Wilkes: Burnham Square Progressing Nicely

After delivering a memorable runner-up performance in his first try on dirt, 10-time grade/group 1 winner Romantic Warrior  will return to grass racing when he starts in the $5 million Dubai Turf (G1T) April 5 at Meydan Racecourse. The Dubai Turf is one of four grass races planned for Saturday’s Dubai World Cup (G1) card….

Not even the Ballydoyle brains trust could mastermind the downfall of Calandagan , who produced a potent turn of foot from the rear of the field to settle a tactical running of the £1.5 million King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1) July 26 at Ascot Racecourse.  The most valuable contest ever run at Ascot,…

Del Mar has always been known for its lineup of top-name horses, and judging by the early nominations this year, there will be no shortage of talent running at the seaside oval this summer. One of the top horses in the nation is expected to run in the July 26 San Diego Handicap (G2). Baoma…

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 280 entries for its Saratoga Fall Mixed sale, to be held Oct. 14 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The sale will be conducted in the Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion and begin at 10 a.m. “Saratoga Fall is New York’s breeding stock sale,” said Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning Jr. “There are nearly 230 weanlings…

If you watch the replay of the sixth race at Saratoga Race Course July 11, you’ll start to hear some shrieking shortly after the field of 2-year-old maidens hits the quarter pole. The shrieking intensified as No. 3 Dr. Agne  and Jose Ortiz first tried to find some room along the rail to move up from…

After originally being pulled from Kentucky Derby (G1) contention following a sixth-place finish in the April 8 Blue Grass Stakes (G1) at Keeneland, Flying Dutchmen Breeding and Racing’s Owen Almighty  was declared back in the 20-horse field April 16, according to Churchill Downs publicity. “The biggest thing is it’s the Kentucky Derby,” Flying Dutchmen president…