Thirteen horses have won both the Alabama, first run in 1872, and the Oaks, which dates back to 1875. It has been done twice since Proud Spell; Blind Luck in 2010 and Princess of Sylmar in 2013. "They got in about 6:45 this morning and they're both doing
Drawing post position 7, Bruised Orange will depart with Rafael Hernandez in the irons. A half to multiple graded stakes winner Discreet Marq, Too Discreet, for trainer Christophe Clement and owner Patricia Generazio, enters off a stellar debut on August
Francis Paolangeli's Atlantic's Smile picked up her first victory of the year last time out, winning the Arctic Queen for New York-breds by a nose on July 31 at Finger Lakes, a race Baker said was important for both the 5-year-old mare and her yearling ha
The New York Racing Association will increase the purse for the Travers to $1.6 million should American Pharoah compete in the race. Three Triple Crown winners have run in the Travers, with Gallant Fox finishing second in the 1930 edition, Whirlaway winni
Highland Reel entered the 1 1/4-mile Secretariat off a victory in the Group III Gordon Stakes going 1½ miles, and the front-end victory was the plan when the Galileo colt’s connections saw the field. “There was so little pace in the race, if we couldn’t m
After Team Valor International’s 2.70-1 favorite and defending champion Euro Charline surprisingly set early fractions of 47.67, 1:13.04 and 1:38.31, Secret Gesture completed the 1 3/16-miles distance in 1:57.36. Sent off at 8.90-1, Watsdachances returned
Ridden by local jockey Florent Geroux, the 6-year-old homebred bay gelding traveled the 1¼-miles distance in 2:02.20 over rain-soaked yielding ground on Arlington's world-renowned turf course after the Ramseys’ rabbit Shining Copper set fractions of 46.75
Joe Bravo (jockey, Big Blue Kitten, 2nd): “I think I was on the best horse today but he didn’t like the ground. When ‘Kitten kicks, he’s a runner.” Chris Emigh (jockey, Shining Copper, 3rd): “I thought I had a chance turning for home. He tried to win.” Dr
"I'm a big fan of King Kreesa's after his last couple of races, and to beat him in a hard-fought stretch drive, it was a thrilling race. When the fractions came up I thought King Kreesa was ridden very comfortably the way he was looking around. I thought
O’BRIEN GOES FOR FOURTH SECRETARIAT WITH HIGHLAND REEL Group I-placed Highland Reel will represent the powerful Coolmore operation and Ballydoyle-based Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien on Saturday in a salty renewal of the Grade I $450,000 Secretariat Stakes.
