Some of the luster from Classic Empire’s victory in the Arkansas Derby was lost after speed figures for the 1 1/8-mile race, which was run in 1:48.93, came back with plenty left to be desired. Beyer...
In the 2015 Travers Stakes (GI), trainer Bob Baffert came to Saratoga with the seemingly unbeatable American Pharoah. Before the race was run, many were under the impression that the Pioneerof the Nil...
13 starts, six wins, three seconds, and one third. That is the record of Exaggerator, who will be running in the 2016 Travers Stakes and has been installed as the morning line favorite. There are quit...
You know it is summertime when the juveniles are popping up with big performances left and right. Saratoga and Del Mar often lead the way in featuring talented babies, but talent can come from anywher...
Nonna Mela became the latest filly capture a major New York stakes for the owner-trainer combination of St. Elias Stables and Todd Pletcher. Before her came Bode’s Dream with a convincing score in t...
2009 will go down in history as the year of the fillies. In an industry dominated by males, both human and equine, fillies and mares left their mark. It marked the first of two victories for Goldikova...
August 12, 2016. Mark the date on your calendars, because it will be the day that two of the greatest race mares in the history of the sport will be inducted into the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame....
Two turns? No problem. Nine furlongs? Piece of cake. New competition? A walk in the park. Winning back-to-back starts? No longer an issue for Godolphin Racing’s Frosted. The son of Tapit waltzed to ...
Frosted has always been the forgotten horse; the horse with unfulfilled potential; the horse that is always stuck playing second fiddle. In early 2015, he was stuck behind Gulfstream Park sensation Up...
Surviving a jockey objection, Exaggerator won his third Grade I of the season in the Haskell Invitational (G1), giving his sire (Curlin) his fourth stakes winner of the weekend. Many questioned the de...
