Lady Rocket makes all the running in Chicago
Lady Rocket broke on top in Saturday’s $200,000 Chicago (G3) at Churchill Downs and saved plenty for the stretch, drawing off to a 2 3/4-length score. […]
Ricardo Santana Jr.
Jackie’s Warrior barely breaks a sweat in Gallant Bob
Jackie’s Warrior, as expected, turned Saturday’s $300,000 Gallant Bob S. (G2) at Parx into a paid workout. Sent off at odds of 1-20 against four three-year-old rivals, Jackie’s Warrior led narrowly at the first call, […]
Gunite completes historic double for Gun Runner in Hopeful
One day after Gun Runner celebrated his first Grade 1 winner with Echo Zulu in the Spinaway (G1), the leading freshman sire accomplished an historic double when Gunite upset Monday’s $300,000 Hopeful (G1). […]
Echo Zulu all the way in Spinaway
A smashing debutante on Saratoga’s July 15 opener, Echo Zulu followed up as the 0.65-1 favorite in Sunday’s $300,000 Spinaway S. (G1) on the penultimate day of the meet. […]
Max Player dominant in Jockey Club Gold Cup
After upsetting the Suburban S. (G2) over a sloppy track, Max Player confirmed himself as a major player for the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) when rolling to an authoritative victory in Saturday’s $1 million Jockey […]
Yaupon denies a biting Firenze Fire in Forego
Yaupon gamely persevered in Saturday’s $600,000 Forego S. (G1) at Saturday, overcoming runner-up Firenze Fire’s repeated attempts to savage him in the stretch. Trained by Steve Asmussen and ridden by Ricardo Santana Jr., Yaupon held […]
Super Stock back in business in Ellis Park Derby
Ellis Park hosted five stakes Sunday, anchored by the $200,000 Ellis Park Derby. […]
Maracuja upsets Malathaat in Coaching Club American Oaks
Maracuja got up late to win Saturday’s $500,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) at Saratoga, edging 3-10 favorite Malathaat by a head to record her first stakes victory. Easily the longest shot at 14-1 among […]
Max Player upsets Mystic Guide in Suburban
Taking a huge step forward over a sloppy Belmont Park track, Max Player closed determinedly to edge odds-on favorite Mystic Guide by a neck in Saturday $400,000 Suburban (G2). He stamped his ticket to the […]
Silver State stretches win streak to six in Metropolitan
Silver State made his first Grade 1 attempt a winning one in Saturday’s $1 million Metropolitan H., surging along the inside to score by a length. The four-year-old colt extended his win streak to six, […]