Out of action until this spring following a runner-up finish in last fall’s Champagne Stakes (G1), Tip Top Thomas is making up for lost time. Racing July 5 at Horseshoe Indianapolis, he improved to 2-for-3 as a 3-year-old in gamely turning back graded stakes winner Coal Battle to win the $300,000 Indiana Derby (G3) in…
Fionn and jockey Flavien Prat nailed heavy favorite Nitrogen on the wire to win the $500,000 Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes (G1T) by a nose in track record time July 5 at Saratoga Race Course. Nitrogen, a winner of five consecutive races coming in and considered to be the best 3-year-old turf filly in the United States,…
Think Big answered any questions about his distance limitations with a sparkling rail-skimming score in the $175,000 Kelso Stakes (G3T) July 5 at Saratoga Race Course. The Godolphin homebred, a two-time graded stakes winner this year sprinting 5 1/2 furlongs, ran to the tune of a seasoned miler in the Kelso, stopping the clock in…
Under a clever ride from Jorge Ruiz, Cayton Park Stud homebred Marksman Queen went to the front early and kicked on when challenged late to win the $250,000 Robert G. Dick Memorial Stakes (G3T) July 5 at Delaware Park. The win gave trainer Graham Motion a record 10th victory in the 1 3/8-mile turf race held…
With the first three draws in the books, entries have started strong at Colonial Downs for the first week of the 2025 summer season. Phones in the racing office, under the direction of new racing secretary Dan Bork, were steadily ringing. The expanded 41-day summer session runs from July 9 through Sept. 13. The 2025…
Champion and fan favorite Tepin’s last foal became a grade 1 winner July 5 when Delacroix emerged triumphant in the clash of generations in the Coral-Eclipse Stakes (G1) at Sandown Park. The disappointing Epsom Derby (G1) favorite was at the rear of the field turning in and jockey Ryan Moore saw his passage blocked multiple times when…
Two longtime gate crew veterans with decades of experience were recently appointed to head starter positions at Kentucky racetracks. Caleb Hays has been named head starter at Churchill Downs and Turfway Park, while Todd Stephens will serve as the head starter at Ellis Park. Hays, a fixture at Churchill Downs for nearly two decades, officially…
Shadow of Light and The Lion In Winter were in the argument for most exciting juvenile heading into their 3-year-old season at the start of the campaign, but both arrive at Deauville for the July 6 Prix Jean Prat (G1) with question marks and on something of a redemption mission. Godolphin’s Shadow of Light took…
Owner/breeder John Amerman didn’t need fireworks to have an explosive Fourth of July at Saratoga Race Course. He owns Test Score . Test Score, b, 3/c Lookin At Lucky — Joy of Learning, by Kitten’s Joy Owner: Amerman Racing LLC Breeder: Mrs. Jerry Amerman (KY) Trainer: H. Graham Motion Jockey: Manuel Franco Information provided…
This fan will go out of his way to watch a fast filly strut her stuff. Undefeated Hallowed Dreams going for her 15th straight in the 2000 Fantasia Stakes at Louisiana Downs? Shreveport, here I come. Champion Xtra Heat packing 127 pounds in the 2002 Princess Rooney Handicap (G2) at Calder Race Course? I’m Miami…
