Champion, renowned sire Kitten’s Joy dies at 21
Champion turf horse and renowned sire Kitten’s Joy has died at the age of 21, Ramsey Farm reported on social media Friday afternoon. […]
Oscar Performance
Favorites draw far outside in Classic, Distaff & Dirt Mile
Post positions and morning line odds for the 35th Breeders’ Cup were revealed at Equestricon on Monday. Here are some quick thoughts after the draw: Friday Juvenile Turf Sprint: Morning-line favorites Strike Silver (4-1) and […]
Bravazo breezes bullet for Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile
At Churchill Downs on Thursday, Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) contender Bravazo breezed five furlongs in a bullet :59.80, while workmate Spire needed 1:02.00. Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas subsequently confirmed to Daily […]
Top BRIS Class Ratings September 10-16
Horse Track Dist(Cond) Date BRIS Class Blue Prize (ARG) CD 1 1/16m (ft) 9/15 122.9 Serengeti Empress CD 1 1/16m (ft) 9/15 121.9 Oscar Performance WO 1m (fm) 9/15 121.5 Rock […]
BRIS Speed Stakes Ratings September 10-16
Top Winning Stakes Speed Ratings (9/10-9/16) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date Race Bris Speed Blue Prize (ARG) 5M 1 1/16m (ft) CD 9/15 Locust Grove S. 101 Dabster 4C 1 1/4m […]
Ortiz’s supporting role earns Oscar Performance victory in the Woodbine Mile
Every quarter of Oscar Performance’s gate-to-wire victory in Saturday’s $637,977 Woodbine Mile (Can-G1) at Woodbine was faster than the previous one, a strategy drawn up by assistant trainer Erin Lynch and executed perfectly by jockey […]
How to bet the Woodbine Mile with Oscar Performance
There is no question who the fastest horse in the Woodbine Mile is. It’s Oscar Performance. Of course, when a handicapper makes a statement like that, the actual information s/he is trying to ascertain is, […]
Oscar Performance draws wide, favored at 3-1 in 11-horse Million
Oscar Performance will bring top credentials into the 36th renewal of the Arlington Million (G1) and appears poised for a successful four-year-old campaign following a sharp score in his seasonal opener. The classy Amerman Racing […]
The state of Eclipse Award races three months out from Breeders’ Cup
We’re about three months away from the Breeders’ Cup at Churchill Downs, a weekend that should decide most divisional championships that are still undecided at that time. As usual, early August is far too early to […]
Oscar Performance tops pre-entries for Arlington Million; 10 in Beverly D., 14 in Secretariat
The fields are crystallizing for the August 11 International Festival of Racing, with Arlington announcing the pre-entries received by Friday’s deadline for the Arlington Million (G1), Beverly D. (G1), and Secretariat (G1). A maximum of […]