Hip 218 topped the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale at $4.1M to Coolmore and White Birch Farm. Boyd Browning credited the record-shattering event to the team’s hard work, expressing gratitude for their role in its success.
It’s not often that one wins a race at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minn., and, a day or two later, decides to ship more than 17 hours east to run in graded company. However, that was exactly the thought process of trainer David VanWinkle with Mad House . “The meet at Canterbury was coming to an end,”…
Less than two weeks before the Breeders’ Cup, a quartet of hopefuls turned in stiff 6-furlong works Oct. 19 at Santa Anita Park. None went faster than Sweet Azteca . With jockey Juan Hernandez aboard, Sweet Azteca was clocked officially in a swift 1:10 4/5. Trainer Richard Baltas timed the drill in 1:11 1/5. Also working…
A perfect 3-for-3 in turf sprints, Shisospicy has proven herself among the classiest 3-year-old fillies in America. Now, the daughter of Mitole is scheduled to take her talents across the pond to Royal Ascot in the June 20 Commonwealth Cup (G1). The news was announced in a May 19 post on X by Morplay Racing,…
Acting upon the recommendation of the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission, veterinarians and stewards, Delaware Park has canceled the racing scheduled for Friday, July 25, due to the excessive heat index forecast by the National Weather Service, which is expected to be above 105º for the region. The live racing card July 24 will be run as…
Narukami jumped out of the gate and right to the lead in the Japan Dirt Classic Oct. 8 at Oi Racecourse and never surrendered the advantage on the way to a 3-lengths victory over Natural Rise . The strong showing denied Natural Rise a sweep of the Japanese Dirt Triple Crown. The tour de force performance…
In the fifth start of his career, East Avenue picked up some valuable experience ahead of his start in the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) May 3 at Churchill Downs. As it happens, that fifth start was a runner-up finish in the Blue Grass Stakes (G1) at Keeneland—one of the traditional final preps ahead of…
