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By Bailey Gallison —- Matrooh; Arlington Photo MATROOH GIVES CONTRERAS, SANJUR FIRST GRADED STAKES VICTORY WITH GRADE III HANSHIN CUP WIN ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (May 12, 2018) – Crystal Racing Enterprises and Contreras Stable’s Matrooh motored home in Saturday’s 66th...

By Ed Golden —- JUSTIFY Alex Evers Photo • JUSTIFY IS DOING ‘TERRIFIC’ FOR PREAKNESS • TRAVEL LIKELY FOR TIJORI AFTER MAIDEN WIN • BAZE, FREY SEEK VICTORY AT BELMONT PARK HISTORY COULD BECKON JUSTIFY, O’NEILL SAYS Doug O’Neill has been down the Triple Crown road before, not...

By Darren Rogers —- Triple Chelsea; Churchill Downs/Coady Photography LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, May 12, 2018) – Brad Grady’s Triple Chelsea displayed a powerful late kick in deep stretch to collar Morticia by a head and win Saturday’s eighth running of the $70,865...

By Najja Thompson —- Westwood; Chelsea Durand Photo ELMONT, N.Y. – Making his eighth career start and first start since finishing third in the Grade 3 Commonwealth at Keeneland on April 7, Godolphin Racing’s Westwood bested a field of six in the fifth running of...

By Mike Willman —- KANTHAKA Zoe Metz Photography KANTHAKA RETURNS HOME TO TAKE GRADE III, $100,000 LAZARO BARRERA STAKES BY THREE QUARTERS OF A LENGTH UNDER PRAT; TRAINED BY HOLLENDORFER, HE GETS SEVEN FURLONGS IN 1:23.25 ARCADIA, Calif. (May 12, 2018)—Trainer Jerry...

By Heather Pettinger —- Hi Happy; Coglianese/NYRA Photo La Providencia’s homebred Hi Happy kicked on late to secure a half-length victory in the 60th running of the Grade 1, $700,000 Man o’ War at 1 3/8 miles on the inner turf to close out a stakes-packed card...

By Darren Rogers —- Tiz My Lady with Helen Pitts-Blasi Photo Credit: Churchill Downs/Coady Photography MOTHERHOOD AND HORSE RACING – A SEAMLESS EXACTA FOR PITTS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, May 12, 2018) – It was a typical Saturday morning for trainer Helen Pitts when she...

By John Heims —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – Berned overcame a slow start with an impressive middle move and even stronger stretch run to capture the $60,000 Serena’s Song Stakes at Monmouth Park on Saturday, May 12, giving jockey Joe Bravo his third winner on the 12-race card. The...