Preakness Stakes 143 Trainer & Jockey Quotes
Bob Baffert, trainer Justify, winner From NBC Broadcast “It was a nail-biter. They put it to us. That was a good horse (Good Magic) and it was like they had their own private match race. […]
Ricardo Santana Jr.
Mitole stars in Preakness 143 undercard stakes
William and Connie Heiligbrodt’s MITOLE romped home the easiest of winners in the $200,000 Chick Lang Stakes, leading all the way for a 6 1/4-length score at Pimlico on 2018 Preakness Stakes Saturday. The six-furlong […]
Switzerland sails in Maryland Sprint
Switzerland parlayed a forward trip into a convincing win in Saturday’s Maryland Sprint (G3), scoring by 3 ½ lengths in his stakes debut. The 4-year-old son of Speightstown stretched his win streak to four and […]
Song of Spring blossoms in Allaire duPont Distaff
Stoneway Farm’s Song of Spring rallied from last in Friday’s $150,000 Allaire duPont Distaff (G3) at Pimlico and secured a half-length score over even-money favorite Blue Prize on the wire. With jockey Ricardo Santana Jr. […]
Vertical Oak best in Skipat; Imprimis remains unbeaten in Jim McKay Turf Sprint
After prompting the pace in second, Vertical Oak disposed of slight favorite Ms Locust Point in upper stretch and went on to post a comfortable 1 ½-length decision in the $100,000 Skipat at Pimlico. Owned by […]
Bee Jersey ready for big time after Steve Sexton Mile romp
Charles Fipke’s homebred Bee Jersey, runner-up to Thunder Snow in last year’s UAE 2000 Guineas (G3), dominated his first American graded stakes in Sunday’s $200,000 Steve Sexton Mile (G3) at Lone Star Park. Trained by […]
Mia Mischief wires Eight Belles
Mia Mischief lived up to her 3-2 favoritism in Friday’s $200,000 Eight Belles Stakes (G3), leading all the way home under jockey Ricardo Santana Jr. to score by 1 3/4 lengths on the wire. The […]
Starting gate, Unbridled Mo stun Unique Bella in Apple Blossom
Unique Bella looked like a 1-5 shot at nearly every point of the Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) except the beginning and the end. Last year’s champion female sprinter – making her first start outside California […]
Untrapped upsets Oklahoma Derby
Michael Lanford’s Untrapped was sent off at 11-1 in Sunday evening’s $400,000 Oklahoma Derby (G3) at Remington Park, but ran down 7-5 favorite Battle of Midway to give trainer Steve Asmussen his first win in […]
Iron Fist triumphs in Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap
Whispering Oaks Farm LLC’s Iron Fist proved too tough for his rivals in Saturday evening’s Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap (G3) under jockey Ricardo Santana Jr., scoring by two lengths as the 7-1 fourth choice. Iron […]