Point of Honor

Monomoy Girl Wins Second Distaff Title, Will Return For 2021

LEXINGTON, KY – The 2018 race champion Monomoy Girl repeated her success with a strong score in Saturday’s $2 million Breeders’ Cup Longines Distaff (G1) at Keeneland. Monomoy Girl and jockey Florent Geroux – perhaps the…

Breeders' Cup

2018 Champ Monomoy Girl 8/5 Favorite in Longines Distaff Return

Trainer Brad Cox’s 2018 race and division champion Monomoy Girl drew the far outside post 10 and was named the 8/5 morning line favorite as she returns to the World Championships in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Longines Distaff (G1), which will be held at Keeneland on Saturday, November 7.… Read More

Breeders' Cup

2018 Champ Monomoy Girl Tops Breeders’ Cup Distaff Pre-Entries

The 2018 Breeders’ Cup Longines Distaff (G1) champion Monomoy Girl tops the list of 11 pre-entries for the 2020 edition, which features several of America’s top dirt female routers, carries a $2 million purse, and will be one of nine Breeders’ Cup World Championship events on Saturday, November 7, at… Read More

Race Recaps

Horologist Wins Beldame

ELMONT, NY – Trainer Bill Mott’s Horologist shot to the lead at the top of the stretch and drew off strongly to win Sunday’s $150,000 Beldame Stakes (G2) at Belmont Park. Horologist was the 7/1 longest shot on the board as she broke under Junior Alvarado from the far outside post in… Read More

Breeders' Cup

Vexatious Springs the Upset in Personal Ensign

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Calumet Farm’s Vexatious survived a challenge from a formidable foe, then survived a steward’s inquiry, to spring the 9/1 upset in Saturday’s $500,000 Personal Ensign Presented by NYRA Bets Stakes (G1) at Saratoga. The Personal Ensign is a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” event, with Vexatious… Read More

Breeders' Cup

Midnight Bisou Returns To Defend Title In Personal Ensign

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – The nation’s top-ranked thoroughbred according to the most recent NTRA Poll, Midnight Bisou returns to Saratoga to defend her 2019 title in Saturday’s $500,000 Personal Ensign Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1). Should she succeed, Midnight Bisou would become the fourth horse in history to win… Read More

Race Recaps

She’s a Julie Noses Out Thrilling Victory in Ogden Phipps

ELMONT, NY – A furious rally between rivals in deep stretch put She’s a Julie to the lead in the shadow of the wire before she crossed a nose clear to win Saturday’s $300,000 Ogden Phipps Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park. The Ogden Phipps is a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In”… Read More

Breeders' Cup

Ogden Phipps Preview: Ollie’s Candy Heads East for Elusive Victory

ELMONT, NY – Paul and Karen Eggert homebred Ollie’s Candy is heading east from her southern California base to hopefully add an elusive victory to her resume in Saturday’s $300,000 Ogden Phipps Stakes (G1), a 1 1/16-mile one-turn dirt race at Belmont Park. The 5-year-old Candy Ride mare has done… Read More

Race Recaps

Ce Ce Guns Down Ollie’s Candy in Apple Blossom

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Bo Hirsch homebred Ce Ce gunned down a very game Ollie’s Candy in the final stages to win Saturday’s $600,000 Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) at Oaklawn Park. Breaking from the far outside post 14 under Victor Espinoza as the 7/2 second choice, Ce Ce cleared many of her… Read More

Handicapping

Racing Dudes 2020 Apple Blossom Wagering Guide and Picks Released

Serengeti Empress had to beat 13 rivals to win the country’s biggest race for 3-year-old fillies last year. She will have to beat the same number to win one of the country’s biggest two-turn races for older fillies and mares Saturday at Oaklawn Park, the star-studded $600,000 Apple Blossom Handicap (G1).… Read More