Skelly speeds to Count Fleet Sprint repeat
Last seen finishing second in the Riyadh Dirt Sprint (G3) seven weeks ago, Skelly showed no signs of jet lag and dominated Saturday’s $500,000 Count Fleet Sprint H. (G3) at Oaklwan Park for the second […]
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Wet Paint returns to action in Apple Blossom; Skelly back for Count Fleet Sprint defense
Last year’s champions in the female dirt divisions, Idiomatic and Pretty Mischievous, won’t be back in action for another three weeks or so, but Saturday’s $1.25 million Apple Blossom H. (G1) at Oaklawn Park, which […]
Southwest attracts Derby prep winners Liberal Arts, Otto the Conqueror
It’s been 20 years since Smarty Jones became the first and to date only horse to win both the Southwest (G3) at Oaklawn Park and the Kentucky Derby (G1). The connections of a dozen three-year-olds […]
Smile Happy heads field of eight for Stephen Foster on historic Ellis card
The most significant day of racing in the century-old history of Ellis Park takes place Saturday when it hosts the $1 million Stephen Foster (G1) and five other lucrative stakes that were transferred from Churchill […]
Cody’s Wish begins 2023 in style in Churchill Downs Stakes
Godolphin’s homebred Cody’s Wish returned to the races an emphatic winner in Saturday’s Churchill Downs S. (G1) at Churchill Downs. […]
Skelly runs rivals off their feet in Count Fleet Sprint
Skelly only had a maiden win to his credit when the Oaklawn Park meet began in December, but will leave the winter resort a rising star in the older male sprint division after making a […]
Secret Oath, Clairiere set for rubber match in Apple Blossom
Quality will trump quantity in Saturday’s $1 million Apple Blossom H. (G1) at Oaklawn Park when Secret Oath and Clairiere will comprise half the field in the 1 1/16-mile fixture for fillies and mares. The […]
Last Samurai notches fourth Oaklawn stakes win in Essex Handicap
Last Samurai will head into his title defense of next month’s $1 million Oaklawn H. (G2) on a two-race winning streak after a popular score in the $500,000 Essex H. (G3) at Oaklawn Park on […]
Last Samurai has pace to chase in Essex
The lone graded stakes action of the week in the U.S. takes place at Oaklawn Park on Saturday when older horses travel 1 1/16 miles in the $500,000 Essex H. (G3) and six furlongs in […]
Epicenter bids for sentimental victory in Gun Runner; California Angel to dirt for Untapable
The Fair Grounds Road to the Kentucky Derby gets off to its earliest-ever start in the Dec. 26 Gun Runner S., a new stepping stone to the traditional New Orleans series of the Lecomte (G3), Risen Star (G2), and Louisiana Derby (G2). […]