Country Grammer gets Dettori in San Antonio; Pizza Bianca stretches out in American Oaks
Country Grammer preps for Saudi in Monday’s San Antonio (G2), and the American Oaks (G1) anchors a trio of turf stakes on opening day at Santa Anita. […]
Frankie Dettori
Bay Bridge takes Champion Stakes as Baaeed only fourth; Bayside Boy upsets QEII on Champions Day
Champions Day concluded with major upsets. Hitherto unbeaten Baaeed could muster only fourth in his finale, as Bay Bridge returned with a vengeance in the Champion, and Bayside Boy sprang a surprise in the Queen Elizabeth II. […]
Arc Day: The Platinum Queen makes history; France scores BC WAYI triple
In addition to Alpinista in the main event, British-trained horses captured two other Group 1s on Arc Day, and the French turned their own Group 1 triple in Breeders’ Cup Challenge races. […]
Nations Pride runs fastest ever 1 1/2 miles at Big A in Jockey Club Derby
Nations Pride ran the fastest 1 1/2 miles in the long history of Aqueduct when dominating Saturday’s $955,000 Jockey Club Derby (G3) under Frankie Dettori. The heavy, odds-on favorite in a field of six three-year-olds, […]
Inspiral rebounds in BC WAYI Prix Jacques le Marois
After suffering a shock loss at Newmarket’s July Festival, star filly Inspiral recaptured her winning form in Sunday’s Prix Jacques le Marois (G1) at Deauville. […]
Inspiral, Perfect Power impress on Royal Ascot Day 4
Day 4 of Royal Ascot brought many fine performances, but arguably none as impressive as the Coronation S. (G1) victory posted by Inspiral. […]
Royal Ascot: Kyprios denies Stradivarius in Gold Cup, The Ridler nabs Norfolk
Day 3 of racing at Royal Ascot in England saw a changing of the guard in the 2 1/2-mile Gold Cup (G1). […]
Country Grammer closes as Life Is Good fades in Dubai World Cup
For the first 1 1/8 miles of Saturday’s $12 million Dubai World Cup (G1), Life Is Good looked like a good thing. […]
Dubai Turf drama: Defending champ Lord North, Panthalassa dead-heat
Saturday’s $5 million Dubai Turf (G1) nearly produced a triple dead-heat, as frontrunning Panthalassa, defending champion Lord North, and Vin de Garde flashed across the wire abreast. […]
Space Blues, Rougir, A Case of You eye Breeders’ Cup after Arc Day wins
With the heavy going likely playing a role in the results, favorites were beaten in four other Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” events on Arc Day. […]