Silent Poet upsets Highlander; Mutamakina holds on in Dance Smartly
Favorites were overturned in the three Woodbine turf stakes on Queen’s Plate Day, culminating in Silent Poet’s upstaging of odds-on Caravel in the $308,458 Highlander (G1). […]
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Gufo, First Captain prevail as favorites at Belmont
Odds-on favorites captured both stakes at Belmont Park on Monday’s observed Independence Day holiday, with Gufo kicking off things by getting back in the win column for the first time this year in the $150,000 Grand Couturier S. over 1 1/2 miles on the turf. […]
Luck turns in favor of Mutamakina in Long Island
A tough-luck third in her U.S. debut last month in the Zagora S., Mutamakina had no easy task either in Saturday’s $100,000 Long Island Stakes (G3) when having to overcome a dawdling pace set by […]
Mrs. Danvers steps up big in Comely runaway
For the second consecutive week at Aqueduct, a homebred racing for Joe Allen and trained by Shug McGaughey began fulfilling their early promise when Mrs. Danvers scored a wire-to-wire victory in the $100,000 Comely Stakes […]
Gufo, Decorated Invader, Domestic Spending get rematch in Hollywood Derby
Previewing Del Mar racing with the Hollywood Derby, Seabiscuit H. and Jimmy Durante S. who is running and what are the implications? […]
Decorated Invader reverts to mile in Hill Prince; five set for Knickerbocker
Fifth as the 4-5 favorite in the 1 3/16-mile Saratoga Derby Invitational, Decorated Invader looks to rebound back at a mile in Sunday’s $150,000 Hill Prince Stakes (G2). The feature for 3-year-olds was postponed, along […]
Belmont: Horologist, Plum Ali, Wet Your Whistle romp in graded stakes
In the past, Horologist has given the impression of being a Monmouth Park specialist, scoring five of her first six victories over the New Jersey oval. But the 4-year-old daughter of Gemologist refused to be […]
Channel Maker, Gufo, Fire At Will impress in Belmont Breeders’ Cup preps
The 6-year-old Canadian-bred gelding Channel Maker has long been a high-class turf performer, even winning a classic in his home country when claiming the 2017 Breeders’ Stakes. But the veteran campaigner has resurrected his career […]
Flavius prevails in blistering Tourist Mile at Kentucky Downs
Juddmonte Farms’ homebred Flavius flew in 1:32.21 in Monday’s $645,700 Tourist Mile, giving trainer Chad Brown his first Kentucky Downs stakes victory. Although that is listed as a course record on the chart, Kentucky Downs […]
Domestic Spending seals deal in Saratoga Derby Invitational
It took one turf powerhouse to thwart another in Saturday’s $500,000 Saratoga Derby Invitational. The Chad Brown-trained Domestic Spending outstripped Christophe Clement’s well-regarded pair of Gufo and 4-5 favorite Decorated Invader to reach a new […]