Category

By Amy Gregory —- Live Oak Plantation’s Awesome Slew and Holding Gold Post Graded Stakes Victories LEXINGTON, KY (April 8, 2017) – Juddmonte Farms’ favored Paulassilverlining emerged with a neck victory over Constellation to win the 16th running of the $300,000 Madison (G1)...

By Heather Pettinger —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Green Gratto proved un-catchable in the 117th running of the Grade 1, $400,000 Carter Handicap for older sprinters, holding off Unified in gate-to-wire fashion to register a 54-1 upset on Saturday, Wood Memorial Day, at...

By Amy Owens —- Irap Wins the Toyota Bluegrass: All Photos provided by Keeneland LEXINGTON, KY (April 8, 2017) – Reddam Racing’s Irap became the first maiden to win the $1 million Toyota Blue Grass (G2) for 3-year-olds on Saturday, holding off Practical Joke by...

By John Scheinman —- Irish War Cry; Chelsea Durand Photo OZONE PARK, N.Y. – In the morning, Irish War Cry is calm and collected; in the afternoon, sometimes, he can be wound up tight. In the week leading up to the Grade 2, $750,000 Wood Memorial presented by NYRA...

By Mike Willman —- GORMLEY IS UP TO WIN GRADE I, $1 MILLION SANTA ANITA DERBY BY HALF LENGTH AS SHIRREFFS & ESPINOZA TEAM GOING 1 1/8 MILES IN 1:51.16GORMLEY Benoit Photo 170 KENTUCKY DERBY QUALIFYING POINTS AT STAKE AS WINNER AWARDED WITH 100 ARCADIA, Calif. (April 8,...

By Amy Owens —- Big Score wins the Grade 3 Transylvania; Keeneland Photo LEXINGTON, KY (April 7, 2017) – George Krikorian’s homebred Big Score collared pace-setting Holiday Stone in the closing strides Holiday to win the 29th running of the $150,000 Transylvania (G3)...

By Michael Adolphson —- PRADO’S SWEET RIDE, MR. AL’S GAL, TRUE EMPEROR AND EDEN GREY’S KITTEN CAPTURE UNDERCARD STAKES NEW ORLEANS (April 1, 2017) – Maxis Stable’s Enterprising benefited from a ground-saving trip under Tyler Gaffalione to come out on the winning end of a...

By David Joseph —- HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Woodslane Farm’s Sadler’s Joy prevailed in a three-horse fight to the finish to win the 56th running of the $200,000 Pan American Stakes (G2) on Saturday at Gulfstream Park. The Tom Albertrani-trained 4-year-old chestnut colt edged...

By Michael Adolphson —- NEW ORLEANS (April 1, 2017) – Much like five weeks ago in the Grade II Risen Star Stakes, Brad Grady’s Joe Sharp-trained Girvin showed professionalism and immense promise when outclassing eight rivals in the 104th Grade II $1,000,000 Twinspires.com...

By David Joseph —- Salty; Lauren King Photo 3-Year-Old Filly Dominates Field of Eight in Graded Stakes Debut HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Making her graded stakes debut in her first try around two turns, Gary Barber, Baccari Racing Stable and Chester Prince’s Salty swept to the...