Front-running tactics were partially responsible for Channel Maker’s 2020 success, but it was his late surge—over the season, not within his races—that propelled him to an Eclipse Award as outstanding male turf horse.
Winless over his …
Midnight Bourbon (Tiznow) came out of his wire-to-wire victory in Saturday’s GIII Lecomte S. in fine shape, Scott Blasi, assistant to trainer Steve Asmussen, said Sunday. The Winchell Thoroughbreds runner is expected to start next in t…
Read More > Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Midnight Bourbon made a triumphant season debut Jan. 16 in the $200,000 Lecomte Stakes (G3) at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.
Unraced since a third-place finish in the Oct. 10 Champagne Stakes (G1) behind…
Louis Ulman and H. Neil Glasser’s Kenny Had a Notion, a juvenile stakes winner on both turf and dirt, dueled from start to finish with a stubborn Maythehorsebwithu before prevailing by a neck Jan. 16 in the $100,000 Spectacular Bid Sta…
Read More >It can never be said that Largent, the equine athlete, was rushed into graded turf stakes company by trainer Todd Pletcher. The gelded 4-year-old son of Into Mischief won his March 10, 2019, debut and then spent his next four starts co…
Read More > Jerome and Tina Moss’ Red Flag rolled home by 7 1/4 lengths for his first stakes victory in the $100,500 Bob Hope Stakes (G3) Nov. 15 at Del Mar.
The 2-year-old Tamarkuz colt upset five rivals at 10-1 under jockey Victor Espinoza, who …
For the longest time trainer George Weaver has believed Majestic Dunhill was perfectly suited by seven-furlong races.
And the first time the Majesticperfection gelding tried that distance, Weaver proved to be quite astute as Majestic D…
ABreeders’ Cup victory by Battleground in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Presented by Coolmore America (G1T) Nov. 6 at Keeeland would continue a legacy and be welcomed by the race sponsor.
Campaigned by Michael Tabor, Derri…
When the Breeders’ Cup first visited Keeneland five years ago it was sophomore Runhappy who lit up the World Championships with a hair-on-fire stretch run in the Sprint (G1). For this year’s $2 million Sprint, will it be the 3-year-old…
Read More > Despite the challenges of international shipping in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a strong European contingent will take aim at the $4 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1T) Nov. 7 at Keeneland.
Aidan O’Brien will saddle seven…
