Red Ruby crushed her competition in dazzling style in Saturday’s $300,000 Delaware Oaks (G3), rolling to a 13-length win to give the 3-year-old by Tiznow her second consecutive graded stakes win. Bred by Sandra Sexton, who co-owns the filly with Brandi Nicholson, Red Ruby has now won four of six starts and earned $438,000. He […]
[ Read More ]Tiz a Slam, winner of last year’s Ontario Derby (G3), added a second graded stakes to his resume on July 1 when the 4-year-old by Tiznow took the Dominion Day (G3) at Woodbine. Third in the Fair Grounds H. (G3) earlier this year, the Chiefswood Stable homebred upped his overall mark to 5-2-1 from 17 […]
[ Read More ]Funtastic proved he belongs among the turf elites with a brilliant win in the $300,000 United Nations S. (G1) over the Monmouth Park turf course. Leading all the way in the 1 3/8-mile event, the 4-year-old son of More Than Ready is the 26th lifetime Grade 1 winner for his sire, who also was represented […]
[ Read More ]Restless Rider put on an incredible show in Saturday’s $100,000 Debutante S. at Churchill Downs, drawing off to a record 11 1/4-length victory in the six-furlong race for 2-year-old fillies (WATCH RACE). The winning margin was the largest in the 118-year history of the race and was the first stakes win for the Ken McPeek […]
[ Read More ]American Anthem and St. Joe Bay staged a thrilling stretch duel in Saturday’s $250,000 San Carlos S. (G2), with American Anthem coming out on top by a head to give the 4-year-old son of Bodemeister his third career graded stakes victory. The San Carlos outcome wasn’t decided until the final stride. St. Joe Bay, along […]
[ Read More ]Justify certified his place in racing immortality when he won 150th Belmont S. (G1), defeating Gronkowski by nearly to length to become the 13th winner of the historic Triple Crown. Like he did in both his Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness S. (G1) wins, Justify found his way to the front soon after the start […]
[ Read More ]Justify’s Triple Crown quest in Saturday’s Belmont S. (G1) will begin from the inside post position in the field of 10 3-year-olds going the 1 ½-mile “Test of Champions”. “I never like to draw the rail, but I just feel that most importantly, the horse is doing well,” said Justify’s trainer Bob Baffert. “Last time […]
[ Read More ]Justify completed his major prep work for the June 9 Belmont S. (G1) with a five-furlong breeze on Monday morning at Churchill Downs, getting the distance in 1:01.40 with rider Martin Garcia aboard and trainer Bob Baffert looking on. “It was a really nice breeze and exactly what we were looking for,” Baffert said. “He […]
[ Read More ]Catholic Boy made one of the most remarkable comebacks of the year in Saturday’s Pennine Ridge S. (G3) at Belmont Park, beating heavily-favored Analyze It by a neck after giving up the lead in the upper stretch. The 3-year-old More Than Ready colt now has three graded stakes wins and has earned $522,000 for his […]
[ Read More ]Justify is now on the cusp of history following his half-length victory in Saturday’s $1.5 million Preakness S. (G1) at a very foggy and rainy Pimlico racetrack. After winning the Kentucky Derby (G1) over a sloppy racetrack two weeks ago, Justify faced even worse in conditions Saturday in Maryland. Coming out of the gate quickly, […]
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