Champions Songbird, Havre de Grace top list of Porter’s best
We honor the late Rick Porter by remembering the outstanding runners campaigned in Fox Hill Farms’ distinctive red and white silks. […]
Songbird
Forty Niner’s pedigree legacy a gold mine
While fans of a certain age would remember Forty Niner’s racing career, fans of every age have benefited from his influence in pedigrees. The champion who passed away Monday, at the grand age of 35, […]
The 2019 Best of Hanson Anthology
‘Tis the season to be with family and friends, and/or if you’re so inclined, with reading material while sitting by a warm fire with a mug of hot chocolate. Continuing a tradition started in 2015, […]
All-Decade Eclipse Awards: The Best of the 2010s
Not only are we in the waning days of the current year, but also of a decade that saw tremendous highs and lows in racing. As always, what happened on the track offered a semblance […]
Candy Ride’s 2003 Pacific Classic still one for the ages
Pacific Classic: Candy Ride vs Medaglia d’Oro Races become memorable because of the caliber of the performances turned in by exceptional horses, and the 2003 Pacific Classic (G1) certainly qualifies on that score. Argentine import […]
American Pharoah, California Chrome among Triple Crown veterans with Saratoga yearlings
Fasig-Tipton’s boutique Saratoga Sale showcases yearlings by new and established sires alike. The catalog for the Monday and Tuesday evening sessions includes progeny of 2015 Triple Crown champion American Pharoah, now a hot freshman sire, […]
Newborn Songbird filly a rarity as a product of same season three-year-old champions
The birth of a filly to twice-beaten multiple champion Songbird shortly after midnight was arguably the biggest social media story in the racing world on a relatively quiet Monday this week. Not only is the […]
Keeneland September loaded with American Pharoah yearlings
Keeneland’s renowned September Yearling Sale opens its 13-day run on Monday, the anticipation arguably heightened by scores of first-crop offerings by 2015 Triple Crown champion American Pharoah. A grand total of 81 American Pharoah yearlings […]
Trio of Medaglia d’Oro yearlings bring seven figures at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga
While yearlings from the first crop of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah highlighted the first session, Tuesday night’s final session of the 2018 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale was dominated by offspring of the Darley stallion Medaglia […]
Pedigree power on display at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga
Fasig Tipton’s 98th Saratoga Sale features a 255-strong catalog of yearlings, highlighted by blueblood offspring of such major sires as Curlin, Medaglia d’Oro, Tapit, and War Front as well as a first-crop brigade headed by […]