foster Preview Day program, the highlight being the transplanted $200,000 Arlington S. (G3) for older horses over 1 1/16 miles. One of the […]