Count Again turns tables on Smooth Like Strait in BC WAYI Shoemaker Mile
Count Again dethroned Smooth Like Strait in the Shoemaker Mile (G1) at Santa Anita, earning a free ticket to the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1). […]
Shoemaker Mile
Smooth Like Strait seeks BC berth in Shoemaker Mile; Going Global tops Gamely
After the Hollywood Gold Cup (G1), Santa Anita’s Grade 1 action on Memorial Day shifts to turf for the Shoemaker Mile (G1), a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1), and the Gamely (G1) for turf distaffers. […]
Smooth Like Strait punches Breeders’ Cup ticket in WAYI Shoemaker Mile
After a few tough beats at the top level, Smooth Like Strait finally won a deserved Grade 1 trophy in Monday’s $300,500 Shoemaker Mile (G1) at Santa Anita. In the process, the Michael McCarthy trainee secured a free ticket to the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) at Del Mar Nov. 6. […]
Smooth Like Strait seeks Grade 1 title in Breeders’ Cup WAYI Shoemaker Mile
Two Grade 1 turf tests bookend the Hollywood Gold Cup (G1) at Santa Anita on Monday, including the first stateside Breeders’ Cup Challenge event of the season. The $300,000 Shoemaker Mile (G1) serves as a […]
Raging Bull gets the dinero in Shoemaker Mile
With the aid of a hot pace, Raging Bull landed a knockout blow in Monday’s $302,500 Shoemaker Mile (G1) at Santa Anita, the second Grade 1 Southern California score for the Peter Brant-owned 5-year-old. Third […]
River Boyne, War of Will top Shoemaker Mile; Ollie’s Candy back on grass for Gamely
Eight of his nine career wins have come over the turf at Santa Anita. That, and a two-race win streak, arguably makes River Boyne the horse to beat in the $300,000 Shoemaker Mile (G1) at […]
War of Will likely to scratch from Sunshine Forever, point to Shoemaker Mile
Trainer Mark Casse still plans to send Preakness (G1) hero War of Will onto the turf for his 2020 debut, but that’s likely to come later and at a different venue than first thought. Instead […]
Catapult among nine in wide-open Shoemaker Mile
Catapult fell just short of Breeders’ Cup success last fall in the Mile (G1) at Churchill Downs, missing by a half-length to European invader Expert Eye. On Memorial Day, the six-year-old son of Kitten’s Joy […]
Heart gets Hunt-ed down in Shoemaker, ‘Win and You’re In’ for Breeders’ Cup Mile
Last seen landing the November 26 Seabiscuit H. (G2) at Del Mar, Michael House’s Hunt fired straight off the bench to deny 3-2 favorite Heart to Heart in Monday’s $401,035 Shoemaker Mile (G1) at Santa […]
Heart to Heart seeks Grade 1 triple in Shoemaker Mile
After going so long without a Grade 1 win, the veteran grass star Heart to Heart will look to make it three in a row at the top level in the $400,000 Shoemaker Mile (G1) […]