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By Michael Chamberlain —- Adore; Coady Photography ADORE SCORES A FRONT-RUNNING WIN IN THE $75,000 SPOTTED HORSE AT EVANGELINE DOWNS SEASIDE AMOUR WINS THE $50,000 ACADIANA STAKES FOR LOUISIANA-BREDS OPELOUSAS, LA – There were two stakes races on the Friday night card at...

By Mike Willman —- OLLIE’S CANDY Zoe Metz Photography NO CAL INVADER OLLIE’S CANDY WEARS DOWN FAVORED THIRTEEN SQUARED TO WIN GRADE II, $200,000 SUMMERTIME OAKS BY A NECK UNDER DESORMEAUX; TRAINED BY MOREY, SHE GETS 1 1/16 MILES IN 1:44.72 ARCADIA, Calif. (June 16,...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, June 16, 2018) – Staton Flurry’s 4-year-old gelding Mr. Misunderstood remained perfect in three starts on the Churchill Downs turf course when he surged past Mr Cub in the final yards to beat a closing Inspector Lynley by a...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, June 16, 2018) – A team that has earned a pair of Kentucky Derby (Grade I) victories returned to Churchill Downs to win another of the historic track’s major races when Pavel surged to the lead at the top of the stretch and...

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Kennesaw Mountain Racing’s Picco Uno capitalized on class relief, wiring a six-horse field by four lengths in the sixth running of the $125,000 Dancin Renee for state-bred fillies and mares 3-years-old and up on Saturday at...

By Bailey Gallison —- Strollin The Bayou; Arlington Photo STROLLIN THE BAYOU, CHIEF OAKIE DOKIE PUT FEATHER IN TRAINERS’ CAPS WITH PURPLE VIOLET, SPRINGFIELD STAKES ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (June 16, 2018) – It was a day of milestones in both stakes events at Arlington...

By Mike Willman —- RIVER BOYNE Zoe Metz Photography HEAVILY FAVORED RIVER BOYNE REMAINS UNBEATEN AT SANTA ANITA AS HE TAKES $100,000 RAINBOW STAKES BY 2 ¼ LENGTHS UNDER PRAT; TRAINED BY MULLINS, IRISH-BRED COLT GETS 1 1/8 MILES ON TURF IN 1:49.18 ARCADIA, Calif. (June 16,...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview—- The 2018 Triple Crown season is over and we’ve crowned the second champion in four years. Justify is a worthy bearer of the crown. The son of Scat Daddy accomplished a lot in a few short months. He’s undefeated in six races and...

By Darren Rogers —- LOVELY BERNADETTE PREVAILS IN GRADE III OLD FORESTER MINT JULEP ’CAP LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, June 9, 2018) – James M. Miller’s 4-year-old filly Lovely Bernadette ran down Celestial Insight in deep stretch to win Saturday’s 42nd running of the $100,000...

By John Heims —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – Lift Up shook loose from behind a wall of three horses in mid-stretch and powered to 1¼-length victory in the featured $75,000 Miss Liberty Stakes at Monmouth Park on Saturday to improve to 5-for-5 on the turf. The homebred 4-year-old...