Santa Anita Stakes Preview: Grade 1 Sprint Championship

By Mike Willman —- RANSOM THE MOON, AMERICAN ANTHEM, ROY H & GIANT EXPECTATIONS ALL PROMINENT IN SATURDAY’S GRADE I, $300,000 SANTA ANITA SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP AT SIX FURLONGS SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP IS A BREEDERS’ CUP ‘WIN & YOU’RE IN’ CHALLENGE RACE ARCADIA, Calif....
Posted On 04 Oct 2017
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A dozen talented juveniles look to punch ticket to Breeders’ Cup in Saturday’s G1 Champagne

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Gold Square’s Aveenu Malcainu will look to start his career 3-for-3, taking the step up to graded stakes company as part of a talented field of 12 2-year-olds in the Grade 1, $500,000 Champagne at one mile on Super Saturday at...
Posted On 04 Oct 2017
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PARADISE WOODS SEEKS REDEMPTION GRADE I ZENYATTA STAKES

By Mike Willman —- Paradise Woods; All photos by Zoe Metz PARADISE WOODS SEEKS REDEMPTION, FAITHFULLY & SHENANDOAH QUEEN SQUARE OFF AGAIN IN GRADE I, $300,000 ZENYATTA STAKES AS FILLIES & MARES GO 1 1/16 MILES SATURDAY AT SANTA ANITA ZENYATTA IS ONE OF FIVE GRADE...
Posted On 29 Sep 2017
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Santa Anita: Grade 1’s Awesome Again, Frontrunner, Rodeo Drive Stakes Previews

By Mike Willman —- Cupid; Santa Anita Pak Photo CUPID, MIDNIGHT STORM & BREAKING LUCKY HEAD GRADE I, $300,000 AWESOME AGAIN STAKES AT 1 1/8 MILES SATURDAY AT SANTA ANITA AWESOME AGAIN IS ONE OF FIVE BREEDERS’ CUP ‘WIN & YOU’RE IN’ CHALLENGE RACES SATURDAY ARCADIA,...
Posted On 29 Sep 2017
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Gulfstream: Multiple G2 Winner Curlin’s Approval Gets Class Relief in Barely Even

By David Joseph —- $50,000 Sprint One of Six Stakes on Sunday’s Closing Day Program HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Looking for a spot to run multiple Grade 2 winner Curlin’s Approval prior to her Breeders’ Cup debut, trainer, breeder and co-owner Happy Alter found one right in...
Posted On 29 Sep 2017
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THE PLAYER SEEKS FIRST STAKES VICTORY IN SATURDAY’S GRADE III ACK ACK

By Darren Rogers —- BARN FAVORITE THE PLAYER SEEKS FIRST STAKES VICTORY IN SATURDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 ACK ACK AT CHURCHILL DOWNS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017) – Some horses hold favoritism over others around the barn and those sentiments are echoed nearly...
Posted On 29 Sep 2017
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Gulfstream: Awesome Mass Trying Two Turns in $400,000 FTBOA My Dear Girl

By David Joseph —- Stakes Winner Go Astray Among Rivals in 1 1/16-Mile Event 14-Race Program Features Six Stakes Worth $1.1 Million in Purses HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Arindel’s fast filly Awesome Mass, upset as the favorite in the first two legs of the FTBOA Florida Sire...
Posted On 28 Sep 2017
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MULTIPLE GRADED STAKES WINNING OM HEADS FIELD OF 11 IN OPENING DAY GRADE III, $100,000 EDDIE D. STAKES FRIDAY

By Mike Willman —- MULTIPLE GRADED STAKES WINNING OM HEADS FIELD OF 11 IN OPENING DAY GRADE III, $100,000 EDDIE D. STAKES FRIDAY AT 6 ½ FURLONGS DOWN SANTA ANITA’S HILLSIDE TURF COURSE CALIFORNIA-BRED TRIBALIST BIDS FOR FIFTH STRAIGHT WIN ARCADIA, Calif. (Sept. 2...
Posted On 28 Sep 2017
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Belmont: Talented juveniles set to compete in G3 Pilgrim

By Najja Thompson —- ELMONT, N.Y. – A talented group of juvenile colts will look to each to pick up black type when a field of eight competes in the Grade 3, $200,000 Pilgrim going 1 1/16 miles on the turf Saturday at Belmont Park. Carded as Race 8, the Pilgrim is one...
Posted On 28 Sep 2017
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Belmont: Tom’s Ready returns to Belmont in Saturday’s G2 Kelso

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – G M B Racing’s Tom’s Ready will look to build off an impressive rally last out in the Grade 1 Forego when he returns to Belmont Park to compete against a field of five competitors in the 37th running of the Grade 2, $300,000...
Posted On 20 Sep 2017
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