Named a 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' for her debut win at Keeneland with a monster 106 Beyer Speed Figure, Mashallah (Maxfield) failed to factor at Churchill May 30 against allowance horses but rebounded to take an allowance race…
Four G Racing's Twinkle Town (Take Charge Indy), a runaway debut winner in the Churchill slop June 27, made it a perfect two for two with a dominating performance in Saturday's GII Saratoga Special S. at the Spa. The 7-2…
Saratoga Maidens, presented by Keeneland She was bred to do well, and so she did–to the tune of 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' honors at America's Summer Playground. Life Changing (Life Is Good) dominated the fifth race at The…
Saratoga Maidens, Presented by Keeneland Repole Stable's Pinpoint (Not This Time), a well-beaten fifth behind subsequent GIII Sanford S. winner and GII Saratoga Special S. runner-up Booked (Yaupon) on debut at Saratoga June 7, looked like a different horse at…
Multiple Group/Grade I hero Magnitude (Not This Time) completed his final prep for the GI Whitney Stakes Saturday morning on the Oklahoma training track, and left his connections in high spirits after the breeze. Out to work five furlongs for…
Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings at Saratoga and Del Mar and at Ellis Park, which attract its fair share of high-priced juveniles from a variety of…
You might be tempted to think that it's just luck or pure coincidence for a breeder to be represented by half-siblings in the same Classic two years running, and Rebecca Philipps might modestly agree with you. But that is not…
Sunday sees the return of Deauville's August Festival, with the Prix Rothschild the first of five Group 1s throughout the month. Last month's Falmouth one-two Blue Bolt (Blue Point) and Precise (Starspangledbanner) renew rivalry with no obvious reason for a…
In two starts since surging late to win last year's GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Del Mar, there is no doubt that Peter Brant's Gezora (Fr) (Almanzor {Fr}) has been extremely disappointing. But the 4-year-old can right…
4th-DMR, 80K, Msw, 3yo/up, 6 1/2f, 6:30 p.m. Kretz Racing debuts SCORPY (Tapit) Sunday at Del Mar, a $1-million OBS April grad of 2025. A son of MGISP Palacio de Amor, he is a half-brother to SW/MGSP Threefiveindia (Street Hero)…