John Velazquez

King for a Day Crowned Sir Barton Champ

BALTIMORE, MD – Red Oak Stable’s homebred King for a Day fired a huge effort off of the bench, attending a hot early pace before powering home strongly to be crowned champion […]

Race Recaps

Life’s a Parlay Excellent in Excelsior

SOUTH OZONE PARK, NY – Life’s a Parlay bobbled at the start but rerallied and proved his favoritism in Saturday’s Excelsior Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct. This was the second consecutive win […] Read More

Race Recaps

Mind Control Cuts Back, Conquers Bay Shore

SOUTH OZONE PARK, NY – In his first start since cutting back from the Kentucky Derby trail, Red Oak Stable and Madaket Stables’ Mind Control moved confidently to the front in mid-stretch […] Read More

Race Recaps

Prince Lucky “Easy Money” In Gulfstream Park Mile Score

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Daniel McConnell’s homebred Prince Lucky made easy work of his competition, storming home to his third straight stakes score in Saturday’s Gulfstream Park Mile Stakes (G2). Breaking from post […] Read More

News

Hidden Scroll Draws Rail, Named 5/2 Favorite for Florida Derby

Juddmonte Farms’ homebred Hidden Scroll will have his work cut out for him when he breaks from the rail as the 5/2 morning line favorite in the Florida Derby (G1) on […] Read More

Race Recaps

Cutting Humor Slices Up Field in Record-Setting Sunland Park Derby

SUNLAND PARK, NM – Starlight Racing’s Cutting Humor sliced his way through to the front at the top of the stretch, then dug deep at the wire to just hold off a rallying Anothertwistafate […] Read More

Race Recaps

Vino Rosso Bounces Back Big In Stymie

SOUTH OZONE PARK, NY – Winless in nearly a year and absent from racing since last August, Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s Vino Rosso bounced back big in his return to […] Read More

Race Previews

Gotham Stakes Preview: Instagrand Ready for 3-Year-Old Debut

Two weeks ago, this event looked like it could come up a bit light; however, it has now turned into “must-see” TV. The announcement of Instagrand shipping in for his […] Read More

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Kentucky Derby Trail Tracker: Gotham a Play-In Race for Sprinters

It wasn’t supposed to be like this. When the Kentucky Derby points system was first instituted for qualification into the race in 2013, the news release read that the goal […] Read More

Race Recaps

Code of Honor Bounces Back Big in Fountain of Youth

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – W. S. Farish’s homebred Code of Honor bounced back in a big way on Saturday, grinding hard the length of the stretch to get up at the wire […] Read More