Stakes Recap: Paradise Creek & Cliff Hanger

Even before Christophe Clement’s death from cancer May 25, LSU Stables’ Far Bridge  was a revered horse in the barn for his career accomplishments, including having won five races and four graded stakes in 2024-25 in the waning years of the trainer’s life. As the final horse Clement saddled for a race before his health deteriorated,…

The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale will have a different feel when it gets underway May 20 at the Maryland State Fairgrounds. For starters, the two-day sale in Timonium, Md., has been truncated to one. But the biggest difference is that many of the 586 hips cataloged did not breeze during last week’s…

This column highlights the performances of 2- and 3-year-old maidens who have made no more than five starts and who either sold for more than $500,000 at public auction, have siblings that are graded/group winners, or have dams that are graded/group winners. BloodHorse research shows maiden winners, in particular, who meet these criteria are more…

Mo Plex , the newest poster boy for New York breds everywhere, will take his talents to new heights when he starts in the July 26 $500,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) at Saratoga Race Course. The 3-year-old son of Complexity  , bought for a mere $45,000 as a 2-year-old, has continued to defy the odds at every…

Trainer Ian Wilkes always thought Positano Sunset  might have a grade 1 win in her, and his patience paid off April 8 in the $623,338 Madison Stakes (G1) at Keeneland. The 5-year-old Goldencents   mare had a single stakes win—the 2023 Audubon Oaks at Ellis Park—coming into the Madison, but she had run some big races. In…

Andy Serling & Megan Burgess look back at the Breeders’ Cup Distaff & Breeders’ Cup Classic results. Source link