Racing

Speed was the name of the game for the two horses selected for induction into the Maryland-bred Thoroughbred Hall of Fame in 2022. Eclipse Award-winning sprinters Star de Naskra and Smoke Glacken are the newest inductees after a vote by a committee of Maryland racing industry members coordinated by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association and […]

Michael Smith’s Bandua, a graded stakes winner of $360,000 on the flat, broke his maiden over hurdles in his second try, taking Monday’s $40,000 special weight contest at Colonial Downs by two lengths over William Russell’s Seismic Wave. With Jamie Bargary riding for trainer Neil Morris, Bandua sat off the pace in the tightly bunched […]

Boston-raised, Florida-based trainer Bobby Dibona had never before raced a horse at Ellis Park. But he had a memorable day Sunday, winning the $200,000 RUNHAPPY Ellis Park Derby with Steal Sunshine. Dibona’s first Ellis Park starter actually was Tap’er Light, who finished third at 23-1 in the RUNHAPPY Ellis Park Debutante, one of five stakes […]

Despite having one of the highest athletic ceilings of his class, trainer Todd Pletcher said Charge It has spent most of his 3-year-old season playing catch-up. The calendar is the most obvious indicator. The Tapit colt didn’t make his first start until January of his sophomore season, well after most of the division’s top competitors […]

The 2-year-old colt Havnameltdown was just too quick for his nine rivals Sunday at Del Mar in the 52nd running of the $202,500 Best Pal Stakes, outfooting them in stakes record time of 1:10.22 for the six-furlong headliner at the seaside track north of San Diego, Calif. A $200,000 purchase at a 2-year-old sale in […]

Slew’s Tiz Whiz collared Papa’s Golden Boy in the final strides and scored a 2 ¾-length victory in Sunday’s 87th running of the $150,000 Longacres Mile at Emerald Downs in Auburn, Wash. In winning the Northwest’s most historic race, Slew’s Tiz Whiz ran a mile in 1:34.46 and paid $8.80, $5, and $3.40. Jose Zunino […]

It appeared Sister Seagull had run out of runway, but the 3-year-old daughter of Hard Spun found a way to land herself in the winner’s circle at the finish of the $250,000 Bison City Stakes, Sunday at Woodbine. Bred by Sean Fitzhenry, who co-owns with his wife Dorothy, Sister Seagull finished second to major Queen’s […]

By VidHorse If his last couple starts are any indication, Steal Sunshine is most comfortable when operating in the shadow of others. The son of Constitution may not have gotten the level of pre-race chatter inspired by some of his rivals in the $200,000 Runhappy Ellis Park Derby on Sunday, but when it came time […]

Bruno Schickedanz’s War Bomber, sent off at 18-1, led every step of the way to take the $159,000 Seagram Cup (G3) for 3-year-olds and up Sunday at Woodbine. Under Sahin Civaci, War Bomber took charge from the outset of the 1 1/16-mile main track event, rushing to the lead as Clayton followed in second, and […]

As soon as trainer Jorge Duarte Jr. saw Monmouth Park’s turf course listed as firm for Sunday, he knew he had chosen the right time and spot for Nothing Better’s stakes debut. The 5-year-old gelding didn’t disappoint, brushing off an early speed duel with Breakthrough before going on to a comfortable two-length victory in the […]