Mike Smith

Midnight Bisou Makes it Look Easy in Molly Pitcher

OCEANPORT, NJ – Midnight Bisou was brilliant as always in Saturday’s $150,000 Molly Pitcher Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park. This was Midnight Bisou’s fifth consecutive graded stakes victory in her yet […]

Breeders' Cup

Midnight Bisou Brilliant in Ogden Phipps

ELMONT, NY – Patience paid off for Midnight Bisou who relaxed early and then exploded down the stretch to win Saturday’s $700,000 Ogden Phipps Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park. With her […] Read More

News

Tacitus, War of Will Draw Outside Favoritism for Belmont Stakes

Though there’s no chance of a Triple Crown winner striking for a second straight year, this year’s edition of the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) has no shortage of storylines, […] Read More

Race Recaps

McKinzie Possums His Way To Victory In Alysheba

LOUISVILLE, KY – Watson, Pegram, and Weitman’s McKinzie played possum heading into the far turn but exploded at the top of the stretch and drew off convincingly to win Friday’s Alysheba Stakes (G2) […] Read More

Race Recaps

Paradise Woods Crushes Santa Margarita

ARCADIA, CA – Paradise Woods made it look easy when she won by 10 1/2 lengths in Saturday’s Santa Margarita Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park. This was the fourth career […] Read More

Race Recaps

Midnight Bisou Nips Escape Clause To Clinch Apple Blossom

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Two talented thoroughbreds gave the performances of their careers at Oaklawn Park on Sunday when Midnight Bisou somehow just got up by a nose to defeat a too-tough-to-lose Escape […] Read More

Race Recaps

Omaha Beach Storms Home Gamely In Arkansas Derby

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Fox Hill Farm’s Omaha Beach made a surprisingly early move down the backstretch but still had more than enough left in the stretch run to storm home gamely […] Read More

Race Recaps

Roadster Rosy-Red In Santa Anita Derby

ARCADIA, CA – Speedway Stable’s Roadster languished at the rear until just the right moment, then blew past his foes in the stretch to score big in Saturday’s Santa Anita Derby (G1) at […] Read More

Race Recaps

Midnight Bisou Proves Her Quality In Azeri

HOT SPRINGS, AR – The long-awaited showdown in Saturday’s Azeri Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn Park lived up to the hype when a trio of G1 winners fought hard in the stretch before […] 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