Santin fends off Mira Mission in Turf Classic
Santin showed new resolve in first-time blinkers to score a breakthrough victory in Saturday’s $1 million Turf Classic (G1) at Churchill Downs. […]
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Just One Time, Golden Pal, Prevalence star on Blue Grass Day
The victory by Just One Time in Saturday’s $439,850 Madison S. (G1) at Keeneland hardly came as a surprise to bettors, who sent off her as the 2-1 favorite. It was more the manner in […]
White Abarrio makes winning move in Florida Derby; Kathleen O. stays perfect in Gulfstream Oaks
Saturday’s stakes-packed card at Gulfstream Park featured a pair of major qualifiers for the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Oaks (G1), the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) and $250,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2). Both races awarded […]
Gufo, Fearless dominate Florida Derby Day stakes at Gulfstream
Gufo kicked off what could be another stellar campaign in 2022 with a two-length triumph in the $200,000 Pan American S. (G2), one of eight stakes that supported the Florida Derby (G1) and Gulfstream Park […]
White Abarrio draws off in Holy Bull
There’s something about being at his home base of Gulfstream Park that seemingly brings out the best in White Abarrio, who improved his local mark to 3-for-3 with an authoritative victory in Saturday’s $250,000 Holy […]
Independence Hall makes all in Fayette
In his pre-race study of Saturday’s $200,000 Fayette S. (G2) at Keeneland, jockey Javier Castellano noted the lack of apparent speed in the 1 1/8-mile fixture for older horses, especially following the scratch of Sleepy […]
Tiz the Bomb, Averly Jane book Breeders’ Cup tickets at Keeneland
Favorites obliged in Sunday’s Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” races for turf juveniles at Keeneland, but Averly Jane had a more straightforward time in the Indian Summer S. than Tiz the Bomb did in the Bourbon (G2). […]
Shedaresthedevil, Sconsin, Just Might post tenacious stakes wins at Churchill Downs
Three stakes on the Saturday evening card at Churchill Downs produced exciting finishes with potential Breeders’ Cup implications. […]
Family Way fulfills plan in Ladies Marathon; Tobys Heart, Koala Princess romp for Rosario
Jockey Joel Rosario completed his record-setting Kentucky Downs meet with a Sunday stakes double aboard Tobys Heart and Koala Princess, and Brendan Walsh became co-leading trainer when Family Way took the $498,500 Ladies Marathon. […]
Gear Jockey snares Breeders’ Cup bid in Turf Sprint at Kentucky Downs
The decision this summer to emphasize sprinting has paid rapid dividends for Calumet Farm’s homebred Gear Jockey. On Saturday, the four-year-old colt earned an automatic bid to the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) in November […]