Highland Chief rides rail to Sycamore victory
If not for a brief virus, Highland Chief would have contested last Saturday’s Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (G1) at Aqueduct. But trainer Graham Motion’s fallback plan worked out just fine. […]
Sycamore Stakes
Top-level talent abounds in Grade 3 Sycamore
It would be more than fair to characterize Friday’s $300,000 Sycamore S. (G3) at Keeneland as a Grade 3 event in name only. Indeed, the 1 1/2-mile grass test for older horses has come up […]
Spooky Channel wears down Two Emmys in Sycamore
When trainer Jason Barkley claimed Spooky Channel for $80,000 back in April, what he was getting was a confirmed Grade 3-quality turf marathoner, on his best day. Friday was one of those days, as the […]
Two Emmys stretches out in Sycamore
Sycamore S. (G3) — Race 8 (4:44 p.m. ET) Two months after upsetting division turf male division leader Domestic Spending in the Mr. D. (G1) at Arlington, Two Emmys will be the one with the […]
Red Knight makes all the right moves in Sycamore
After splitting Breeders’ Cup-bound Arklow and Zulu Alpha at Kentucky Downs, Red Knight ran himself into Turf (G1) consideration in Thursday’s $150,000 Sycamore Stakes (G3) at Keeneland. The 2.40-1 favorite had the gears for deft […]
Red Knight among several top players in Sycamore
Having turned in an impressive second-place effort in last month’s Kentucky Turf Cup (G3) following a layoff of more than eight months, Red Knight is among several serious contenders in Thursday’s $150,000 Sycamore Stakes (G3) […]