The Amsterdam, which completed its 24th running, marked the first career graded stakes win for the 22-year-old Falcone, a Brooklyn, New York native in his third year of training. "[This win] wasn't really a surprise. We always knew he was a good horse," s
Remaining on the lead, Grand Tito completed three-quarters of a mile in 1:19.44 as the field of four turned for home with Flintshire now at the back of the pack. When Twilight Eclipse made his move towards the leader, Flintshire was behind a three-wide wa
According to allowance conditions for the six-furlong dash, Lord Nelson will carry highweight of 123 pounds, conceding from four to eight pounds to his rivals. Flavien Prat has the mount on the Bob Baffert-trained son of Pulpit, a half-length winner of th
Winning jockey John Velazquez aboard Connect (No. 1): "There was no speed in the race so we wanted to make sure he came out of there. He didn't jump out of there the way I wanted so I had to use him a little bit going into the first turn. Once I got him t
The Eclipse Award-winner jogged a lap around the 1 1/8-mile oval shortly after training opened at 5:30 a.m., punctuated by a customary visit to the paddock. "She was great," said Christina Jelm, assistant to Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer. "She w
The September session, an important part of the Churchill Downs racing schedule for the fourth consecutive year following its unveiling in 2013, features nine stakes races. Four stakes have earned graded status and three are listed events. The meet also f
Todd Pletcher also sends out two familiar stakes-winning faces in Notacatbutallama and Ostrolenka. Due to various ailments, the 9-year-old Moonlight Song has been limited to 17 career starts, and his only appearance in 2015 was a wire-to-wire score in a s
"She's wonderful," Jelm said Monday morning. "She came out of it the way a champion should come out of it. She's happy, relaxed, bright-eyed, ears up. She's just got an excellent disposition. She's very gentle, very kind, extremely intelligent. She's lear
Mike Smith, winning jockey aboard Songbird (No. 1): "): "I asked her more than I've ever had to. I take my hat off to Carina Mia, she made her run a little bit. But once I got going, I was comfortable. This is a tough place to just step into town - especi
The lone daughter of 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra, Rachel's Valentina won her 2-year-old debut by two lengths at Saratoga Race Course last summer before posting a one-length victory in the Grade 1 Spinaway. The Bernardini filly closed out her s
