“I like the competition. I just like to win,†said Ken Ramsey, who, along with his wife, has been honored three times with an Eclipse Award as North America’s outstanding owners and once for outstanding breeders. “I almost have as much fun leading
A total of 110 past and present claimers was entered in the 16th edition of the Claiming Crown that will grace a 10-race program that drew 142 entries overall, providing Opening Day bettors with a menu of full, competitive fields. First-race post time is
Trained by Jimmy Jerkens for Joseph Shields, Jr., Classic Point broke best under Angel Arroyo, but conceded the early advantage to Sweet Whiskey, who led the field through an opening quarter-mile in 23.84 seconds over a main track labeled "muddy". The 5-y
Trained by Bob Baffert, Hoppertunity tracked early leader Constitution in second before moving past that rival in the upper homestretch and then held-off the late bid of Protonico to win by a half-length. Constitution, another 3-year-old eliminated from c
The Rainbow 6 will begin with race five. First race post is 12:35 p.m. There were multiple winning tickets Friday on the Rainbow 6 worth $8,069.14. The Rainbow 6 was hit last for $53,486.20 on Oct. 19. If the Rainbow 6 is not hit Saturday, there will be a
Cornelio Velasquez, winning rider aboard Salutos Amigos (No. 1): "He likes to be covered up and behind horses. When I put him in the clear, he was the best horse. I wanted to follow [Bakken], but he stopped at the quarter pole. I put him in the clear at t
Saturday’s 1 1/16-mile race is the co-headliner on the penultimate day of the 26-date Fall Meet. Billed as “Stars of Tomorrow II,†each of the 12 races is exclusively for 2-year-olds that may have aspirations of trail-blazing their way to next sprin
Owned by GSN Racing LLC, Cristina’s Journey will attempt to become just the eighth filly to sweep Churchill Downs’ latter year races for 2-year-old fillies, the Golden Rod and the $200,000-added Pocahontas (GII). A front-running triumph in the 1 1/16-
The 2-year-old son of Kantharos has distinguished himself as a most exciting prospect after capturing his first two races with startling ease, each time drawing clear in hand and in a fast time. Trainer Eddie Plesa Jr. couldn’t be more pleased with Mr.
Contested at one mile over the main track, the Hut Hut is one of three $75,000 stakes for 2-year-old fillies on the Juvenile Showcase program that highlights the final weekend of Gulfstream Park West's inaugural Fall Turf Festival meet. Kaplan will also s
