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Bubble Rock broke alertly and led every step of the way to win Friday’s 30th running of the $300,000 Mrs. Revere (G2) for 3-year-old fillies at Churchill Downs by 1 ¼ lengths over Joyful Applause. Owned and bred by John Ed Anthony’s Shortleaf Stable Inc., Bubble Rock ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:45.05 over a […]

In a thrilling run down the Churchill Downs stretch, Godolphin’s 4-year-old homebred Proxy was able to run down pacesetter West Will Power inside the final sixteenth of mile and win the148th running of the $750,000 Clark (G1) by three-quarters of a length to collect his elusive first stakes win. Meanwhile, Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Rich […]

The Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby will begin at 12:15 a.m. (ET) Saturday at Tokyo Racecourse where Yuji Hasegawa’s maiden winner Plavi is the 5-2 favorite against nine Japanese-breds in the $220,325 Cattleya Stakes. The Cattleya, run at about one mile, will award the top five finishers points on a 10-4-3-2-1 scale for the stand-alone […]

German-bred Dalika scored her third front-running graded stakes win of the year when she rolled to a 1¾-length victory over Perseverancia in the $268,500 Cardinal (G3) on Thanksgiving Day at Churchill Downs. Dalika, a 6-year-old mare owned by Paul Varga’s Bar Mar Equine LLC, ran 1 1/8 miles over firm turf in 1:50.61 to collect […]

Rigney Racing’s Played Hard broke on top, dictated the pace, and turned back challenges at the top of the stretch from Bellamore and Moon Swag to take the $485,000 Falls City (G3), the traditional Thanksgiving Day fixture for fillies and mares at Churchill Downs. Trained by Phil Bauer and ridden by Joel Rosario, Played Hard […]

Gold Square’s Saratoga maiden special weight winner Instant Coffee was tabbed as the slight 5-2 morning line favorite in his attempt for graded stakes glory in Saturday’s 96th running of the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) for 2-year-olds at Churchill Downs. The Kentucky Jockey Club, run at 1 1/16 miles, will award the top 5 […]

Calumet Farm’s impressive 5 ¼-length allowance winner Running Bee leads a field of 11 3-year-olds that were entered in Sunday’s 17th running of the $300,000 Commonwealth Turf (G3) on closing day at Churchill Downs. The Commonwealth Turf, run at 1 1/16 miles on grass, will go as Race 11 of 12 with a post time […]

Rich Strike is on the cusp of history as he will attempt to become only the 15th Kentucky Derby winner in the last 148 years to be victorious in the $750,000 Clark Stakes (G1). “Richie,” as he’s called by his owner Rick Dawson of RED TR Racing and trainer Eric Reed, is the first Derby […]

Gold Standard Racing’s undefeated Hoosier Philly headlines a field of 10 2-year-old fillies that were entered in Saturday’s $400,000 Golden Rod (Grade 2) at Churchill Downs. The 1 1/16-mile Golden Rod is the next stop on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks. The Top 5 finishers of the race will receive points based on a […]