John Velazquez

Racing Dudes Three Stars Of The Week: Three-Year-Olds Make Headlines

See who made our latest Three Stars of the Week after the latest horse racing action from coast to coast! 1. Under the Stars The feature race Saturday at Santa […]

Race Recaps

Alda Gives Velazquez Friday Stakes Triple in Hilltop

BALTIMORE – Alda got to the lead at the top of the stretch and outran the field to the wire to capture Friday’s $100,000 Hilltop Stakes by a neck at Pimlico […] Read More

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Red Ghost Rises to Occasion in Miss Preakness

BALTIMORE – Red Ghost lost the lead in mid-stretch but surged up the rail in the final strides to get her nose down on the wire to win Friday’s $150,000 Miss […] Read More

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Spice Is Nice Becomes Stakes Winner in Allaire du Pont

BALTIMORE – Spice Is Nice racing for just the second time in nine months edged clear in the stretch to earn her first career stakes win in Friday’s $150,000 Allaire […] Read More

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Johnny V Gives Channel Cat ‘Purrfect’ Ride in Man o’ War

ELMONT, NY – Providing an encore for a Kentucky Oaks-Kentucky Derby sweep is a tall order, but Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez was up to the challenge, piloting Channel […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Medina Spirit Gives Baffert 7th Kentucky Derby Win

LOUISVILLE, KY – Medina Spirit fought back after briefly relinquishing the lead to Mandaloun in the stretch to post a half-length to win the 147th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby (G1) presented […] Read More

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Gamine Becomes a Millionaire with Derby City Distaff Victory

LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, May 1, 2021)– Champion sprinter Gamine went to the front and then repulsed a challenge from Sconsin to win the 35th running of the $500,000 Derby City Distaff (G1) presented by […] Read More

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Malathaat Marvelous in Kentucky Oaks

LOUISVILLE, KY – Shadwell Stable’s marvelous Malathaat overtook Search Results in mid-stretch and kept that game rival at bay to win Friday’s $1.25 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs. […] Read More

Kentucky Oaks

Beautiful Gift Nails Moraz In Santa Ysabel

ARCADIA, CA – Baoma Corporation homebred Beautiful Gift flew late in the stretch to nail Moraz in the shadow of the wire and win Sunday’s $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes (G3) […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby Contenders Pedigree Analysis: Proxy

With the Kentucky Derby (G1) less than 6 weeks away, I’m back for my second year of analyzing some of the top contenders’ pedigrees. This week’s subject: Proxy A Godolphin […] Read More