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Mon, 09/22/2025 - 13:51

Strong pedigrees square off in Churchill maiden race

Barbara D. Livingston
Trainer Cherie DeVaux's Soaring High Soaring High has two recent bullet works at Keeneland.

Several barns that have had solid success with 2-year-olds this year unveil more of their respective arsenals in a $120,000 maiden special weight for 2-year-old fillies going 6 1/2 furlongs on Thursday at Churchill Downs.

Cherie DeVaux has already unleashed the classy Englishman, a 7 1/4-length maiden winner last Friday at this meet, and has well-bred runners in the barn. These include Saratoga maiden winner Dr. Agne, out of champion Lady Eli, and the still-developing Nymue, out of champion Zenyatta.

Mon, 09/22/2025 - 13:41

Carter winner Crazy Mason one of nine in Vosburgh

Barbara D. Livingston
Crazy Mason scored the biggest victory of his career in the Grade 2 Carter in April. He'll be doing his best running late in Saturday's Vosburgh.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Crazy Mason, who won the Grade 2 Carter in April, heads a field of nine entered in Saturday’s Grade 3, $200,000 Vosburgh Stakes at seven furlongs.

The Carter was one of three straight wins Crazy Mason put together at Aqueduct during the winter and spring. Since the Carter, Crazy Mason has finished third in both the Grade 3 True North and Grade 1 Forego at Saratoga and made a trip to Del Mar where he finished sixth in the Grade 1 Bing Crosby in July.

Mon, 09/22/2025 - 13:38

Godolphin's Rebel's Romance, El Cordobes tune up for Joe Hirsch Classic

Rebel's Romance wins the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot June 21 2025
Megan Coggin
Rebel's Romance is 4 for 6 this year including a win in the Hardwicke at Royal Ascot in June (above). The two-time Breeders' Cup Turf winner runs Saturday in the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Two-time Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Rebel’s Romance, his Grade 1-winning Godolphin stablemate El Cordobes, and multiple Grade 1 winner Far Bridge head a field of five entered in Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic.

Rebel’s Romance, a winner of 19 of 28 races, including the Group 1 Preis von Berlin in Germany in his last start, and El Cordobes, winner of the Grade 1 Sword Dancer last month, both stretched their legs Monday morning over the Oklahoma turf course in Saratoga.

Mon, 09/22/2025 - 13:29

His 1,000th win behind him, riding title is Kimura's next goal

Barbara D. Livingston
In his quest for a Santa Anita riding title, will attempt to surpass Juan Hernandez.

CYPRESS, Calif. – Kazushi Kimura won the 1,000th race of his career in North America at Los Alamitos on Saturday and immediately declared a goal for his next milestone – winning the riding title at the upcoming Santa Anita autumn meeting.

Kimura, a former champion jockey in Canada, faces a tough task of winning the most races at the 16-day Santa Anita autumn meeting. He will attempt to surpass Juan Hernandez, who has been the dominant rider on the circuit in the last three years.

Mon, 09/22/2025 - 13:24

Atitlan out of training with injury, will miss John Henry Turf Championship

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Trainer John Shirreffs said Atitlan could be sidelined for up to two months.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Atitlan, a two-time graded stakes winner on turf earlier this year, is out of training because of an injury. The setback takes the 4-year-old colt out of consideration for Saturday’s Grade 2 John Henry Turf Championship at Santa Anita.

“He has a little injury and it will prevent him from racing,” trainer John Shirreffs said. “He’ll go to Kentucky and he’ll get a little rest. It could be four-week thing or it could be two months."

Mon, 09/22/2025 - 13:19

Phileas Fogg runs back in Woodward after Jockey Club Gold Cup DQ

Phileas Fogg works at SAR JUly 23 2025
Barbara D. Livingston
Phileas Fogg crossed the wire third in the Jockey Club Gold Cup but was disqualified for coming inward at the start and causing a chain-reaction collision.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – When it comes to Phileas Fogg, trainer Gustavo Rodriguez has decided there’s no place like home.

Thus, instead of waiting for a race out of town next month, Rodriguez and owner Steve Shapiro have opted to supplement Phileas Fogg in Saturday’s Grade 2, $300,000 Woodward Stakes at Aqueduct for a fee of $1,500.

Mon, 09/22/2025 - 13:08

Following important Seneca win, Immersive will try tougher

Immersive wins Seneca Overnight Stakes at CD Sept 20 2025
Coady Media
Immersive righted the ship in the Seneca Overnight Stakes after losing two straight races to start her year.

Although she had never been worse than second in her career, questions swirled around Immersive entering Saturday’s Seneca Overnight at Churchill Downs. Her trainer, Brad Cox, said earlier in the week that her connections had to learn if Immersive was still “wanting to be a racehorse at the top level.”

Mon, 09/22/2025 - 13:06

Dragoon Guard, Honor Marie trying to get back on track

Barbara D. Livingston
Dragoon Guard, who won the Indiana Derby and West Virginia Derby last year, will make his third start of 2025 on Wednesday at Churchill.

As the final week of the Churchill Downs September stand begins Wednesday, several familiar stakes-class horses show up in the feature, a $148,000 allowance/optional-claiming race for 3-year-olds and up who have not won twice other-than since July 14, 2024.

Mon, 09/22/2025 - 13:00

Hernandez suffers multiple injuries in spill; will have surgery Tuesday

Brian Hernandez Jr. .July 13 2024
Barbara D. Livingston
Brian Hernandez Jr. fractured seven ribs, punctured a lung, and lacerated his liver in a Sunday accident at Churchill.

Brian Hernandez Jr. sustained rib fractures and multiple internal injuries in a fall Sunday at Churchill Downs, putting his fall season in jeopardy.

Hernandez was aboard Sgt. Garcia in Sunday’s third race, a maiden claimer for 2-year-olds. The Kenny McPeek trainee suffered a foreleg injury near the five-sixteenths pole, dislodging the rider.