In a thrilling stretch battle, Kentucky-bred Going to Vegas held off a late bid from stablemate Luck to win the $300,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita on Oct. 2. With Umberto Rispoli in the irons, Going to Vegas led from start to finish in the 1 ¼-mile turf affair. Never seriously challenged through… Read more
October 6, 2021
Kentucky-bred Art Collector led every step of the 1 1/8-mile journey to take down top prize in the historic Woodward Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park on Oct. 1. The Bruce Lunsford homebred grabbed the lead away from the gate under Luis Saez. The pair set solid splits of :24.02 for the opening quarter-mile and :47.78… Read more
October 4, 2021
Kentucky-bred Jack Christopher remained undefeated with a facile victory in the $500,000 Champagne Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park on Oct. 1. Making his stakes debut in the 150th running of the Champagne, a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), Jack Christopher ran to the lofty expectations his connections entertained following an… Read more
October 3, 2021
Corniche certainly ran to his $1.5 million purchase price at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s Spring Sale earlier this year, remaining undefeated in the initial two starts of his career with a scintillating score in the American Pharoah Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Oct. 1. Ridden by Mike Smith, Corniche, fresh off a dominating 4… Read more
October 3, 2021
After crossing the wire first in the July 17th Haskell Stakes (G1) and being disqualified for interference in the stretch when he impeded Midnight Bourbon, causing that rival to stumble and unseat his rider, Hot Rod Charlie finally got his grade 1 victory on Sept. 25 in the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G1) at PARX…. Read more
September 27, 2021
Stonestreet Stables’ Kentucky-bred Clairiere has kept top company throughout her career, but on Sept. 25 at PARX, the regally-bred daughter of Curlin had her day in the spotlight, winning the $1 million Cotillion S. (G1) for trainer Steve Asmussen. Ridden by Ricardo Santana, Clairiere overcame a slow early pace and rallied strongly in the stretch… Read more
September 27, 2021
Kentucky-bred Tenebrism rallied furiously late to take down the top prize in the Cheveley Park S. (G1) at Newmarket on Sept. 25. The brilliant performance kept the 2-year-old daughter of Carvaggio undefeated in her first two career starts for trainer Aidan O’Brien. Owned by Westerberg, Coolmore, and Merribelle Stables and piloted by Ryan Moore, Tenebrism… Read more
September 26, 2021
Kentucky-breds Grace Adler and Pinehurst swept the final Grade 1 races of the Del Mar meet with Grace Adler crushing her rivals in the Del Mar Debutante (G1) on Sept. 5 and Pinehurst emerging victorious in the Del Mar Futurity (G1) on the seaside oval’s closing day on Sept. 6. Grace Adler, owned by Willow… Read more
September 7, 2021
Kentucky-bred Echo Zulu followed an impressive debut victory in July with a sparkling four-length romp in the $300,000 Spinaway Stakes (G1) at Saratoga on Sept. 4. Off a step slow before surging to the front, Echo Zulu led the nine-horse field through an opening quarter-mile in :22.07 and a half in :44.73 over a track… Read more
September 7, 2021
In winning the 103rd Jockey Club Gold Cup, a “Win and You’re In” race for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), Max Player registered his second straight graded stakes victory and assured himself a spot in the starting gate for the lucrative $6 million Classic Nov. 6 at Del Mar. Held for the first… Read more
September 6, 2021