Two-time champion Tepin retired
Two-time champion turf mare Tepin, a top-level winner in three countries who became a rare U.S.-trained winner of a Group 1 race at Royal Ascot last June when taking the Queen Anne (G1) on opening […]
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Classic Empire restores Kentucky Derby hopes with powerful Arkansas Derby win
Classic Empire brought huge expectations into 2017 but little had gone right for the 2-year-old champion. The Mark Casse-trained son of Pioneerof the Nile turned things around in grand style Saturday, rallying to win the […]
Winless no more, Irap surprises in Blue Grass
Overlooked at 31-1, Irap surged clear in upper stretch and withstood the late charge of Practical Joke to prevail by three-quarters of a length in the $1 million Blue Grass (G2) at Keeneland. The 1 […]
Classic Empire back ‘in the game’ with strong Arkansas Derby work
It’s been anything but a straightforward path to the Kentucky Derby (G1) for Classic Empire, but last year’s unanimous champion two-year-old colt appears to have turned the corner just in time for the April 15 […]
Fifty Five rallies from far back to win Florida Oaks
Fifty Five, down 15 lengths after a half-mile, surged late to deny odds-on favorite La Coronel the win in Saturday’s $155,000 Florida Oaks (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs. The 4-1 third choice in a field […]
Celestine bests Catch a Glimpse; Heart to Heart repeats in Canadian Turf
Saturday’s $100,000 Sand Springs at Gulfstream Park appeared to be a match race between Grade 1 star Celestine and 2015 Canadian Horse of the Year Catch a Glimpse, both making their seasonal reappearances. Just like […]
Enterprising, Honorable Duty prevail on Risen Star undercard
Despite a bump at the start and a wide trip around both turns, Honorable Duty proved himself a horse on the rise by taking the $122,500 Mineshaft H. (G3), a prep for the April 1 […]
Power Alert holds in GP Turf Sprint, Pretty Perfection wins Ladies’ Turf Sprint
Power Alert wore down pacesetter Pay Any Price in deep stretch and withstood the furious late rally of Rainbow Heir in Saturday’s $125,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint, scoring by the narrowest of margins in a […]
Classic Empire – 2016 Champion Two-Year-Old Male
Having tasted Kentucky Derby (G1) success with Monarchos in 2001, owner John Oxley will hope to add a second with the more precocious Classic Empire, who heads into this year’s classic trail the favorite after […]
Santa Anita Park reveals George Woolf Award finalists
Edited Press Release Santa Anita Park has announced five finalists for the 2017 Santa Anita George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award, with the winner to be announced in February following a vote of jockeys nationwide. Veteran […]