Racing

Gentry Farm’s Accomplished Girl recorded her first graded stakes score in front-running fashion by winning Monday’s $300,000 Presque Isle Downs Masters (Grade 2) by three-quarters of a length. Jockey Edgard Zayas shipped in from Florida to ride Accomplished Girl for trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. The duo completed 6 ½ furlongs in 1:15.29. The fleet-footed Accomplished […]

Godolphin’s Pretty Mischievous looks to move a step closer to the 3-year-old filly championship for 2023 when she takes on eight others in Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million Cotillion Stakes at Parx Racing in Bensalem, Pa. Pretty Mischievous drew post three and was installed as the 2-1 favorite in the 1 1/16-mile Cotillion, the co-featured […]

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will be looking for his record fifth victory when he sends out favored Reincarnate in the 43rd running of Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million betPARX Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing in Bensalem, Pa. Reincarnate, owned by SF Racing, LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Robert E. Masterson, Stonestreet Stables, […]

Gold Square’s multiple stakes placed 3-year-old Slip Mahoney will try to win his first stakes contest in Saturday’s third running of the $300,000 Bourbon Trail at Churchill Downs. The 1 1/16-mile Bourbon Trail was carded as Race 7 at 9:05 p.m. The 11-race “Downs After Dark” program will start at 6 p.m. and feature the […]

Lael Stables’ homebred Ready To Venture (GB) looked right at home in winning the $150,000 Seaway Stakes (G3) on Sunday at Woodbine. It was a familiar result for the 5-year-old daughter of Kingman out of Wonderstruck, by Sea The Stars, who is now two-for-two at the Toronto oval after a stellar showing in the seven-furlong […]

Accidental Hero collared pacesetter Sunbird midway on the turn, then battled that determined rival through the stretch to narrowly prevail in the CA$117,500 British Columbia Derby (G3) Saturday night at Hastings Racetrack. Ridden by Kimal Santa for trainer Larry Grieve, Accidental Hero scored by a head while notching his first stakes victory. He completed the […]

A strong performance from second-out maiden winner Private Desire on Saturday at Belmont at the Big A will likely warrant an effort at stakes level, with the bay Constitution colt being a potential candidate for either the $500,000 Champagne (G1) on October 7 or the listed $150,000 Nashua on November 5 – both going a […]

The Remington Park Oaks (G3) drew a field of eight, with Merlazza pegged as the 2-1 morning-line favorite for the 1 1/8-mile contest Sunday, Sept. 24 at the Oklahoma City racetrack. A Don Alberto Stable homebred, Merlazza is trained by Brad Cox and will be ridden by Flavien Prat, who teams with Cox-trained Hit Show […]

Thirteen 3-year-olds drew into the $400,000 Oklahoma Derby (G3), the headline event of 10 races at Remington Park on a special Sunday, Sept. 24 program that also includes the Remington Park Oaks (G3) and six other stakes. The field is the largest for the Oklahoma Derby since 14 started in the 1 1/8-mile race in […]

Thomas Galvin’s multiple Louisiana-bred stakes winner Norah G will face nine 3-year-old fillies entered for Saturday night’s featured 48th running of the $300,000 Dogwood Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs. Saturday’s “Downs After Dark” program will get underway at 6 p.m. (ET) and the Dogwood, set for seven-furlongs on the main track, will go as Race […]