Malathaat wins Ashland; Search Results, Pauline’s Pearl, Soothsay also prevail in Oaks preps
Malathaat overcame both a long layoff and an early bid from rival Pass the Champagne to win the $400,000 Ashland S. […]
Ricardo Santana Jr.
C Z Rocket denies Whitmore a fifth triumph in Hot Springs
C Z Rocket reversed the form of last fall’s Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) while narrowly denying champion Whitmore a fifth consecutive victory in the $200,000 Hot Springs S. at Oaklawn Park on Saturday. Both C […]
Maxfield powers home in Tenacious off lengthy layoff
The talented but unlucky Maxfield looked as good as ever with a solid comeback performance in Saturday’s $75,000 Tenacious Stakes at Fair Grounds. Last seen winning the Matt Winn (G3) in late May, which followed […]
Finite rallies to convincing Chilukki win
Finite did not disappoint as the 6-5 favorite in Saturday’s $100,000 Chilukki S. (G3), closing fast to post a 2 1/2-length victory. The 3-year-old notched her third stakes win at Churchill Downs, and fifth overall, […]
Thoughtfully scores emphatically in Adirondack
Thoughtfully turned in another dominating victory when taking Wednesday’s $145,500 Adirondack Stakes (G2) for juvenile fillies at Saratoga by five lengths for owner Heider Family Stables and trainer Steve Asmussen. An 8 3/4-length winner of […]
Saratoga: disqualifications and drama on a silent big race day
August 1 was one of those big racing days that have become standard at Saratoga. The era of a graded stakes race every day is now long gone, with important races instead stacked on a few weekends. […]
Volatile spurts clear in final quarter to win Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Saturday’s $232,500 Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. (G1) at Saratoga was billed as a 6-furlong sprint, but after odds-on favorite Volatile posted a slow opening half-mile, the race instead turned into a final quarter-mile dash. Volatile […]
Harvey’s Lil Goil prevails in Regret; Cazadero draws off in Bashford Manor
Harvey’s Lil Goil surged to the lead in upper stretch and gamely denied favored Crystal Cliffs by a head in Saturday’s $100,000 Regret (G3) at Churchill Downs. Winner of the Busher Invitational S. on the […]
Mia Mischief much the best in Carousel
Mia Mischief dominated Saturday’s $125,000 Carousel at Oaklawn Park, stalking long-time leader Amy’s Challenge to upper stretch and blowing past that one to win the 6-furlong dash comfortably under Ricardo Santana Jr. “I think she’s […]
Silver Prospector rates closer and rebounds in Southwest
Racing closer to the pace than he had in last month’s Smarty Jones S., Silver Prospector rebounded from that loss and claimed his second Road to the Kentucky Derby series victory in Monday’s $750,000 Southwest […]