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Wise Dan (Wiseman’s Ferry–Lisa Danielle, by Wolf Power {Saf}), who thrilled racing fans with his grit and determination through two Horse of the Year campaigns, was officially retired from racing Monday. The 8-year-old gelding, sidelined since last fall with an ankle injury, had been expected to make his return to the races in the Sept....
Om garnered his first graded score Sunday in pillar-to-post fashion in the GII Del Mar Derby. The chestnut got off the mark in his second career start, besting subsequent Triple Crown winner American Pharaoh (Pioneerof the Nile), over the Del Mar synthetic last August. He returned to the races with a flat fifth in the...
Stonestreet Stable’s Cavorting (Bernardini) registered another brilliant run at Saratoga in Sunday’s GII Prioress S. The filly added to her GII Adirondack S. and recent GI Test S. victories to boast a perfect three-for-three record at the Spa. The prohibitive favorite was away best of them all, but settled to stalk the pace about two...
Pick a number, any number, and you could be a winner, as Monday’s GI Hopeful S. at Saratoga has a definitive wide-open air about it. Each of the eight runners has posted a Beyer Speed Figure of between 72 and 77 and it isn’t hard to envision several horses on the wire together. Stickstatelydude (First...
‘TDN Rising Star’ Songbird (Medaglia d’Oro) was all class when taking her record to two-for-two with an ultra-impressive victory in the GI Del Mar Debutante S. Hammered down to even-money favoritism over GII Sorrento S. winner Pretty N Cool (Scat Daddy), the flashy dark bay was quickest away from the outside post in this 11-horse...
Having run one of the more valiant races in defeat in recent memory when beaten a neck by Honor Code (A.P. Indy) after carving out a very quick pace in Saratoga’s GI Whitney S. Aug. 8, ‘TDN Rising Star’ Liam’s Map (Unbridled’s Song) earned a much-deserved victory at the highest level in Saturday’s GI Woodward...
Six years to the day since her superstar dam defeated older males in a stirring renewal of the GI Woodward S., Rachel’s Valentina (Bernardini–Rachel Alexandra) proved best of a promising bunch to cap a ‘TDN Rising Star’ trifecta in Saturday’s GI Spinaway S. at Saratoga. Taking up a perfect pocket spot early behind splits of...
‘TDN Rising Stars’ comprise two thirds of Saturday’s six-horse GI Spinaway S. at Saratoga, a “Win and You’re In” qualifier for the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies. Future Hall of Famer Rachel Alexandra (Medaglia d’Oro) beat older males here six years ago in the GI Woodward S., and her daughter Rachel’s Valentina (Bernardini) looks for...
Speedy ‘TDN Rising Star’ Liam’s Map (Unbridled’s Song) is one of four Todd Pletcher trainees signed on for Saturday’s GI Woodward S. at Saratoga. The Teresa Viola Racing Stables colorbearer scored three times last year as a sophomore, capped by a win in Gulfstream’s Harlan’s Holiday S. in December over recent GIII Philip Iselin S....
Pegram, Watson and Weitman’s Pretty N Cool (Scat Daddy) leads an intriguing field of 11 in Saturday evening’s GI Del Mar Debutante S. The Bob Baffert trainee earned a solid 95 Beyer Speed Figure for a front-running romp in the slop here July 19, and had no trouble rating en route to an easy win...
Godolphin homebred Bay of Plenty (Medaglia d’Oro) will look to earn the first graded stakes victory of his career in Saturday’s GI Woodward S. and trainer Kiaran McLaughlin thinks the 4-year-old is poised for a big effort. The dark bay colt is coming off a front-running tally in the Aug. 9 Alydar S. at the...
Triple Crown winner American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) will continue his racing career, with the GI Breeders’ Cup Classic his ultimate target. After the sophomore superstar suffered a shocking defeat in the GI Travers S. last weekend, Ahmed Zayat talked about retiring the colt, but the owner tweeted Thursday morning, “I have decided to continue...