Tiz the Bomb flaunts class in Jeff Ruby Steaks; Candy Raid shocks Bourbonette Oaks
While Tiz the Bomb justified favoritism in the Jeff Ruby Steaks, the companion Bourbonette Oaks witnessed a massive upset. […]
Rafael Bejarano
California Angel edges Diamond Wow, earns Juvenile Fillies Turf berth in Jessamine
California Angel rallied to nail Diamond Wow in Wednesday’s $200,000 Jessamine S. (G2) at Keeneland, recording a 17-1 upset and stamping her ticket for the Nov. 5 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) in the […]
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. […]
Bodexpress earns first stakes win in Clark upset
He became a social media sensation when continuing to run with the pack in the 2019 Preakness (G1) despite having reared and dropped jockey John Velazquez at the start, but the career of Bodexpress will […]
Art Collector wires Ellis Park Derby; Mundaye Call sets track record in Audubon Oaks
Blue Grass (G2) winner Art Collector was bet down to 2-5 favoritism in his final Kentucky Derby (G1) tune-up, Sunday’s $193,750 Ellis Park Derby, and the Bruce Lunsford homebred took care of business on the […]
Azul Coast makes successful trip north for El Camino Real Derby
Last seen finishing a distant second to Authentic in the Jan. 4 Sham (G3), Azul Coast shipped to Golden Gate Fields to find a cozier spot away from his Bob Baffert barnmates in Saturday’s $101,800 […]
Phantom Boss ships in to win Bashford Manor; Magic Dance lands Debutante
He has a distinctive white facial marking, and now the cleverly-named Phantom Boss is the first U.S. graded stakes winner of his generation following a hard-fought score in Saturday’s $125,000 Bashford Manor (G3) on closing […]
Jockey Race Adds Intrigue to Closing Stretch at Santa Anita
by SCOTT SHAPIRO There are just eight racing days to go at the Santa Anita Park spring meeting and while the trainer title is all but decided, the race for leading jockey is still up […]
Sircat Sally hangs tough, stays unbeaten in Honeymoon
Despite enduring the stiffest stretch challenge of her career, odds-on favorite Sircat Sally pulled out yet another victory, her seventh in as many starts, in the $200,345 Honeymoon (G2) at Santa Anita on Saturday. Under […]
Cupid returns from layoff to take Gold Cup at Santa Anita in seasonal bow
Michael Tabor, Mrs. John Magnier and Derrick Smith’s Cupid returned off a seven-month break to capture his four-year-old debut in Saturday’s $500,690 Gold Cup at Santa Anita Stakes (G1) with jockey Rafael Bejarano aborad. When […]