ATLAS MAJOR (c, 2, Yaupon–Lighter Knot, by Mastery) was made the 8-5 second choice behind even-money favorite Money Man Mike (Bolt d'Oro) for this unveiling, and the betting choices wasted no time stepping out to the front after the break.…
Spendthrift Farm's Effusive (Into Mishchief) likely earned herself a start in the Sept. 5 GI Spinaway Stakes with her professional debut victory at Saratoga Saturday. “She came out of the race in good shape,” said Blake Cox, assistant to his…
Half a century ago, greater Chicago had five Thoroughbred tracks. Washington Park closed in 1977. Balmoral Park last ran flats in 1990 before spending its last 2 1/2 decades as a harness venue, shuttering in 2015. Sportsman's Park–which had the…
Japan is out for revenge. Two decades on from the defeat of Heart's Cry to Hurricane Run and Electrocutionist in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot, Masquerade Ball (Duramente) will bid to go a couple of…
Unlike many communities across the country where development has spread outward without limits, Lexington, Ky., has long sought to grow inward while protecting the surrounding countryside through its Urban Service Boundary. For the last 20 years, the Fayette Alliance has…
Returning to the scene of his finest hour on Sunday, Amo Racing's Phoenix Stakes hero Power Blue (Space Blues) duly regained the winning thread taking on his elders for the first time in The Curragh's G2 Minstrel Stakes. Handed some…