Todd Pletcher

Shancelot’s First Work Back “Phenomenal”

ARCADIA, CA – Trainer Jorge Navarro’s Shancelot worked for the first time since his narrow defeat in the Santa Anita Sprint Championship Stakes (G1), running well enough over the Santa Anita […]

Breeders' Cup

Sweet Melania Draws Off Strongly in Jessamine

LEXINGTON, KY – Robert and Lawana Low’s Sweet Melania set measured fractions up front before drawing off strongly in the stretch to wire Wednesday’s $200,000 JPMorgan Chase Jessamine Stakes (G2) at […] Read More

Breeders' Cup

Code of Honor Named Jockey Club Gold Cup Victor

ELMONT, NY – A bumpy ride in the stretch caused the stewards to disqualify the original winner, Vino Rosso, and name Code of Honor the victor of Saturday’s $750,000 Jockey Club Gold […] Read More

Race Recaps

Coal Front Fends Off Diamond King in Parx Dirt Mile

BENSALEM, PA – Making his first start in two months, Coal Front won a stretch-long duel with Diamond King and took the $153,500 Parx Dirt Mile for trainer Todd Pletcher […] Read More

Race Recaps

Social Paranoia Strikes Through in Record-Setting Dueling Grounds Derby

FRANKLIN, KY – The Elkstone Group’s Social Paranoia waited until the right moment before striking his way through to the front to win Sunday’s $600,000 Exacta Systems Dueling Grounds Derby at Kentucky […] Read More

Race Recaps

Marconi Marvelous in Grand Prix American Jockey Club

ELMONT, NY – Bridlewood Farm and Coolmore’s Marconi continued his dirt marathon distance-race dominance on Saturday when he took the field wire to wire in the $300,000 Grand Prix American Jockey […] Read More

Race Previews

Woodward Stakes Preview: Yoshida Back to Defend Title

The last Saturday of the historic Saratoga meet is sadly upon us. For eight weeks, the horse racing world had set its sights on the action in upstate New York, […] Read More

Breeders' Cup

McKinzie 7-5 ML Favorite in Impressive $1 Million Whitney Field

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Grade 1-winners McKinzie, Thunder Snow, Vino Rosso and Yoshida square off in a contentious renewal of the $1 million Whitney (G1) on Saturday at Saratoga Race […] Read More

Race Recaps

Channel Cat Makes the Grade in Bowling Green

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Calumet Farm’s homebred Channel Cat, twice a stakes winner at age 3 last year, finally broke through for his first graded triumph in Saturday’s $250,000 Bowling Green […] Read More

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 […] Read More