Letruska tops deep renewal of Personal Ensign
Personal Ensign S. (G1) — Race 10 (4:47 p.m. ET) With dual champion Monomoy Girl out for the season, there is guaranteed to be a different winner of this year’s Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1). An […]
Swiss Skydiver
Knicks Go dominates Whitney on front end
After opening a commanding lead on the backstretch, Knicks Go easily proved best in Saturday’s 94th edition of the $1 million Whitney S. (G1) at Saratoga, rolling to a 4 1/2-length victory. The five-year-old horse […]
Maxfield, Swiss Skydiver among principals in tantalizing Whitney; Search Results tops Test
Saratoga will feature a pair of prestigious Grade 1 races on the main track Saturday, the 94th running of the $1 million Whitney S. for older horses and 96th edition of the $500,000 Test S. […]
Knicks Go tops Metropolitan; Letruska, Shedaresthedevil head deep Ogden Phipps
A pair of Grade 1 events, the $1 million Metropolitan H. and $500,000 Ogden Phipps S., highlight a trio of graded stakes on the main track for older horses on Saturday’s Belmont Stakes Day undercard. […]
Letruska battles back to edge Monomoy Girl in epic Apple Blossom
Saturday’s $1 million Apple Blossom H. (G1) promised to be one of the greatest renewals in its storied history, and the Oaklawn Park feature did not disappoint. Only the epic battle of champions turned out a bit differently from the script. Instead of Eclipse Award winners Monomoy Girl and Swiss Skydiver fighting out the finish, it was former Mexican champion Letruska who outdueled Monomoy Girl, as the pair left Swiss Skydiver well back in third. […]
Monomoy Girl, Swiss Skydiver meet for second time in Apple Blossom
Apple Blossom H. (G1) — 7:09 p.m. ET A second clash between the outstanding champions Monomoy Girl and Swiss Skydiver highlights the 2021 renewal of the $1 million Apple Blossom H. (G1) at Oaklawn Park […]
Swiss Skydiver returns like a champ in Beholder Mile
Saturday’s $301,000 Beholder Mile (G1) honors a multiple champion mare who defeated males. Hence it was fitting that Swiss Skydiver, last year’s Preakness (G1)-winning champion three-year-old filly, returned triumphant in the Santa Anita feature. “Maybe […]
Champion Swiss Skydiver faces stern test in Beholder Mile return
Beholder Mile (G1) — Race 8 (7 p.m. ET) Swiss Skydiver, the 2020 champion three-year-old filly, will kick off her much anticipated four-year-old campaign on Saturday in the $300,000 Beholder Mile (G1) at Santa Anita, […]
Authentic honored as 2020 Horse of the Year at Eclipse Awards
Like so much of life amid a still-raging pandemic, Thursday night’s Eclipse Awards ceremony went virtual, rather than congregate at a typical gala, to honor the champions of a COVID-affected racing season. In the context, […]
Eclipse Awards: Authentic, Improbable, Monomoy Girl named Horse of the Year finalists
The finalists for the 2020 Eclipse Awards were announced Saturday, including three standouts who are in the running for Horse of the Year: 3-year-old colt Authentic, older dirt male Improbable, and older dirt female Monomoy […]