Mike Smith

Hard Not to Love Sees Her Way to the Wire First in La Brea

ARCADIA, CA – After spending several minutes refusing to pony around the track, Hard Not to Love unleashed all of her energy in the stretch run, shooting past odds-on favorite Bellafina to […]

Breeders' Cup

Shancelot’s First Work Back “Phenomenal”

ARCADIA, CA – Trainer Jorge Navarro’s Shancelot worked for the first time since his narrow defeat in the Santa Anita Sprint Championship Stakes (G1), running well enough over the Santa Anita […] Read More

Breeders' Cup

Kimari Goes Last to First in Indian Summer

LEXINGTON, KY – Mere minutes after her Wesley Ward stablemate won the Futurity Stakes (G3) at Belmont Park, Ten Broeck Farm’s Kimari set a new stakes record while going last-to-first […] Read More

Breeders' Cup

Omaha Beach Nails Shancelot in Santa Anita Sprint Thriller

ARCADIA, CA – On a day that held 14 graded stakes events across the country – including six Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” events – Omaha Beach and Shancelot saved the […] Read More

Breeders' Cup

Mongolian Groom Invades Awesome Again Winner’s Circle

ARCADIA, CA – Mongolian Stable’s Mongolian Groom invaded the winner’s circle with a major upset effort in Saturday’s $300,000 Awesome Again Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park. The Awesome Again is […] Read More

Breeders' Cup

Mirth Too Fast in Rodeo Drive

ARCADIA, CA – Little Red Feather Racing’s Mirth proved to be too fast for her foes to catch as she took them on a merry-go-round ride to wire Saturday’s $300,000 Rodeo Drive […] Read More

Race Recaps

Coal Front Fends Off Diamond King in Parx Dirt Mile

BENSALEM, PA – Making his first start in two months, Coal Front won a stretch-long duel with Diamond King and took the $153,500 Parx Dirt Mile for trainer Todd Pletcher […] Read More

Breeders' Cup

Midnight Bisou Ekes Out Elate in Personal Ensign

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – History repeated itself Saturday when jockey Mike Smith, this time aboard Midnight Bisou, was able to just eke out rider Jose Ortiz and Elate to win […] Read More

News

Omaha Beach Puts up ‘Brilliant’ Work at Del Mar

Roughly 15 hours after riding McKinzie to an impressive and emotionally-charged victory in the $1 million Whitney Stakes (G1) at Saratoga on Saturday afternoon, Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith […] Read More

Breeders' Cup

Magnificent McKinzie Masters Whitney

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – On a special day honoring one of the sport’s greatest humans, a special horse put forth a special performance in the biggest race when the magnificent […] Read More