Pegasus Stakes

Mandaloun Gets The Job Done In Pegasus

OCEANPORT, NJ – Juddmonte Farms homebred Mandaloun wasn’t flashy by any means, but the heavily-favored Brad Cox trainee got the job done and won Sunday’s $150,000 TVG.com Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park. Mandaloun and jockey…

Race Previews

Mandaloun Heads Into Pegasus With Derby Placement Still Up In The Air

OCEANPORT, NJ – Trainer Brad Cox is looking for Sunday’s $150,000 TVG.com Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park to serve a dual purpose for Mandaloun, whose official placement in the Kentucky Derby (G1) (where he crossed second) still very much up in the air. The trainer and owner of the race’s… Read More

Kentucky Derby

Pneumatic Preakness-Bound After Pegasus Victory

OCEANPORT, NJ – Winchell Thoroughbreds homebred Pneumatic appears bound for the Preakness Stakes (G1) after easily winning Saturday’s $150,000 TVG.com Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park. Pneumatic was bet down to 4/5 favoritism as he broke from post 5 under Joe Bravo. He raced three-wide early while stalking early leaders Arkaan and Wartime… Read More

Kentucky Derby

Churchill Downs Releases Kentucky Derby Prep Schedule 2.0

LOUISVILLE, KY – Churchill Downs released a list of races Tuesday that some are considering to be “Prep Race Schedule 2.0” because of the Kentucky Derby (G1) Trail points that they will award for the first time. The Kentucky Derby Trail prep races began shuffling last week, when Churchill Downs… Read More

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Saratoga

Saratoga Skinny: Curlin Stakes Demands Respect

The Curlin Stakes is the red-headed step-brother of the Jim Dandy Stakes (G2). The Curlin gets no respect. Every year during this week, people berate the lesser-heralded event’s existence. The masses will cry, “Why do we need this race? All of these horses should just run in the Jim Dandy… Read More

Podcast

The Magic Mike Show 079: Weekend Recap Show

The Magic Mike Show recaps the big weekend of action from around the country, including the two Breeders’ Cup Win and You’re In races: the Stephen Foster Handicap (G2) and the Fleur de Lis Handicap (G2). The Magic Mike Show with Curtis “Magic” Kalleward and Mike Somich is the ultimate… Read More

News

Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week: Churchill Under the Lights

Churchill Downs stole the show this weekend with two Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In Events” including the Stephen Foster (G2) and the Fleur de Lis Stakes (G2). Their special night card always follows the weekend of the Belmont Stakes (G1), while also unofficially kicking off the summer months of… Read More

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Race Recaps

King for a Day Usurps Maximum Security in Pegasus

OCEANPORT, NJ – There was no controversial finish or post-race decision to be made Sunday when Red Oak Stable’s homebred King for a Day usurped Maximum Security in the stretch run to win the $150,000 TVG.com Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park. Breaking well from post 3 under Joe Bravo as the 5/1 second choice,… Read More

News

Kentucky Derby “Winner” Maximum Security 1-2 Morning-Line Favorite for Pegasus Stakes

OCEANPORT, N.J. – Maximum Security, first across the finish line in the Kentucky Derby on May 4, will make his return to racing in Sunday’s TVG.com Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park, trainer Jason Servis announced today. The $150,000 Pegasus Stakes, for 3-year-olds at a mile and a sixteenth, is the… Read More