Arklow woke up dramatically when trying turf for the first time at Keeneland last month, and parlayed that 3 1/2-length maiden with a game, one-length score in Saturday’s $300,000 American Turf (G2) for three-year-olds at […]
Abel Tasman gained a measure of revenge on Friday when flying past tiring pacesetter Paradise Woods to prevail in the $1 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs. The pair met up in the Santa […]
Mike Smith, Abel Tasman, first “Immediately after her second-place finish in the Santa Anita Oaks (G1), we (Smith and trainer Bob Baffert) both realized she probably needed a slight blinker. She broke OK that day, […]
by Scott Shapiro While little changes with the start of the new meeting at Santa Anita Park this weekend, the extra day off and the fresh start gives us an opportunity to look back at […]
With nearly all of the preps in the books, now is the time for the Kentucky Derby (G1) news cycle to ramp up. Monday witnessed several significant developments: Southwest (G3) winner One Liner, who was […]
All-conquering Arrogate has come out of his Dubai World Cup (G1) adventure in fine fettle, judging by his appearance and attitude when arriving back home at Santa Anita Saturday. North America’s new all-time earnings leader […]
Going into Saturday’s $10 million Dubai World Cup (G1), trainer Bob Baffert said that this would be the “toughest test” for Arrogate. Little did the Hall of Famer know how prophetic his words were, or […]
Mastery, the undefeated colt who likely would have been the present Kentucky Derby (G1) favorite if not for suffering a condylar fracture while winning the March 11 San Felipe (G2), will stand at Claiborne Farm […]
A 13-month absence from the winner’s circle ended for the four-year-old Mor Spirit on Saturday when the California invader outclassed six rivals in the $250,000 Essex Handicap at Oaklawn. The 1-2 favorite under Mike Smith, the […]
In his first start since December, Mastery made it abundantly clear he was the horse to beat in the Kentucky Derby (G1) when rolling through the stretch to a convincing victory in Saturday’s San Felipe […]
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