Proctor Street

Six Fastest Females for the Week of May 26 – May 31

Each of our six fastest females last week raced on Saturday - five at Churchill Downs and one at Santa Anita.   6 - PROCTOR STREET, CD, 5/30, GIII Mint Julep Stakes, 1 1-16 miles (turf) (video) Beyer Speed Figure- 93 (2nd) (m, 5, by Street Sense--Proctor's Ledge, by Ghostzapper) O/B-Patricia Moseley (Ky). T-Brendan Walsh. J-Tyler Gaffalione. She is still looking for that all-important graded win and it might not take much longer. Her familiar stretch charge came up just short of catching Sweet Treasure in the Mint Julep, and...

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Sweet Treasure at Churchill
How Sweet It Is: Mint Julep Goes to Sweet Treasure

Pin Up Betty (Constitution) may have been looking for a repeat in the GIII Old Forester Mint Julep Stakes, but it was Full of Run Racing II LLC and Frank Silva's Sweet Treasure (f, 4, Twirling Candy--Stellium, by Empire Maker) who led every step of the way to capture the 1 1/16-mile turf contest on Stephen Foster Preview Day at Churchill Downs Saturday. It marked the dark bay's first stakes score. Despite Pin Up Betty--with her distinctive blinkers--breaking sharpest of all, it was Sweet Treasure from the farthest outside post...

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Humility? No Way! Kathynmarissa Dazzles in Churchill's Modesty

The early pace may've been modest, but that closing kick commanded the headlines. All eyes were on her French stablemate, but Kathynmarissa (American Pharoah) made it known that the lady of the lawn on Kentucky Oaks day was her as she rolled by them all to win the GIII Modesty Stakes. After a fruitful 3-year-old season in 2024 where she was off the board only once in eight starts, and where she collected elite black-type when second in the GI American Oaks to eventual Eclipse champion She Feel Pretty (Karakontie...

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A Game of Inches: Destino d'Oro Denies Whiskey Decision in Hillsborough Thriller

Turf mares sure know how to put on a show. It came down to a blanket finish in the GII Hillsborough Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs, but Destino d'Oro (Bolt d'Oro) showed her heart with an ultra-game performance to win the photo. Crowned the 2026 queen of the GII Pegasus World Cup Filly & Mare Turf Invitational Stakes in her most recent performance, via an equally exciting finish no less, the Brad Cox filly has now strung together three consecutive wins. The first of the group was a head decision...

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