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, […]
[ Read More ]Switzerland’s impressive 3 1/2-length score in the $150,000 Maryland Sprint S. (G3) was the first graded stakes win for the 4-year-old Speightstown colt, who is undefeated in four starts this year. The final time of 1:09.43 for the six furlongs over a very sloppy Pimlico surface was less than a half-second off the track record. […]
[ Read More ]Red Ruby thoroughly dominated Friday’s Black-Eyed Susan S. (G2) over a sloppy Pimlico racetrack, rolling by 4 3/4-lengths in the first graded stakes win for the 3-year-old daughter of Tiznow. Red Ruby, owned by her breeders Sandra Sexton and Silver Fern Farm, had been in consideration for the Kentucky Oaks (G1), but skipped that race […]
[ Read More ]Like he did in the Kentucky Derby (G1), Justify drew post seven in the $1.5 million Preakness S. (G1) as he attempts to capture the second leg of the Triple Crown this Saturday, May 19. Justify’s Derby win vaulted the colt’s earnings to $2,098,000 for the partnership of WinStar Farm, China Horse Club, Head of […]
[ Read More ]Justify put himself in the history books with his 2 ½-length win in the 144th Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs. Justify became the first Kentucky Derby winner since 1882 to win the Run for the Roses without making a start as a 2-year-old and is the second Derby winner for WinStar Farm, who co-owns […]
[ Read More ]Trainer Bill Mott had Yoshida (JPN) in perfect form for his 2018 debut in the $500,000 Turf Classic (G1) on Kentucky Derby day at Churchill Downs. The 4-year-old colt turned in a career-best performance on a rainy Saturday, with a perfectly-timed ride by Jose Ortiz to capture the 1 1/8-mile event by three-quarters of a […]
[ Read More ]Funny Duck earned his first graded stakes win over a sloppy Churchill Downs race track in the $300,000 Pat Day Mile (G3) on Kentucky Derby day. Coming from almost last in the field of 14 after a quarter-mile, Funny Duck forged to the lead in mid-stretch and pulled away impressively to win by nearly five […]
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