Spendthrift Farm’s Kentucky-bred Kingsbarns registered his first Grade 1 with a facile score in Saturday’s 43rd running of the $1 million Stephen Foster S. (G1) at Churchill Downs. The victory in the Stephen Foster earned Kingsbarns a berth in the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Del Mar and made him racing’s newest millionaire…. Read more
June 30, 2024
Godolphin homebred First Mission, winner of the Alysheba S. (G2) in his last start, headlines a field of nine—all Kentucky-breds—entered in Saturday’s 43rd running of the $1 million Stephen Foster S. (G1) at Churchill Downs. The marquee race of the Churchill Downs Spring Meet following Kentucky Derby week, the Stephen Foster is a “Win and… Read more
June 24, 2024
Wathnan Racing’s Kentucky-bred Shareholder parlayed a debut win 12 days earlier to a victory in the Norfolk Stakes (G2) during the third day of the prestigious Royal Ascot meet on Thursday, June 20. The sharp victory in the Norfolk, a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” contested over five furlongs, earned the 2-year-old son of… Read more
June 20, 2024
Kentucky-bred Dornoch rose to the historic occasion of the first Belmont Stakes (G1) to be run at Saratoga during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival on Saturday, June 8, winning the third leg of the Triple Crown in tenacious fashion under jockey Luis Saez. Pace-pressing Dornoch clung to the lead late in the final eighth of… Read more
June 8, 2024
Kentucky-bred National Treasure dominated his rivals in the $1 million Metropolitan H. (G1) during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga on Saturday, notching a 6 ¼-length front-winning victory. The Metropolitan score earned National Treasure an automatic berth in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) at Del Mar in November. Jockey Flavien Prat sent National… Read more
June 8, 2024
Kentucky-bred Cogburn lowered the course record at Saratoga on Saturday, winning the $500,000 Jaipur Stakes (G1) during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga. The Jaipur awarded a “Win and You’re In” berth to the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) at Del Mar in November. Trained by Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen, Cogburn covered 5… Read more
June 8, 2024
In a rematch of last year’s Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1), Kentucky-bred Randomized turned the tables on Idiomatic on Saturday, fending off the latter’s late charge to win the $500,000 Ogden Phipps S. (G1) during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival. The 56th running of the Ogden Phipps offered a “Win and You’re In” berth in the… Read more
June 8, 2024
Following a victory in the prestigious Kentucky Oaks (G1) in May, Kentucky-bred Thorpedo Anna made it back-to-back Grade 1 scores with a romping win in the $500,000 Acorn Stakes (G1) during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga on Friday, June 7. Ridden by Brian Hernandez, Thorpedo Anna stalked the early pace set by last… Read more
June 8, 2024
Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan and Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Seize the Grey top a competitive field of 10, including eight Kentucky-breds, in Saturday’s 156th running of the $2 million Belmont Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course. The race is being held at Saratoga this year because of construction at Belmont Park. Due to… Read more
June 4, 2024
Kentucky-bred City of Troy, last year’s European Champion 2-Year-Old Colt, followed up his brilliance as an undefeated juvenile with an emphatic victory in the 245th running of the Betfred Derby Stakes (British Champions Series) (G1) at Epsom Downs on Saturday, June 1, becoming the first Kentucky-bred to win the Derby since Kris Kin in 2003…. Read more
June 1, 2024