Todd Pletcher

Wit Targets Hopeful Following Sanford Score

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher enjoyed a prosperous Saturday at both Saratoga and Monmouth Park in New Jersey, sending out graded stakes winners over both ovals. While Pletcher was at…

Belmont Stakes

Rombauer, Keepmeinmind, Pletcher Contingent Prepare for Belmont Stakes

ELMONT, NY – John and Diane Fradkin homebred colt Rombauer, a decisive winner of the Preakness Stakes (G1) on May 15 at Pimlico Race Course, worked a 1/2-mile in company Friday on the Belmont Park main track in preparation for the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) presented by NYRA Bets.… Read More

Race Previews

Pennine Ridge Preview: Sainthood Makes Turf Debut

ELMONT, NY – Saturday’s $200,000 Pennine Ridge Stakes (G2) at Belmont Park, always a fun race that serves as the local prep for the Belmont Derby (G1) coming up later in the meet, features Sainthood making his turf debut. This year’s field drew a solid group of nine 3-year-old males… Read More

Belmont Stakes

Known Agenda, Bourbonic, Overtook Breeze in Preparation for Belmont Stakes

ELMONT, NY – Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher sent a trio of Belmont Stakes contenders in Known Agenda, Bourbonic, and Overtook to breeze on Big Sandy on Friday morning at Belmont Park. Headlined by the 153rd running of the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1) on… Read More

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Race Recaps

Spice Is Nice Becomes Stakes Winner in Allaire du Pont

BALTIMORE – Spice Is Nice racing for just the second time in nine months edged clear in the stretch to earn her first career stakes win in Friday’s $150,000 Allaire du Pont Distaff Match Series Stakes (G3) at Pimlico Race Course. After the race winning jockey John Velazquez said “We… Read More

News

Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week: Stars Shine at Belmont

It was all about Belmont Park last weekend, with five great stakes races headlining their massive Saturday of racing. In the end, it was tough narrowing this list down to just three horses, but we did our best. Instead of continuing to go down the negative road that is the… Read More

Race Recaps

Promise Keeper Takes Flight in Peter Pan

ELMONT, NY — Promise Keeper and Luis Saez took the lead turning into the Belmont Park stretch and did not look back in the Peter Pan Stakes (G3). “He’s a big mover and Luis was able to do a perfect job putting him in a stalking position and let him… Read More

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Race Recaps

Colonel Liam, Domestic Spending Dead Heat in the Turf Classic

LOUISVILLE, KY – Favorite Colonel Liam and Domestic Spending hit the finish line together to dead heat in the 35th running of the $1 million Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic (G1) for 4-year-olds and up. “He was doing everything right, it was a great race. It was so close, so… Read More

Race Recaps

Dr Post Rallies to Win Westchester

ELMONT, N.Y. – Dr Post and Manny Franco rallied past Mr. Buff in the stretch to win the Westchester Stakes (G3). “The fractions helped,” said Franco, who coincidently defeated Dr Post aboard Tiz the Law in last year’s Triple Crown race going 1 1/8 miles at Belmont. “Mr. Buff slowed… Read More

Race Recaps

Malathaat Marvelous in Kentucky Oaks

LOUISVILLE, KY – Shadwell Stable’s marvelous Malathaat overtook Search Results in mid-stretch and kept that game rival at bay to win Friday’s $1.25 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs. Malathaat got bumped several times from either side after she broke from post 10 under John Velazquez as the 5/2… Read More