Perfect Alibi

Miss Marissa Upsets Black-Eyed Susan

BALTIMORE, MD – Alfonso Cammarota’s Miss Marissa pulled ahead in mid-stretch and withstood Bonny South‘s late rally to spring the 10/1 upset in Saturday’s $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2) at Pimlico. Miss Marissa and jockey Daniel Centeno…

Race Recaps

Grand Cru Classe Wires Weber City Miss

LAUREL, MD – Speedway Stable’s Grand Cru Classe broke from the rail on top and led through to the wire in Monday’s $100,000 Weber City Miss Stakes at Laurel Park. The win earned Grand Cru Classe an automatic entry into the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2), one of the undercard races for the… Read More

Race Previews

Gamine Aces the Test

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Michael Lund Petersen’s Gamine easily aced her latest “test” with a romping 7-length victory in Saturday’s $300,000 Longines Test Stakes (G1) at Saratoga. Sent from post 5 under John Velazquez as the heavy 1/5 favorite, Gamine went straight to the front and came under early pressure from Venetian… Read More

Kentucky Oaks

Gamine Airs in Acorn

ELMONT, NY – Michael Lund Petersen’s Gamine took the field all the way around while airing out in the stretch to win Saturday’s $300,000 Acorn Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park. Breaking strongly from the rail under John Velazquez as the 3/5 heavy favorite, Gamine jumped straight to the lead. Lucrezia and Water White gave… Read More

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Breeders' Cup

British Idiom Outduels Donna Veloce in Juvenile Fillies

ARCADIA, CA – A pair of favored fillies put on a show for the ages as British Idiom outdueled a very tough Donna Veloce in the stretch run to take Friday’s $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Santa Anita Park. Breaking from post 4 under Javier Castellano as… Read More

Breeders' Cup

Breeders’ Cup Skinny: Putting Bast on Blast in Juvenile Fillies

As we await the official list of pre-entries for the 36th Breeders’ Cup, we’ll finish up our three-part series looking at vulnerable favorites in this year’s World Championship. It is tough this far out to get locked onto any one idea, but it’s also important to start laying out a… Read More

Breeders' Cup

British Idiom Skewers Alcibiades

LEXINGTON, KY – Trainer Brad Cox’s decision to have British Idiom skip last month’s Pocahontas Stakes (G2) paid off beautifully on Friday when she skewered her competition in the $400,000 Darley Alcibiades Stakes (G1) at Keeneland. The Alcibiades is a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” event, with British Idiom receiving… Read More

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Breeders' Cup

Perfect Alibi Ready to Build Resume in Darley Alcibiades Stakes

A field of 11 juvenile fillies will try for Grade 1 glory this Friday in the 68th running of the Darley Alcibiades Stakes (G1) at Keeneland. The event is one of two major highlights on Opening Day at the historic race track in Lexington, KY. Trainer Mark Casse is seeking… Read More

Breeders' Cup

Breeders’ Cup Skinny: “Win and You’re In” Action Heating Up

With only a little more than five weeks left until the 2019 Breeders’ Cup, time is ticking. The next two weeks are the final preps for many of the big horses who will line up at Santa Anita Park for the 36th annual world championships. It’s mind-boggling to think that… Read More

Saratoga

Saratoga Skinny: Top 10 Horses of Saratoga 2019

The ebbs and flows of the Saratoga season began way back in April when the brisk chill of early spring mornings greeted the new batches of thoroughbreds arriving at the famed Oklahoma Training Track and beginning preparations for the historic meet to come. The summer rolled around quickly, especially with… Read More