Few Thoroughbreds in recent memory have held the distinction of being Grade I winners on dual surfaces, which was why Catholic Boy (More Than Ready) caused quite a stir last summer at the Spa when romping in the GI Travers S. after he defeated top turf runners in the GI Belmont Derby. Following that memorable [...]

Friday evening's GIII Iowa Oaks marks the return of Phoenix Thoroughbred III and KatieRich Stables' Lady Apple (Curlin). A buzz horse at Churchill during the week leading up to the GI Kentucky Oaks, she completed a trifecta that paid a whopping $14,043.60 behind Serengeti Empress (Alternation) in that May 3 contest. The Steve Asmussen-trained filly [...]

An evenly matched field of youngsters will line up in Saturday's GIII Bashford Manor S. at Churchill Downs. Favoritism could perhaps fall upon Santa Anita shipper Phantom Boss (Shackleford). Trained by Jorge Periban, the California-bred fell a neck short of catching the impressive next out Tremont S. winner Fore Left (Twirling Candy) in his May [...]

Matalona Thoroughbreds's Stormy Embrace (Circular Quay) seeks to defend her title and earn a berth back to the Breeders' Cup in Saturday's 'Win and You're In' GII Princess Rooney S. at Gulfstream Park. In last year's Princess Rooney, the Kathleen O'Connell pupil blitzed the field by six lengths. The chestnut failed to hit the board [...]

The lightly raced but gifted filly Dunbar Road (Quality Road) will be the one to catch in Saturday's GII Mother Goose S. at Belmont. Peter Brant signed the ticket on the bay for $350,000 at the 2017 Keeneland September Sale and she rewarded her connections with a dazzling 8 3/4-length maiden victory at Gulfstream Mar. [...]

Glen Hill Farm's fleet-footed Caribou Club (City Zip) will aspire to rebound from a well-beaten effort in Dubai in Saturday's GI Highlander S. at Woodbine. Prior to his 13th-place finish in the Group 1 Al Quoz Sprint S. Mar. 30, the Tom Proctor protege had reached the winner's circle in four of his last eight [...]

6th-WO, $71k, 2yo, f, 5f, AWT, 3:50 p.m. EST Adena Springs' homebred MAGIC FLUTE (Point of Entry), the daughter of Grade I winner Romance is Diane (In Excess {Ire}), tackles a field of maidens this Saturday. Under the tutelage of Canadian Hall-of-Fame trainer Sid Attard, the filly has been breezing steadily towards her debut at [...]

  4th-BEL, $80k, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT, 4:38pm EST Stonestreet Stables will unveil a daughter out of top broodmare Dream Rush (Wild Rush) when SOPHIA REI (Curlin) enters the starting gate Thursday. The sophomore filly readied for her debut with a June 7 bullet half-mile in :47 4/5 (1/59) at Belmont. A multiple Grade I [...]

1st-BEL, MSW, $90k, 3yo/up, 7f, 12:50 p.m. ET Chad Brown boasts two intriguing prospects in Friday's Belmont opener. Gainesway bred and owns, in partnership with Peter Brant, first-time starter Per Capita (Tapit). The chestnut colt is out of the Grade III-winning mare Successful Outlook (Orientate) and is a half-brother to Grade I winner and 'TDN [...]

The multiple graded-stakes winning Arklow (Arch) looks to be America's best hope in claiming Friday's two-mile GII Belmont Gold Cup over a trio of European invaders. Since the Brad Cox pupil broke his maiden over the turf course as a 3-year-old in April 2017, he has strung together eight in-the-money finishes in his last 14 [...]

4th-BEL, $90k, 3yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f, 4:38 EST A contentious field of well-bred maiden fillies will line up at Belmont Thursday. LIZA JAMBALAYA (Ghostzapper) is a sibling to two Grade I winning millionaire sprinters in Paulassilverlining (Ghostzapper) and Dads Caps (Discreet Cat). A homebred for Vincent Scuderi, the chestnut filly is trained by Rudy Rodriguez, [...]

4th-DEL, $34k, 3yo/up, f/m, 1m70yT, 2:36 EST Following three successive five-furlong bullet breezes over the Fair Hill Tapeta, the Arnold Delacour trainee CAMBELIZA (Curlin) appears primed for her debut effortat Delaware Wednesday afternoon. The most notable of these works was a five-panel move in 1:00 3/5 (1/7) May 13. Owned and bred by Runnymede Farm [...]