Haras Phillipson’s undefeated homebred Touch of Destiny dominated the Asociacion Uruguaya de Propietarios de Caballos de Carrera (G3) at Hipodromo Maronas June 29 with a gate-to-wire victory. With this win, Touch of Destiny earned an automatic starting position in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) through the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and…
After three years, the Cleveland Browns are moving on without quarterback Deshaun Watson as the presumed leader of the team’s offense. Watson suffered a setback during his Achilles recovery in January, and the Browns revealed that he could miss the majority of the upcoming season. The quarterback had limited support after playing portions of…
Jose Ortiz closed a sensational Spring Meet at Churchill Downs by officially clinching the riding title with 63 wins from 243 mounts, totaling more than $5.6 million in earnings. It marked Ortiz’s second straight Spring Meet crown beneath the Twin Spires and first outright after tying Tyler Gaffalione in 2024. Ortiz pulled away from his…
Joseph Lloyd’s Romeo romped home to win the $225,000 Bashford Manor Stakes at Churchill Downs June 29 by 3 3/4 lengths, finishing in 1:08.61, a stakes record for the six furlong race. Sent off at 9-2 odds, the John Robb-trained Romeo broke sharply under Xavier Perez to settle in behind the front-runners before taking command at the half-mile…
Bayern Munich marched on to the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup, where they will face Paris Saint-Germain, after a 4-2 victory over Brazilian side Flamengo at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. A Harry Kane double, an Erick Pulgar own goal and a Leon Goretzka strike were enough to ensure Vincent Kompany’s men progressed…
The Cleveland Browns have several quarterback options they’ll need to evaluate during training camp and the preseason. The Browns brought back Joe Flacco on a one-year deal in free agency to presumably start to begin the 2025 NFL season as well as mentor the younger quarterbacks on the roster. Cleveland traded for Kenny Pickett…
Calandagan finally made his breakthrough in group 1 company June 29 when running out the impressive winner of the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (G1). The Aga Khan Studs’ 4-year-old’s resolution had been questioned in some quarters after he chased home Jan Brueghel in the Coronation Cup (G1) at Epsom, his fourth consecutive second at the…
Lambourn followed in his sire and grandsire’s footsteps to become the 20th horse to complete the Epsom Derby (G1) and Irish Derby (G1) double. The Aidan O’Brien-trained colt twice looked beaten. Early pace-setter Sir Dinadan had the 8-13 favorite at it before they had straightened up. Once Ryan Moore got the better of Richard Kingscote’s mount,…
The Cleveland Browns likely won’t be in position to compete for the playoffs this season due to their roster and talent level, but the organization still needs to field a team that can talk itself into games. Offensively, the Browns will be looking to figure out whether or not any of the young quarterbacks…
Harry Kane doubled Bayern Munich’s advantage just minutes after Erick Pulgar’s own goal as the German champions raced into an early lead in their Club World Cup Round of 16 clash against Flamengo. The England captain found the net at the Hard Rock Stadium with a low left-footed strike four minutes after Pulgar had headed…
