YESTERDAY June 17, 2013
The dominant winners of two Illinois-bred turf stakes Saturday appeared to have exited their races in good condition, and both are likely to return in open stakes July 13, Million Preview Day.
Arlington Classic winner General Election remains on track to start in the July 13 American Derby after being scratched from the $207,600 Centaur Stakes on Saturday at Indiana Downs.
The return of Verrazano to top form in Sunday’s Grade 3 Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth only adds to the intrigue going forward, as does Code West’s continued improvement, evidenced in his first stakes win at Churchill Downs. Both sophomores, racing for top ...
Eblouissante, the younger half-sister to champion Zenyatta, worked a solid five furlongs in 1:01.44 on Monday at Belmont Park, and trainer John Shirreffs believes his filly is one work away from a return to the races.
An intriguing matchup is looming in the Grade 1 Whitney on Aug. 3 at Saratoga between defending Whitney Handicap winner Fort Larned and the speedy Cross Traffic.
Willcox Inn’s best form has come in races between one mile and 1 1/8 miles, but there is a good chance he will next appear July 6 at Monmouth Park in the 1 3/8-mile United Nations Stakes.
Jeremey Day's analysis of the Wednesday 6/19 card at Balmoral Park.
Though Sunday’s Pegasus Stakes became virtually a walkover for Verrazano once Itsmyluckyday was pulled up, trainer Todd Pletcher believes his 3-year-old got enough out of the race to set him up perfectly for a return trip to Monmouth Park for the Grade ...
After competing in 11 consecutive stakes – 10 of which were graded – over the past 26 months, Doubles Partner has found some class relief in Wednesday’s $81,000 optional-claiming feature at Belmont Park.
Trainer Alec Fehr was looking to add to his stable last fall when he learned that Ultimate Destiny was up for sale.
Keeneland Association announced on Monday that Amy Gregory has been appointed as director of communications, effective immediately.
Al Kazeem was a 9-4 choice when he upset the heavily favored Camelot in the Group 1 Tattersalls Gold Cup in Ireland on May 26. When they meet for a rematch in Wednesday’s Group 1 Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot, it is Al Kazeem who will be the ...
Jimmy Chew Shoos switches to the turf off an improved race in Wednesday’s Woodbine headliner, a seven-furlong allowance for Ontario-sired nonwinners of three.
Spanish Jazz and On the Key look like the main players in a first-level allowance race for 3-year-olds and up that headlines Wednesday’s 10-race card at Northlands Park.
Itsmyluckyday was taken to an equine medical center in New Jersey shortly before noon on Monday, where he will undergo further tests to determine the extent of any possible injury that compelled jockey Mike Smith to pull him up in Sunday’s Pegasus ...
Trainer Mike Mitchell was released from a Southern California hospital on Sunday evening, hours after collapsing near the winner’s circle of an apparent seizure following the sixth race at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Baby races in 2013 were held this past Saturday at the Meadowlands. A full complement of fillies, colts, trotters and pacers were on display in 19 separate events. But something was missing.
Bob Pandolfo's Sharp Horses and Track Trends report featuring horses from Balmoral, Monticello, Northfield, Harrington and others.
Horses to watch from Monticello Raceway.
Michael Hammersly's weekly "Trip Notes" report, which recaps all of the previous weekend's graded stakes. This edition includes the Pegasus at Monmouth, among others.