Mike Smith

Sircat Sally Remains Unbeaten, Wins G2 Honeymoon Stakes

ARCADIA, CA — Joe Turner’s homebred Sircat Sally, the lone California-bred in the field, remained unbeaten on Saturday at Santa Anita, taking the Grade 2, $200,000 Honeymoon Stakes by a diminishing neck […]

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Ascend, Motion Pull 27-1 Shocker in G1 Manhattan

ELMONT, NY – One race before saddling the favorite in the 149th running of the Belmont Stakes, trainer Graham Motion played the role of upsetter when his Ascend pulled away […] Read More

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Mor Spirit Rolls in G1 Met Mile, Caps Massive Day for Baffert, Smith

ELMONT, NY – Michael Petersen’s Mor Spirit put an exclamation point on a magical afternoon for Hall of Famers Bob Baffert and Mike Smith, powering down the stretch to a […] Read More

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American Anthem Explodes to Win G2 Woody Stephens

ELMONT, NY – American Anthem hit all the right notes on his way to a stirring victory in the 33rd edition of the Grade 2, $500,000 Woody Stephens at Belmont […] Read More

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Champion Songbird Dominant in Return, Wins G1 Ogden Phipps

ELMONT, NY – Fox Hill Farm’s star filly Songbird didn’t miss a beat when she made her much-anticipated return in the 49th running of the Grade 1, $750,000 Ogden Phipps […] Read More

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Mike Smith Gives Abel Tasman Hall of Fame Ride in G1 Acorn

ELMONT, NY – Hall of Famer Bob Baffert continued to bolster his impressive legacy of stakes success at Belmont Park, racking up his second victory of the day when Abel […] Read More

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Baffert Dominant With West Coast in $150,000 Easy Goer

ELMONT, NY – Bob Baffert may not have had a Triple Crown contender running in the Belmont Stakes, but the Hall of Fame trainer wasn’t lacking for firepower when he sent […] Read More

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All-World Arrogate Scheduled to Return in San Diego Handicap July 22

DEL MAR, CA — Juddmonte Farms’ Arrogate, the dynamic 4-year-old colt who has set racing afire with a series of powerful winning performances in the world’s top races, appears likely to […] Read More

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Stellar Wind Outlasts Vale Dori in Thrilling G1 Beholder Mile

ARCADIA, CA — It was a match race on paper, and Saturday’s Grade 1, $400,000 Beholder Mile developed into one on the track when Victor Espinoza seized the initiative going into […] Read More

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Bal a Bali Rolls Late, Takes G1 Shoemaker Mile, Earns Breeders’ Cup Berth

ARCADIA, CA — Fifth and rolling midway around the far turn, Bal a Bali ran down favored pacesetter Heart to Heart and held off a fast-finishing Farhaan to win Saturday’s Grade 1, […] Read More