2023 RISEN STAR/RACHEL ALEXANDRA Key Facts

By Joe Kristufek —- 2023 RISEN STAR/RACHEL ALEXANDRA Key Facts · This is the 51st running of the $400,000 Risen Star (G2) for 3-year-olds at a distance of 1 1/8 miles on the main track. It was extended from 1 1/16 to 1 1/8 miles three years ago. It is followed in the...
Posted On 13 Feb 2023
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Correll’s Derby Watch: Litigate makes the list

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —-\ TRINITY, Fla. – Hit Show won the Withers at Aqueduct on Feb. 11 in New York. The Kentucky Derby prep race earned the son of Candy Ride 20 points toward getting in the starting gate on the first Saturday in May at...
Posted On 13 Feb 2023
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Gulfstream Today 2.11.23: Kingscote Rides First U.S. Winner at Gulfstream Park

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Today 2.11.2023 Kingscote Rides First U.S. Winner at Gulfstream Park Sunday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $500,000 20-Cent Rainbow 6 Sequence Deep in Quality Fields HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – British jockey Richard Kingscote broke through...
Posted On 12 Feb 2023
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Hit Show upstages rivals in G3 Withers; Drew’s Gold remains undefeated in $100K Jimmy Winkfield

By Mary Eddy —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Gary and Mary West’s Kentucky homebred Hit Show announced his presence in the sophomore division with an emphatic 5 1/2-length victory in Saturday’s Grade 3, $250,000 Withers, a nine-furlong test for 3-year-olds, at Aqueduct Racetrack. The...
Posted On 12 Feb 2023
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PLETCHER WINS 7TH SAM F. DAVIS WITH LITIGATE; DREAMING OF SNOW ASTOUNDS

By Mike Henry —- Litigate; SV Photography Just when a race seems more wide-open than you can imagine, and any one of eight or nine horses seems to have a chance to land in the winner’s circle, along comes this Pletcher fellow to snap you back to reality. Hall of Famer and...
Posted On 12 Feb 2023
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Santa Anita Stable Notes

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN SATURDAY, FEB. 11, 2023 O’NEILL TRIO LOOKS TO UPSET THE SWEET LIFE KNAPP BARN HITTING ON ALL CYLINDERS AT CLASSIC MEET SUNDAY’S COAST-TO-COAST PICK 5 A SUPER BOWL APPETIZER EARLY FIRST POST OF 11 A.M. ON SUPER BOWL SUNDAY JOCKEYS VS. HOLY ANGELS...
Posted On 12 Feb 2023
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Hoosier Philly Stays Sharp Firing Third Bullet Ahead of Rachel Alexandra

By Kevin Kilroy —- ● The Cox barn sends out multiple sets, including two entered in the Risen Star New Orleans, La (Feb. 11, 2021) – Entries for Louisiana Derby Preview Day on Saturday, Feb. 18, were drawn, and four of the six fillies entered in the $300,000 Rachel...
Posted On 12 Feb 2023
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WARNING: THIS ARTICLE MIGHT NOT MAKE IT ANY EASIER TO PICK DAVIS WINNER

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – When you get down to it, each of the 11 horses set to compete in the 43rd running of the Grade III, $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes on Saturday has a lot to prove. “There are a lot of 3-year-olds in the race going in the right direction, a...
Posted On 10 Feb 2023
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Gulfstream Today 2 10 23: Souper Dormy Pays Immediate Dividends for New Connections

By David Joseph —- Lauren King Photo Gulfstream Today 2.10.2023 Souper Dormy Pays Immediate Dividends for New Connections Saturday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $400,000 G3 G.P. Turf Sprint, Ladies Turf Sprint Top Saturday Card Jockey Luis Saez Registers Four-Win...
Posted On 10 Feb 2023
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Aqueduct Racetrack Notes 02/10

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Aqueduct Racetrack Notes Hit Show ready for the big stage in G3 Withers; Slip Mahoney on target for G3 Gotham A strong effort from $100K Jimmy Winkfield contestant Clubhouse could warrant higher aspirations In-form Know It All Audrey looks to give...
Posted On 10 Feb 2023
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