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DMTC-News From the Wire —- Gun Runner Dominates in $6 Million Breeders’ Cup Classic; Defending Champion Arrogate Dead-Heats For Fifth DEL MAR, Calif. (Nov. 4, 2017) – Winchell Thoroughbreds and Three Chimneys Farm’s Gun Runner ($6.80) went to the front shortly after the...

DMTA-From the Wire —- Rushing Fall Stays Perfect With Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Win DEL MAR, Calif. (Nov. 3, 2017) – E Five Racing Thoroughbreds’ Rushing Fall ($8) swept to the lead in upper stretch to win the 10th running of the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile...

DMTC News – From the Wire —- DEL MAR, Calif. (Nov. 3, 2017) – Charles Fipke’s homebred Forever Unbridled ($9.40) swept to the lead coming off the far turn and then held off a late bid from Abel Tasman by a half-length to win the 34th running of the $2 million Longines...

By Amy Owens —- Apple Betty (IRE) Romps to Victory in Rood & Riddle Dowager LEXINGTON, KY (Oct. 22, 2017) – Joseph Allen’s Apple Betty (IRE), denied victory in this race last year by a nose, left no doubt Sunday as she exploded to a 3½-length victory over Promotional...

By Amy Owens —- LEXINGTON, KY (Oct. 21, 2017) – Alan Klein and Phil Lebherz’s Miss Sunset wore down pace-setting Chalon in deep stretch to win the 19th running of the $250,000 Lexus Raven Run (G2) for 3-year-old fillies by a half-length before a Saturday afternoon crowd of...

By Don Stevens —- 7-YEAR-OLD GELDING RIDDEN TO VICTORY BY JOCKEY ASHLEY BROUSSARD – VINTON, LA. – Delta Downs hosted the $100,000 Gold Cup Stakes on Saturday night as the track closed out the first week of its new Thoroughbred season. The one-mile Gold Cup for...

By Amy Owens —- Lovely Bernadette Gets Ground-Saving Trip to Win Pin Oak Valley View LEXINGTON, KY (Oct. 20, 2017) – James Miller’s Lovely Bernadette swept by pacesetting I’m Betty G inside the sixteenth pole and had more than enough left to hold off favored Journey Home by...

By Don Stevens —- 3-YEAR-OLD FILLY NOTCHES HER SEVENTH WIN FROM NINE CAREER STARTS – VINTON, LA. – Delta Downs hosted the first stakes race of its 2017-18 Thoroughbred season on Friday night and it was the 3-year-old filly Mr. Al’s Gal who came away the win in the...

By Amy Owens —- LEXINGTON, KY (Oct. 19, 2017) – Union Rags Racing’s Big Bend swept to the front at mid stretch with a powerful burst and then had more than enough left in the tank to hold off Nessy by three-quarters of a length and win the 23rd running of the $100,000...

By Mike Willman —- BARBARA BEATRICE RALLIES TO TAKE $100,000 CALIFORNIA DISTAFF HANDICAP BY THREE QUARTERS OF A LENGTH UNDER PEREIRA; TRAINED BY D’AMATO, 5-YEAR-OLD GRAZEN MARE GETS 6 ½ FURLONGS DOWN HILLSIDE TURF IN 1:12.56 TOP TRAINER D’AMATO ALSO REGISTERS HIS FIRST...