BRIS Speed Stakes Ratings November 19-25
Top Winning Stakes Speed Ratings (11/19-11/25) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date Race Bris Speed Battle of Midway 4C 1 1/8m (ft) DMR 11/25 Native Diver S. 111 Leofric 5H 1 1/8m […]
Trigger Warning
Top Weekly Brisnet Speed Ratings for Stakes November 14 – 20
Leading this week’s BRIS Speed Ratings were the New York-bred Gold for the King, who has now won multiple divisions of his home state’s Stallion Series over the past couple of seasons, and Trigger Warning, […]
McKinzie wins Pennsylvania Derby in comeback
by Teresa Genaro A $1 million, Grade 1 race might be a lofty spot for a horse making a first start off a six-month layoff, but McKinzie shrugged off the rust as easily as he […]
Hofburg, McKinzie among 10 in deep Penn Derby renewal
An untimely fever kept Hofburg out of last month’s Travers (G1), but Juddmonte Farms’ homebred colt appears a go for Saturday’s $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G1) at Parx. Second in the Florida Derby (G1) and […]
Good Magic’s Travers challengers include Gronkowski, Wonder Gadot
Good Magic will be the horse to beat in Saturday’s 149th running of the $1.25 million Travers (G1) at Saratoga. A convincing winner of the Haskell Invitational (G1), the Chad Brown-trained colt has been installed […]
Fever knocks Hofburg out of Travers
Well-regarded sophomore Hofburg, expected to be one of the prime players in Saturday’s Travers (G1), has come down with a fever that rules him out of the $1.25 million “Midsummer Derby.” “Hofburg will not run […]
Axelrod denies Trigger Warning by a head in Indiana Derby
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. — Slam Dunk Racing’s Axelrod turned in his own version of a game-winning buzzer beater Saturday night at Indiana Grand, nailing front-running Trigger Warning in the final strides to post a 12-1 upset […]
King Zachary enters Indiana Derby on the upswing
After notching his first stakes tally in the Matt Winn (G3), King Zachary will attempt to keep his momentum rolling in Saturday’s $500,000 Indiana Derby (G3). Nine 3-year-olds are set for the 1 1/16-mile test, […]
Core Beliefs denies favored Lone Sailor to score in Ohio Derby
Gary Broad’s CORE BELIEFS held off a game late rally from 3-2 favorite Lone Sailor to earn his first stakes triumph in the $500,000 Ohio Derby (G3) at Thistledown on Saturday. With jockey Joe Talamo […]
Reride topples Runaway Ghost in Mine That Bird Derby
Louisiana shipper Reride upstaged 2-5 local favorite Runaway Ghost in Sunday’s $100,000 Mine That Bird Derby at Sunland Park. The top two utterly dominated this final prep for the March 25 Sunland Derby (G3), where […]