Bellafina holds on in Las Virgenes
The odds made Saturday’s $200,000 Las Virgenes (G2) look like a one-filly show, but 1-9 favorite Bellafina had to dig deeper than expected to prevail in the Kentucky Oaks (G1) scoring race. Bet down off […]
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Bellafina listed at 2-5 in Las Virgenes
After opening the year with an 8 1/2-length thrashing in the Santa Ynez (G2), Bellafina will be heavily favored against four rivals in Saturday’s $200,000 Las Virgenes (G2) at Santa Anita. Flavien Prat rides the […]
Bellafina regains her swagger in Santa Ynez
If anyone doubted that Bellafina’s fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) was too bad to be true, her tour de force in Sunday’s $200,000 Santa Ynez (G2) furnishes the answer. The 2-5 favorite […]
Bellafina looks to get back on track in Santa Ynez
Her first visit to Churchill Downs didn’t turn out as expected, but Bellafina will attempt to earn way back there in May for the Kentucky Oaks (G1) as she kicks off her three-year-old campaign in […]
Chasing Yesterday overcomes wide trip in Starlet
Summer Wind Equine’s homebred Chasing Yesterday so far has been known as American Pharoah’s half-sister by Tapit, but now she’s earned the title of Grade 1 winner after an admirably resolute success in Saturday’s $300,345 […]
Chasing Yesterday to face five in Starlet
Chasing Yesterday exits back-to-back stakes wins and the half-sister to 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah will try to carry her momentum forward when she lines up for Saturday’s $300,000 Starlet (G1) at Los Alamitos. […]
BRIS Kentucky Speed by Circuit October 22-28
Top Winning Speed Ratings (10/22-10/28) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date BRIS Speed Leofric 5H 1 1/8m (my) KEE 10/27 98 Ceevee 3C 1 1/16m (sy) KEE 10/26 90 Tres Equis 3R […]
Mother Mother schools Rags to Riches rivals; Dunph dominates Spendthrift
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert kicked off Breeders’ Cup week by winning the first stakes of the Churchill Downs Fall Meet, Sunday’s $103,200 Rags to Riches S., with Mother Mother. Aside from confirming the […]
Bellafina headlines six-filly Chandelier
by Dick Powell The $300,000 Chandelier Stakes (G1) will be run Saturday at Santa Anita Park as two-year-old fillies are asked to go two turns. It has attracted a field of six and only VIBRANCE […]
Accelerate meets returning West Coast in Awesome Again; Game Winner tops five-horse American Pharoah
Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) favorite Accelerate will receive his final tune-up in Saturday’s $300,000 Awesome Again (G1) at Santa Anita. A record-setting 12 ½-length winner of the August 18 Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar, […]