A Gentleman of Racing: Rick Porter
Rick Porter, who passed away June 7, 2021 was not just an owner of great racehorses. He was also a fan. […]
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Champions Songbird, Havre de Grace top list of Porter’s best
We honor the late Rick Porter by remembering the outstanding runners campaigned in Fox Hill Farms’ distinctive red and white silks. […]
Omaha Beach lands in Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile
Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella has revealed star three-year-old Omaha Beach’s target at the Breeders’ Cup – the Dirt Mile (G1). “We put our heads together and that’s the decision,” Mandella told Santa Anita’s […]
Omaha Beach turns back Improbable, posts front-running win in Arkansas Derby
Omaha Beach confirmed himself as a leading Kentucky Derby contender in Saturday’s $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1), withstanding a bid from Improbable to score by a length. A winner of three straight for owner Fox […]
RIP, Battle of Midway
The twists and turns of Battle of Midway’s biography reached a heartbreaking conclusion Saturday morning. The 2017 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) winner, who returned from a stint at stud last year and just outgamed […]
Songbird retired, to be sold at Fasig-Tipton November
Two-time Eclipse Award winner Songbird has been retired from racing and taken up residence at Taylor Made Farm near Nicholasville, Kentucky, in advance of being sold at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale on November 6. The […]
Songbird headed to Personal Ensign off five-furlong Del Mar breeze
Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer sent out multiple champion Songbird to breeze over Del Mar’s main track Sunday morning, and owner Fox Hill Farm announced following the move that the once-beaten filly is headed to the $700,000 […]
Songbird guts out Delaware Handicap score
Champion Songbird had to work for the win in Saturday’s $750,000 Delaware Handicap (G1) under jockey Mike Smith, digging deep in the lane to repel a sustained challenge from Martini Glass. The prohibitive 1-20 favorite […]
Songbird a Goliath times two in Delaware Handicap
Rick Porter has owned several terrific fillies and mares in his more than two decades in the Thoroughbred business, but the native of Wilmington has not yet tasted victory in his state’s biggest race, the […]