Coal Front repels American Pastime in Gallant Bob
Coal Front ran his career mark to four wins in five starts with a game victory in Saturday’s $300,000 Gallant Bob (G3) at Parx Racing. Coming off his lone career defeat in the H. Allen […]
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Pure Sensation, Imperial Hint win Breeders’ Cup preps at Parx
It was a close run thing, but Pure Sensation stayed perfect on the Parx Racing turf course on Labor Day when riding the rail to victory in the $200,000 Turf Monster H. (G3). Winner of […]
Seven BC Juvenile Fillies Turf hopefuls line up for P.G. Johnson
The $100,000 P.G. Johnson, a race won three times by horses that later finished first or second in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1), has a field of seven entered for its latest renewal […]
Pletcher taking two shots at a sixth With Anticipation
Trainer Todd Pletcher has won five of the past nine editions of the $150,000 With Anticipation (G3), and will take two shots at the 1 1/16-mile grass stakes for two-year-olds as the final week of […]
Always Dreaming headed to WinStar Farm for a break after Travers loss
Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming is set for a break at WinStar Farm near Versailles, Kentucky following his ninth-place finish in Saturday’s Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga. Trainer Todd Pletcher reported the Bodemeister colt […]
Practical Joke, By the Moon likely Breeders’ Cup bound after Saratoga wins
Multiple Grade 1 winner Practical Joke could be headed to the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) after rallying for a 1 1/4-length win in Saturday’s H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes (G1) at Saratoga. Trainer Chad […]
Classic-winning trio all confirmed for Travers
All three Triple Crown race winners were confirmed for Saturday’s $1.2 million Travers (G1) at Saratoga by trainers Todd Pletcher and Chad Brown on Monday. Satisfied with Preakness (G1) winner Cloud Computing‘s recovery from a […]
Always Dreaming, Tapwrit among Travers workers
Trainer Todd Pletcher worked three of his Travers (G1) hopefuls Friday morning at Saratoga’s Oklahoma training track, including Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming and Belmont S. (G1) hero Tapwrit. Third in the Jim Dandy […]
World Approval, Pure Silver exit Saratoga stakes wins in good order
World Approval and Pure Silver starred at Saratoga on Saturday when taking the Fourstardave Handicap (G1) and Adirondack Stakes (G2), respectively, and the duo’s connections indicated they both came out of the races in good […]
Pure Silver golden in Adirondack romp
by TERESA GENARO On the first day of the 2017 Fasig-Tipton New York bred yearling sale, a New York-bred filly swept to an easy graded stakes win when Pure Silver won the Adirondack (G2) by […]