BROWN, MAKER EACH HAVE TWO STARTERS SET TO GO IN SATURDAY’S GRADE 1 UNITED NATIONS STAKES

By Tom Luicci —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – Trainers Chad Brown and Michael Maker, who have accounted for the last two winners of the Grade 1 United Nations Stakes at Monmouth Park, have each entered a pair of runners for Saturday’s 66th edition of the Grade 1 grass race. The United...
Posted On 19 Jun 2019
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Gulfstream: Stormy Embrace Tops Nominations for $250,000 Princess Rooney (G2

By David Joseph —- Stormy Embrace Tops Nominations for $250,000 Princess Rooney (G2) ‘Win and You’re In’ Race to Co-Headline June 29 Summit of Speed Proforma Prominent among $250,000 Smile Sprint (G3) Nominees Carry Back, Azalea, Umphrey Turf Sprint Supporting Stakes...
Posted On 19 Jun 2019
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CRYSTAL OCEAN WINS PRINCE OF WALES’S STAKES AT ROYAL ASCOT AND GAINS FREE BERTH INTO LONGINES BREEDERS’ CUP TURF

By Jim Gluckson —- ASCOT, BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND (June 19, 2019) – Crystal Ocean (GB), a late withdrawal from last year’s Breeders’ Cup, secured an elusive first victory at Group 1 level with a battling triumph under Frankie Dettori in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes (G1),...
Posted On 19 Jun 2019
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40 days of special events to highlight 2019 meet at Saratoga Race Course

Pat McKenna/Matt Bardack —- Popular family-friendly festival to move to weekend with Berkshire Bank Family Sundays Coca-Cola to serve as official sponsor of Saratoga Pavilion Gates to open 11 a.m. each day with exception of Travers Day SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The New...
Posted On 19 Jun 2019
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Churchill: Top Sprinter Covfefe Takes On Humana Distaff Winner Mia Mischief in Saturday’s Roxelana

By Kevin Kerstein —- TOP SPRINTER COVFEFE TAKES ON HUMANA DISTAFF WINNER MIA MISCHIEF IN SATURDAY’S $120,000-ADDED ROXELANA OVERNIGHT STAKES LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, June 19, 2019) – LNJ Foxwoods’ stellar Miss Preakness (Grade III) winner Covfefe is set to clash with...
Posted On 19 Jun 2019
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LORD GLITTERS WINS QUEEN ANNE STAKES AT ROYAL ASCOT AND GAINS AUTOMATIC BERTH INTO BREEDERS’ CUP MILE

By Jim Gluckson —- ASCOT, BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND (June 18, 2019) – Geoff and Sandra Turnbull’s 6-year-old gelding Lord Glitters (FR) rebounded from a narrow defeat in the 2018 Queen Anne Stakes (G1) to snatch his first Group 1 victory in the race 12 months later and...
Posted On 19 Jun 2019
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LOS ALAMITOS: SUMMER THOROUGHBRED FESTIVAL BEGINS SATURDAY, JUNE 29;

By Bob Mieszerski —- SUMMER THOROUGHBRED FESTIVAL BEGINS SATURDAY, JUNE 29; GREAT LADY M. STAKES & LOS ALAMITOS DERBY HIGHLIGHT 10-DAY SEASON CYPRESS, Calif. – Three stakes – including a pair of graded races – highlight the 2019 Summer Thoroughbred Festival at...
Posted On 19 Jun 2019
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King for a Day upsets Maximum Security in Sunday’s Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park

By Tom Luicci —- KING FOR A DAY SURGES LATE TO UPSET MAXIMUM SECURITY IN $150,000 TVG.COM PEGASUS STAKES AT MONMOUTH PARK OCEANPORT, N.J. – King for a Day put race-long pressure on Maximum Security and then was able to pull away in the final 100 yards to score an upset...
Posted On 18 Jun 2019
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Gulfstream: Stormy Embrace Breezes for Title Defense in June 29 Princess Rooney

By David Joseph —- Thursday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Exceeds $2.5 Million Stormy Embrace Breezes for Title Defense in June 29 Princess Rooney Gulfstream-based Imprimis Set for Tuesday Start at Royal Ascot HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 carryover jackpot...
Posted On 18 Jun 2019
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STEPHEN FOSTER WINNER SEEKING THE SOUL RE-ENTERS NTRA TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 17, 2019) – Seeking the Soul’s victory in the Grade 2 Stephen Foster Stakes at Churchill Downs this past Saturday earned the Charles Fipke homebred a guaranteed spot in the Breeders’ Cup Classic and also allowed the bay horse to...
Posted On 18 Jun 2019
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