Irad Ortiz Jr.

Triple Crown Skinny: Justify’s Historic Run Makes Belmont Stakes Day Special

It’s taken some time for the feat that Justify just accomplished to fully settle in. This was much different than witnessing American Pharoah win the first Triple Crown of my […]

Race Recaps

A Raving Beauty Clinches Top Honors in G1 Just a Game

ELMONT, NY – Michael Dubb, Madaket Stables, and Bethlehem Stables’ A Raving Beauty continued her hot streak on Saturday, scoring her first career Grade 1 win in the $700,000 Longines Just a Game […] Read More

Breeders' Cup

Disco Partner Repeats in G2 Jaipur Invitational

ELMONT, NY – Irad Ortiz, Jr.’s perfectly-timed stretch run aboard Disco Partner made all the difference on Saturday, carrying the Patricia Generazio homebred to his second straight victory in the Grade 2, $400,000 Jaipur […] Read More

Race Recaps

Lewis Bay Long Gone in G3 Bed o’ Roses

ELMONT, NY – Alpha Delta Stables’ homebred Lewis Bay looked lovely as ever on Friday after streaking away with ease from her four female foes to crush the Grade 3, $250,000 Bed o’ […] Read More

Preakness Stakes

Preakness Stakes 2018 Post-Race Reactions

Justify’s Triple Crown bid continues in three weeks in the Belmont Stakes after winning Saturday’s 2018 Preakness Stakes. But first, relive the exciting stretch run from a foggy Pimlico, as […] Read More

Race Recaps

Imprimis Still Spotless After $100,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint

BALTIMORE, MD – Breeze Easy’s Imprimis record remained spotless (even though he didn’t) after scoring his first stakes victory in Friday’s $100,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. Breaking […] Read More

Race Recaps

A Raving Beauty Invades Winners’ Circle in G3 Beaugay

ELMONT, NY – German-bred A Raving Beauty made her stateside debut in style on Saturday, kicking away in the stretch with tremendous gusto to win the Grade 3, $200,000 Beaugay Stakes at Belmont […] Read More

Race Recaps

Backyard Heaven Blooms in G2 Alysheba

LOUISVILLE, KY – Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s late-blooming Backyard Heaven continued his hot streak on Friday, drawing away convincingly in his stakes debut to take the Grade 2, $400,000 Alysheba Stakes presented by […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby Contender: Hofburg

At first glance, Hofburg doesn’t look like a traditional Kentucky Derby contender. That’s half-true; he’s anything but traditional, yet he’s definitely a contender. So much so that he’s been tagged […] Read More

Race Recaps

Uni’s Record-Breaking Run Completes Brown Exacta In $100,000 Plenty of Grace

SOUTH OZONE PARK, NY – Trainer Chad Brown earned the exacta with Uni‘s record-breaking scored over stablemate Fifty Five and three others in Saturday’s $100,000 Plenty of Grace Stakes at Aqueduct. Sent off from […] Read More