BC Distaff Showdown: Monomoy Girl versus Swiss Skydiver By Lynne Snierson The stage is set for Monomoy Girl, the diva of the filly and mare division, to have her Hollywood ending with a victory in Sat...
By Lynne Snierson Robby Albarado might be the replacement rider on Swiss Skydiver in Saturday’s $1 million Preakness (G1), but he’s had more than his share of moments on center stage. The 47-year-...
By Lynne Snierson Perfect Alibi is running out of excuses. Owner Tracy Farmer and trainer Mark Casse had high aspirations for the Sky Mesa filly and she seemed well on her way to realizing them as a j...
By Lynne Snierson When bursting onto the scene in March, the brilliantly fast Gamine was called a superstar in the making by her Hall of Fame trainer, Bob Baffert. Gamine gets the chance to fulfill th...
Kentucky Oaks Draw: Baffert’s Gamine Even-Money Favorite By Lynne Snierson The brilliantly fast Gamine, a dual Grade 1 winner owned by Michael Lund Petersen and trained by three-time Oaks-winning tr...
Gettin’ Lucky in Kentucky: McPeek, Callahan Enjoying the Ride with Swiss Skydiver By Lynne Snierson A Thoroughbred Experience. That’s the pitch to potential renters of an historic breeding shed wh...
By Lynne Snierson Abel Cedillo jumped into the deep end of the pool by uprooting his family and moving his tack from the Northern California circuit, where he was a fixture for 10 years and leading ri...
By Lynne Snierson Disrupted schedules, canceled plans, and insurmountable challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic may have called off the Keeneland Spring Meet, but officials at the historic ...
By Lynne Snierson Manny Franco was a year behind Jose Ortiz at Puerto Rico’s famed jockey school. A few years later, the 25-year-old is on the verge of joining the Eclipse Award winning rider and ol...
Note: One of a series of profiles on contenders for the 152nd running of the Belmont Stakes on June 20. Updates will be provided after morning-line odds and post positions are set on Wednesday, June 1...