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By Mike Willman —- Iliad; All Photos by Benoit SHAH’S ILIAD IMPRESSIVE IN WINNING GRADE II, $200,000 SAN VICENTE STAKES BY 3 ½ LENGTHS UNDER PRAT; IN FIRST START FOR O’NEILL, HE GETS SEVEN FURLONGS IN 1:21.62 ARCADIA, Calif. Idle since breaking his maiden on Dec. 18, Kaleem...

By Darren Rogers —- 143RD RUNNINGS OF KENTUCKY DERBY, KENTUCKY OAKS HEAD CHURCHILL DOWNS’ $8.84 MILLION SPRING MEET STAKES SCHEDULE Five Grade I Contests Included in 34 Events That Feature Nine Multi-Stakes Programs and Pair of Stakes Races Previously Run at Arlington Park...

By Ed Golden —- • ARCADIA REMATCH LOOMS IN THE GRADE I KILROE • BAFFERT UPS ANTE FOR SMITH IN JOCKEYS’ GAME • MIDNIGHT STORM TO WORK MONDAY FOR BIG ’CAP BOLO AND WHAT A VIEW COULD MEET IN KILROE Bolo and What a View, who treated fans to one of the most exciting races of the...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Ian Wilkes says his role in helping McCraken get to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands at Churchill Downs on May 6 is relatively simple. “I’ve just got to stay out of his way and let him take me,” Wilkes said this morning. The...

By Michael Adolphson —- • Shareholder Value on Fence for Risen Star • Summertime Sky Reroutes; Valadorna, Takeoff Work for Casse • Jenda’s Agenda Zips in Work, Tops Tab SHAREHOLDER VALUE ON FENCE FOR RISEN STAR One of the more impressive winners from the current sophomore...

By Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview McCraken shown winning the Grade II Kentucky Jockey Club; All Photos Provided by Coady Photography Finally we saw a 3-year-old carry his form through from his Juvenile season when McCraken set a track record (1:42.45) in the Grade 3...

By Mike Willman —- SMITH GUIDES COMBACKING BOLO TO DRAMATIC HEAD VICTORY IN GRADE II, $200,000 ARCADIA STAKES WHILE GETTING ONE MILE ON TURF IN 1:34.51 ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 11, 2017)—They call him “Big Money Mike” and anybody who saw him orchestrate an improbable come from...

By Michael Adolphson —- NEW ORLEANS (February 11, 2017) – Stallionaire Enterprises’ Stallion Heiress was nothing short of dominant in her stakes debut Saturday afternoon at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, sauntering home an easy 7¾-length gate-to-wire winner under...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Chanel’s Legacy; Coady Photography HOT SPRINGS, AR (Friday, Feb. 11, 2017) – Poindexter Thoroughbred LLC.’s Chanel’s Legacy improved her 2017 record to a perfect two for two with her impressive 2 ½ length victory over My Sweet Stella in Saturday’s...

By David Joseph —- Almanaar; All Photos By Kenny Martin Shadwell homebred uses late turn of foot to win $350,000 stakes HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Shadwell Stable’s homebred Almanaar stormed down the center of the turf course to earn his first victory in the United States in...