LOS ALAMITOS: UPSET MAIDEN WINNER DAPPER BIDS FOR REPEAT IN CAPOTE STAKES

By Bob Mieszerski —- CYPRESS, Calif. – A 16-1 winner in his debut last month, Dapper will seek a repeat in the inaugural $75,000 Capote Stakes Saturday at Los Alamitos. Scheduled for 6 ½ furlongs and restricted to 2-year-olds, the Capote is the eighth of 10 races. Post time...
Posted On 19 Sep 2019
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Belmont: True Timber looks to make the grade in G2 Kelso Handicap

By Ryan Martin —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Calumet Farm’s True Timber will attempt his first stakes victory when facing a wide-open field of 7 assembled for Saturday’s 39th running of the Grade 2, $300,000 Kelso Handicap over the main track at Belmont Park. The...
Posted On 19 Sep 2019
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GRADE I WINNER COVFEFE DRAWS OUTSIDE POST IN SATURDAY’S $125,000 DOGWOOD

By Darren Rogers —- Covfefe; Photo provided by Churchill Downs LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019) – LNJ Foxwoods’ Test Stakes (Grade I) winner Covfefe tops a compact field of six 3-year-old fillies in Saturday’s $125,000 Dogwood Stakes (Listed) – the featured event...
Posted On 19 Sep 2019
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BRICKS AND MORTAR STILL THE ONE TO CATCH IN NTRA TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL

By Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- Bricks and Mortar; Lauren King Photos LEXINGTON, Ky. (September 16, 2019) – While the next generation of talent was on display this past weekend during 2-year-old graded stakes at Woodbine and Churchill Downs, racing’s current standouts continue to...
Posted On 18 Sep 2019
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Laurel: Ex-Trainer, Owner Allen Hopes to Hit Another Home Run in Racing

By David Joseph —- Ex-Trainer, Owner Allen Hopes to Hit Another Home Run in Racing Former MLB Player Trained 1990 De Francis Dash Winner Northern Wolf 28th De Francis (G3) Tops Eight Stakes Worth $1.3 Million Saturday LAUREL, MD – Going back as far as he can remember,...
Posted On 18 Sep 2019
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Maximum Security withdrawn from Pennsylvania Derby

By Tim Wilkin —- Maximum Security, the 9-5 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s 40th running of the Grade 1, $1 million Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing, will not run. Trainer Jason Servis announced Tuesday that the colt will miss the race because of an issue with his...
Posted On 18 Sep 2019
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Royally Bred American Pharoah Filly Commands Record $8.2 Million during Dynamic Third Session of Keeneland September Yearling Sale

By Amy Owens —- Royally Bred American Pharoah Filly Commands Record $8.2 Million during Dynamic Third Session of Keeneland September Yearling Sale Competitive bidding propels average price to $524,855, median to $375,000 LEXINGTON, KY (Sept. 11, 2019) – A filly by Triple...
Posted On 11 Sep 2019
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Brown, Clement each saddle multiple contenders in Saturday’s Pebbles for sophomore fillies

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Trainer Chad Brown will saddle a pair of accomplished sophomore fillies, including multiple graded-stakes winner Seek and Destroy and multiple graded-stakes placed Blowout, in Saturday’s 27th running of the $200,000 Pebbles going...
Posted On 11 Sep 2019
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ROMANS ‘FUTURE STAR’ DENNIS’ MOMENT HEADS IROQUOIS AS CHURCHILL DOWNS KICKS OFF ‘ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY’

By Kevin Kerstein —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019) – The “Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve” officially begins Saturday as 10 promising 2-year-olds, led by Albaugh Family Stables’ 19 ¼-length maiden Dennis’ Moment, were entered in the...
Posted On 11 Sep 2019
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MOM’S RED LIPSTICK SCORES IN THE ARLINGTON WASHINGTON LASSIE

By Grant LaGrange —- Mom’s Red Lipstick; Photos Provided by Arlington Park ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (September 7, 2019) – Mom’s Red Lipstick grinded her way to a 3/4 length win in Saturdays co-feature at Arlington International Racecourse, the $75,000...
Posted On 08 Sep 2019
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