Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
Keeneland Photo NYRA Press Release: Mark Casse worked several of his Grade 1 stakes stars Friday morning, as Tepin and World Approval worked on the Oklahoma turf course within minutes of each other, shortly after Noble Bird went a sharp half-mile … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos NYRA Press Release: The fields are coming together for the third annual Stars & Stripes Festival at Belmont Park, which features six graded stakes worth nearly $4 million, anchored by the Grade 1, $1.25 million Belmont … Continued
Noble Bird (right) finishing second in the Ben Ali Stakes (gr. III) at Keeneland – Keeneland Photo Churchill Downs Press Release: John C. Oxley’s Noble Bird, sixth in the June 11 Metropolitan Handicap (GI) at Belmont Park, will return to the New … Continued
Coady Photography/Keeneland Photo Churchill Downs Press Release: The John C. Oxley-owned and Mark Casse-trained 2-year-olds Classic Empire and Pretty City Dancer, both recent maiden victors at Churchill Downs, put in final serious preparations Saturday morning for their looming stakes debuts in … Continued
Divisidero and World Approval, the 1-2 finishers in the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (gr. I), will likely meet again in the Woodford Reserve Manhattan Stakes (gr. I) on June 11th at Belmont Park. Coady Photography One of the biggest weeks of … Continued
1 American Pharoah He could not be training much better in preparation for the Haskell Invitational, and he’s arrived at Monmouth Park safely and soundly for the race. He’s drawn post four in an eight-horse field, which should be absolutely … Continued
1 American Pharoah His latest six-furlong workout at Del Mar was nothing short of amazing. Not only was his time of 1:11 flat the bullet of the morning by an impossible three seconds, his five-furlong fraction of :58 4/5 was … Continued
1 American Pharoah His third workout since the Belmont was his longest and quickest so far, as he went five furlongs in a sharp :59 1/5 that was the second-fastest of 57 morning workouts at that distance. His racing schedule … Continued
1 American Pharoah Some horses seem to have an aura of power and leadership whenever they head to the track, and American Pharoah is definitely one of those horses. On July 6th, the Triple Crown champion turned in his second … Continued
1 American Pharoah The Triple Crown champion returned to the work tab on June 29th at Santa Anita, breezing three furlongs in :36.40. Given that he’s already back in serious training and apparently looking great, he should be ready to … Continued