Keeneland: Ramseys have two Kittens in Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup - October 12, 2013
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Ken Ramsey often talks about his bucket list and makes no bones about what’s at the top: winning t...
Keeneland: Madame Giry's bid for Franklin County repeat won't be easy task - October 11, 2013
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The niche division of filly and mare turf sprinters is mostly a wasteland when it comes to graded events, wh...
Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf: Laughing likely to take shot at title - October 11, 2013
Perfect in four starts this year, all in graded company, Laughing could join one of the better casts for a Breeders’ Cup race...
Keeneland: Richies Party Girl has edge in Jessamine Stakes - October 9, 2013
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Wesley Ward enjoyed a sensational opening weekend at Keeneland, and not just as a horse trainer.Ward not onl...
Keeneland: Wise Dan, Groupie Doll headed to Breeders' Cup despite losses - October 8, 2013
LEXINGTON, Ky. – All the major players from an incredibly eventful Saturday of stakes racing at Keeneland were reported in go...
Keeneland: Emollient can complete rare double in Juddmonte Spinster - October 6, 2013
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The day Emollient freaked in the Ashland Stakes, she did it from the far outside. Mike Smith sent her to the...
Belmont Park: Lukas looking for Strong Mandate to pop in Champagne Stakes - October 4, 2013
ELMONT, N.Y. – Thinking about the potential of Strong Mandate keeps trainer D. Wayne Lukas up at night. It probably has creat...
Keeneland: Large fields for opening-day card - October 2, 2013
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Big fields have been entered for the two opening-day features – as well as for the other eight sup...
Santa Anita: Indy Point wins John Henry Turf Championship - September 30, 2013
ARCADIA, Calif. – Nine months after he came out of retirement, jockey Gary Stevens had a season-best weekend at Santa Anita o...
Remington Park: Departing streaking into Oklahoma Derby - September 30, 2013
Departing’s connections did not get caught up in Derby fever this spring and instead have employed a conservative campaign. T...
Belmont: Jockey Club Gold Cup cast all have good credentials - September 28, 2013
ELMONT, N.Y. – The stakes are too high and the field too deep to call Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million Jockey Club Go...
Santa Anita: Awesome Again pivotal race for Paynter - September 27, 2013
ARCADIA, Calif. – Paynter has battled back from serious illness and wrote a storybook chapter with his dazzling comeback vict...
Santa Anita: Layoff horses make Eddie D Stakes tricky to handicap - September 26, 2013
ARCADIA, Calif. – New paint and a spiffy remodel are among the fresh improvements at Santa Anita, which begins its autumn mee...
Santa Anita: Awesome Again Stakes ambitious spot for You Know I Know - September 24, 2013
ARCADIA, Calif. – A $50,000 claimer as recently as April, the 4-year-old gelding You Know I Know makes his second consecutive...
Churchill Downs: Fort Larned to face six in Homecoming Classic - September 24, 2013
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Fort Larned was assigned post 5 in a field of seven older horses for the inaugural running of the $175,000 ...
Belmont Park: Dance to Bristol has tall order in Gallant Bloom - September 21, 2013
ELMONT, N.Y. – After Dance to Bristol left Saratoga with her second stakes victory of the meet in the Grade 1 Ballerina, trai...
Breeders' Cup 30th Running at Santa Anita Park, Nov. 1-2 - September 20, 2013
The Breeders’ Cup announced that as a part of celebrations for this year’s 30th running of the World Championships,...
Pennsylvania Derby: Fury Kapcori adds to Travers rematch - September 20, 2013
Like last year, the story line entering the Grade 2 Pennsylvania Derby is a rematch of two Travers horses. And like last year, the stor...
Laurel Park: Sage Valley gets class relief for De Francis Memorial Dash - September 19, 2013
Sage Valley could make no impact in the Grade 1 Forego Stakes at Saratoga, but he will be widely expected to rebound Saturday at Laurel...
Governors Cup Handicap: Drill conceding weight to rivals - September 18, 2013
POMONA, Calif. – Good money is on the line during a twilight card Wednesday at the Los Angeles County Fair, where horsemen an...
Pennsylvania Derby: Will Take Charge to start from outside - September 16, 2013
The rematch is set.Will Take Charge and Moreno, separated by a nose in last month’s $1 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga, he...
Arlington Park: I'm Already Sexy one to beat in Pucker Up - September 15, 2013
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – Florent Geroux had ridden Solitary Ranger to victory in the Arlington-Washington Futurity about two...
Woodbine Mile: Wise Dan seeks unprecedented repeat win - September 15, 2013
ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Wise Dan, the reigning North American Horse of the Year, will attempt to become the first two-time winne...
Churchill Downs: Groupie Doll has tough road ahead - September 12, 2013
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – If setting a track record is the standard for being back in peak form, then Groupie Doll is up to par, havi...
Woodbine Mile: Wise Dan has final breeze - September 11, 2013
ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Wise Dan, the defending champion and marquee player, is slated to arrive early Friday morning for Sunday...
Louisiana Downs: Departing dominates Super Derby - September 8, 2013
BOSSIER CITY, La. - Departing won the third derby of his career on Saturday at Louisiana Downs, when he cruised to a four-length win ov...
Arlington Park: Whyruawesome wants hot pace in Arlington-Washington Futurity - September 7, 2013
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – While Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith is in town to ride in the Arlington-Washington Lassie and the ...
Churchill Downs: Stonetastic enters Pocahontas Stakes off impressive debut - September 7, 2013
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kelly Breen is no longer a college dude, but the 44-year-old trainer has a youthful vigor that should make ...
Fairplex: Expectations high for Barretts-Los Angeles County Fair meet - September 5, 2013
POMONA, Calif. – As the California racing landscape nears its 2014 redesign, at least one traditional landmark remains &n...
Del Mar Futurity: Alberts Hope faces Baffert, ONeill colts - September 4, 2013
DEL MAR, Calif. – Alberts Hope rose to the top of California’s male 2-year-old division with a win in the Grade 2 B...
Parx Racing: Stormofthecentury pulls 28-1 upset in Turf Monster - September 3, 2013
Stormofthecentury pulled a 28-1 upset Monday, driving to victory in the Grade 3, $350,000 Turf Monster at Parx Racing in suburban Phila...
Saratoga: Sweet Reason rallies to win Spinaway Stakes - September 2, 2013
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The betting public expressed its confidence in Sweet Reason early and often prior to Sunday&rsqu...
Will Take Charge's jockey accused by rival trainer of using electrical device in Travers - September 1, 2013
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The connections of Travers second-place finisher Moreno filed a complaint Friday with the New York S...
Picks for Woodward, Washington Park Handicap, Twin Lights - August 31, 2013
Just a couple days ago, Saratoga’s Woodward Stakes was supposed to be the race of a star-studded Saturday stakes lineup.But l...
Del Mar: Former NFL star Faulk hopes Infinite Magic runs as well as him - August 29, 2013
DEL MAR, Calif. – Marshall Faulk has gone from the Colts to a colt. One of the greatest running backs in the history of the N...
Saratoga: Justin Phillip, Fast Bullet form potent pair for Zayat in Forego - August 28, 2013
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – While most of the attention on his stable will be focused on Paynter in Saturday’s Grade 1...
Del Mar: Pacific Classic score puts Game On Dude in familiar position - August 28, 2013
DEL MAR, Calif. – With six straight wins, five this year, including three in Grade 1 company, Game On Dude has put himself in...
Pacific Classic: Game On Dude wins by record 8 1/2 lengths - August 26, 2013
DEL MAR, Calif. – Game On Dude ran arguably the finest race of his outstanding career in Sunday’s $1 million Pacifi...
Del Mar: Game On Dude holds key to Pacific Classic - August 25, 2013
DEL MAR, Calif. – Game On Dude is the best horse in the Pacific Classic. But he is not racing on his best surface.The way Del...
Saratoga: Pletchers trio for Kings Bishop all have a shot - August 24, 2013
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – It almost doesn’t seem fair. Not only does trainer Todd Pletcher have the favorite for Sat...
