Red Knight, North Dakota rubber match on tap in Elkhorn
Elkhorn S. (G2) — Race 9 (5:30 p.m. ET) Red Knight will look to make amends on a couple accounts as the likely favorite in Saturday’s $200,000 Elkhorn S. (G2) at Keeneland, a 1 1/2-mile […]
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North Dakota surges late to upset Red Smith
Making only his second career stakes appearance in Saturday’s $100,000 Red Smith Stakes (G3), the 4-year-old North Dakota hinted there could be more big performances ahead of him when a late surge propelled him to […]
Sadler’s Joy faces tough field in Red Smith title defense
The run-up to Sadler’s Joy‘s title defense in Saturday’s $100,000 Red Smith Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct looks a lot like last year with the 7-year-old looking to repeat in the 1 3/8-mile grass test after […]
Red Knight makes all the right moves in Sycamore
After splitting Breeders’ Cup-bound Arklow and Zulu Alpha at Kentucky Downs, Red Knight ran himself into Turf (G1) consideration in Thursday’s $150,000 Sycamore Stakes (G3) at Keeneland. The 2.40-1 favorite had the gears for deft […]
Red Knight among several top players in Sycamore
Having turned in an impressive second-place effort in last month’s Kentucky Turf Cup (G3) following a layoff of more than eight months, Red Knight is among several serious contenders in Thursday’s $150,000 Sycamore Stakes (G3) […]
Arklow returns to form in Kentucky Turf Cup win
Arklow had endured tough times since winning the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (G1) at Belmont Park last October, recording four unplaced finishes during a five-race losing streak, but turned things around nicely with a 1 […]
Zulu Alpha, Arklow return for Kentucky Turf Cup; Imprimis, Fauci highlight undercard stakes
Zulu Alpha will make a title defense in Saturday’s $1 million Kentucky Turf Cup (G3) at Kentucky Downs. After posting a 3 1/4-length decision last year, the 7-year-old gelding went on to capture three graded […]
Mary’s a Mean front runner in La Prevoyante; Spooky surprise in McKnight
Alex G. Campbell Jr.’s homebred Mean Mary made a smashing stakes debut in Saturday’s $200,000 La Prevoyante (G3) at Gulfstream Park, raising hopes that the daughter of Scat Daddy and Grade 1 winner Karlovy Vary […]
Deep-closing Red Knight in fine form for McKnight
Being a 1 1/2-mile event, Saturday’s $200,000 W.L. McKnight (G3) at Gulfstream Park doesn’t quite rise to the level of a consolation prize to the Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1) scheduled some 35 minutes later. […]
Sadler’s Joy too classy in Red Smith
Considering that Sadler’s Joy had finished third to European stars Enable and Magical in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1), and a close fourth in the prior running at Del Mar […]