Knicks Go tops Prairie Meadows Cornhusker; Iowa Derby, Oaks on tap
Twice beaten since his Pegasus World Cup (G1) heroics, Knicks Go hopes to regain the winning thread in Friday night’s $300,000 Prairie Meadows Cornhusker H. (G3). […]
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Harpers First Ride bids for history in Pimlico Special; Horologist tops Allaire duPont
If Harpers First Ride can score a repeat victory in Friday’s $250,000 Pimlico Special (G3), he’d join Hall of Famer Challedon (1939-1940), a fellow Maryland-bred, as the only two-time winner of the historic event. Contested […]
Search Results tops Gazelle; Carter attracts field of five
Trainer Chad Brown could make it a clean sweep of Aqueduct’s Road to the Kentucky Oaks preps. […]
Two turns could benefit Modernist, Mystic Guide in Peter Pan
A no-show off a three-month break in the June 20 Belmont Stakes (G1), Modernist will look to right his Kentucky Derby (G1) prospects this week, possibly in Thursday’s $100,000 Peter Pan Stakes (G3) on opening day of the Saratoga meet. […]
Five points to ponder: Belmont Stakes
It feels like an alternate universe to say that the Triple Crown starts with the 1 1/8-mile Belmont S. (G1) on Saturday, instead of its concluding the series as a 1 1/2-mile “Test of the […]
Tiz the Law favored at 6-5 as Belmont Stakes kicks off the Triple Crown
Tiz the Law has been installed as the 6-5 morning line favorite in Saturday’s $1 million Belmont Stakes (G1), which kicks off the 2020 Triple Crown in this unorthodox racing season. Delayed two weeks from […]
Tiz the Law could be hard to topple at a short price in Belmont
The 2020 renewal of the Belmont S. (G1) on June 20 was already going to be a unique and unusual one in the history of the “Test of the Champion.” The composition of the probable […]
Get to know the 2020 Belmont Stakes contenders
***UPDATED after the draw with post positions, jockeys, and morning-line odds. With the Triple Crown schedule scrambled by the COVID-19 pandemic, the June 20 Belmont S. (G1) is now the first jewel. The change in […]
Wells Bayou caps big day for Cox wiring TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby
The 2019-20 Fair Grounds meet ended prematurely Saturday but with a bang for trainer Brad Cox. After saddling the winners of the Muniz Memorial (G2) and TwinSpires.com Fair Grounds Oaks (G2) earlier, the Louisville native […]
Five points to ponder: Louisiana Derby
The Kentucky Derby (G1) is postponed to the first Saturday in September, the Arkansas Derby (G1) is shifted to the first Saturday in May, the Blue Grass (G2) and Sunland Derby (G3) are off, and […]