Rocket Can tops Mott exacta in Holy Bull
Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott followed up his success in last week’s Pegasus World Cup (G1) with Art Collector by saddling Rocket Can and Shadow Dragon to a one-two finish in the $250,000 Holy […]
Road to the Kentucky Derby
Aqueduct cancels Feb. 3-4; Withers rescheduled for Feb. 11
With frigid temperatures and high winds in the forecast, Aqueduct has canceled live racing on Friday and Saturday. The Thursday card is going forward, with a first post time of 12:50 p.m. (ET). […]
Arctic Arrogance, Hit Show top six-horse Withers
Editor’s note: Aqueduct has canceled racing on Friday and Saturday due to adverse winter weather. The Withers is rescheduled for Feb. 11. Arctic Arrogance, who wound up on the losing side of stretch duels in […]
Legacy Isle stretches to two turns in Holy Bull
Saturday’s Holy Bull (G3) marks the first of three Kentucky Derby qualifiers at Gulfstream Park, and eight runners will seek their first stakes win. Top contenders include Legacy Isle, who was disqualified after finishing first […]
Robert B. Lewis kicks off stakes quartet at Santa Anita
The first of four stakes races at Santa Anita on Saturday, the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis (G3) pits just four promising sophomores against each other. […]
Arabian Knight dazzles in Southwest
His status for the first classic of the season remains uncertain, but there’s no question Arabian Knight will be a three-year-old to keep an eye on the rest of the year after the colt turned […]
Southwest nine includes trio from deep Cox stable
Having so far dominated the Kentucky Derby (G1) preps held at Fair Grounds and Oaklawn Park, trainer Brad Cox will look to continue the trend Saturday at the latter oval in Hot Springs when he […]
Instant Coffee last to first in Lecomte
Last seen swooping in the Kentucky Jockey Club (G2), Gold Square’s Instant Coffee was brimming with late energy again in Saturday’s Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds. […]
Instant Coffee, Chop Chop top Lecomte and Silverbulletday for Cox
Saturday’s $200,000 Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds will be run under the lights, which shouldn’t bother presumptive favorite Instant Coffee. The Brad Cox-trained colt proved a popular winner in the Kentucky Jockey Club (G2), held […]
Reincarnate battles back in Sham; Ice Dancing waltzes to Santa Ynez win
It’s not every day that one sees a Bob Baffert trainee spring a 16-1 surprise, but that’s what happened when Reincarnate posted an upset victory in Sunday’s Sham S. (G3) at Santa Anita. […]