Gam’s Mission kicks late in Regret
Cherie DeVaux registered her first graded stakes victory as a trainer in Saturday’s $150,000 Regret S. (G3), the highlight of three turf stakes on Stephen Foster Preview Day at Churchill Downs. […]
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Frontrunning Channel Cat holds on to upset Man o’ War
One week after his master class aboard Medina Spirit in the Kentucky Derby (G1), Hall of Fame rider John Velazquez engineered another frontrunning upset. This time, Velazquez showed his turf skills with 8-1 Channel Cat in Saturday’s Man o’ War S. (G1) at Belmont Park. […]
2020 Triple Crown nominations list reaches 347
A list of early 2020 Triple Crown nominees was released Wednesday morning, with 347 3-year-olds currently eligible to compete in the May 2 Kentucky Derby (G1), May 16 Preakness (G1), and June 6 Belmont S. […]
Zulu Alpha soars to the top in Pegasus World Cup Turf
One year after winning the W.L. McKnight (G3) on the undercard, Michael Hui’s Zulu Alpha starred on the big stage in Saturday’s $980,000 Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1) at Gulfstream Park. The Mike Maker veteran […]
George Strawbridge Jr. – 2019 Outstanding Breeder
A great supporter of the industry for decades, George Strawbridge Jr. has received the Eclipse Award for leading breeder. He bred Horse of the Year Bricks and Mortar. Bricks and Mortar went 6-for-6, including major […]
Calumet Farm tops breeders list for first time in nearly six decades
The Jockey Club announced Wednesday in a press release that Calumet Farm topped the individual breeders list in North America in 2019, the first time the famed Lexington, Kentucky, nursery has done so in nearly […]
Bricks and Mortar, Maximum Security, Mitole announced as Horse of the Year finalists
Finalists for the 2019 Eclipse Awards were announced Saturday morning, with turf star Bricks and Mortar, three-year-old Maximum Security, and sprint supremo Mitole all up for Horse of the Year honors as well as their […]
Bandua bursts into Arlington Million picture; Juliet Foxtrot wires Modesty
Calumet Farm’s Bandua has hinted of potential throughout his career, and finally took a substantial step toward fulfillment with a course record-breaking victory in Saturday’s $150,000 Arlington H. (G3) on Million Preview Day. This first […]
Pensive: The near Triple Crown winner that flopped out of a year-end title
In the recent Horse of the Year debate involving Justify and Accelerate, a segment of racing fans and media punditry found it difficult to fathom how a Triple Crown winner should not also earn the […]
English Affair finds room for Cardinal breakthrough
Fans of English Affair might have had unpleasant flashbacks turning for home in Thursday’s $100,000 Cardinal H. (G3) at Churchill Downs. Unlucky when pinned on the inside in the Dowager (G3) at Keeneland last out, […]