QUALITY STEP, BELLA PIERINA BEST ON TURF; DOWNTOWNER SETS TRACK MARK

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – To many observers, 5-year-old gelding Quality Step has made it look easy in the Males Division of the Tampa Turf Test. He made it 3-for-3 in the starter handicap series, winning today’s 1 1/8-mile leg by three-quarters of a length from...
Posted On 28 Feb 2021
, By

MYSTIC GUIDE IMPRESSIVE IN RAZORBACK HANDICAP VICTORY

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Photos By Coady Photography HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021) – Godolphin, LLC’s Mystic Guide, making his 4-year-old debut, made a sweeping move around the turn and drew away to a sixth-length victory in Saturday’s $600,000 Razorback Handicap...
Posted On 28 Feb 2021
, By

Gulfstream: Greatest Honour Registers Gutsy Win in G2 Fountain of Youth

By David Joseph —- Greatest Honour Registers Gutsy Win in G2 Fountain of Youth HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Courtlandt Farms’ Greatest Honour wove his way through traffic before unleashing an impressive kick in the stretch to capture Saturday’s $300,000 Fasig-Tipton Fountain of...
Posted On 28 Feb 2021
, By

CHAMPION ESSENTIAL QUALITY RETURNS A WINNER IN SOUTHWEST

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Photos By Coady Photography HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021) – Reigning Two-Year-Old Champion Essential Quality capped a huge day for owner Godolphin, LLC with an impressive victory in Saturday’s $750,000 Southwest Stakes (G3), his 3-year-old...
Posted On 28 Feb 2021
, By

Maxfield Stars on Derby Preview Day; Undercard Stakes Recaps

By Brian Nadeau —- Maxfield Stars on Derby Preview Day Undercard Walsh Trainee Easily Wins Mineshaft New Orleans (February 13, 2021) – There may have been an anxious moment or two at the start of the $200,000 Mineshaft (G3) but there were hardly any late. Godolphin’s...
Posted On 14 Feb 2021
, By

Clairiere Turns the Tables on Travel Column in Rachel Alexandra

By Brian Nadeau —- Regally-bred Stonestreet Filly Closes from Last to Win New Orleans (February 13, 2020) – True rivalries in horse racing are few and far between, but there just might be a good one brewing in New Orleans between two very talented 3-year-old fillies on the...
Posted On 14 Feb 2021
, By

Mandaloun Makes Amends in Risen Star

By Brian Nadeau —- Beaten Lecomte Favorite Flips the Script on Midnight Bourbon, Proxy New Orleans (February 13, 2021) – Whether it was the addition of blinkers, experience, or added distance, it all came together for Mandaloun in the $400,000 Risen Star (G2), presented by...
Posted On 14 Feb 2021
, By

MEDINA SPIRIT STAMPS HIMSELF A TOP DERBY HOPEFUL IN GUTTY NECK WIN IN GRADE III ROBERT B. LEWIS STAKES

By Mike Willman —- MEDINA SPIRIT STAMPS HIMSELF A TOP DERBY HOPEFUL IN GUTTY NECK WIN IN GRADE III, $100,000 ROBERT B. LEWIS STAKES AS HE GETS 1 1/16 MILES IN 1:46.26 OVER ‘GOOD’ SURFACE MEDINA SPIRIT RECEIVES 10 KENTUCKY DERBY QUALIFYING POINTS ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 30,...
Posted On 01 Feb 2021
, By

Aqueduct: The Grass Is Blue overcomes obstacles in $100K Busanda

By Ryan Martin —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – There were some anxious moments throughout the running of Sunday’s $100,000 Busanda for The Grass Is Blue, but the daughter of Broken Vow proved superior in the nine-furlong event for sophomore fillies at Aqueduct Racetrack. Owned by...
Posted On 25 Jan 2021
, By

GETRIDOFWHATAILESU IMPRESSIVE IN PIPPIN VICTORY SILVER STATE EDGES HUNKA BURNING LOVE IN FIFTH SEASON

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Getridofwhatailesu’ Oaklawn Photo HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021) – The Elkstone Group LLC’s Getridofwhatailesu, making her first start since a winning effort at Oaklawn last March, took advantage of her favored stablemate’s bad break and...
Posted On 24 Jan 2021
, By