Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
Keeneland Photo Yesterday morning, the Todd Pletcher-trained pair of Curalina and Race Day breezed a half-mile in :47 4/5 at Keeneland. Curalina, winner of the Acorn Stakes (gr. I) and Coaching Club American Oaks (gr. I) earlier this summer, is targeting a start in … Continued
Keeneland Photo Include Betty, whose exciting late runs have garnered her victory in the Mother Goose Stakes (gr. I), Fantasy Stakes (gr. III), and Remington Park Oaks this year, will give turf a try on October 24th when she starts … Continued
Commissioner (outside) breezing in company with Protonico at Keeneland – Keeneland Photo Commissioner, who has not run since finishing sixth in the Stephen Foster Handicap (gr. I) on June 13th, breezed five furlongs on October 9th at Keeneland as he prepares for … Continued
Keeneland Photo Rachel’s Valentina, the grade I-winning daughter of 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra, breezed a half-mile at Keeneland on the morning of October 5th as she prepares for a start in the $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies … Continued
With summer having concluded, and with the fall season of Breeders’ Cup prep races underway, I thought now would be a great time to go back and highlight five two-year-old colts that turned in impressive maiden victories during the Saratoga meet. Time will … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/Susie Raisher West Point Thoroughbreds, which has campaigned such notable runners as Awesome Gem, Macho Again, Flashy Bull, and Commanding Curve, has purchased a minority interest in Woodward Stakes (gr. I) winner Liam’s Map. Trained by Todd Pletcher, the … Continued
Curalina, winner of the Acorn Stakes (gr. I) and Coaching Club American Oaks (gr. I) earlier this summer, is expected to make her debut against older mares on September 26th in the $400,000 Beldame Invitational (gr. I) at Belmont Park. The nine-furlong … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos Todd Pletcher’s talented sprinter Rock Fall, a four-year-old son of Speightstown that has won six straight races, will return to the races on September 26th in the six-furlong Vosburgh Stakes (gr. I) at Belmont Park. Earlier … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/Susie Raisher On the sixth anniversary of the day Rachel Alexandra achieved her historic victory in the Woodward Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga, it was only fitting that her daughter Rachel’s Valentina was able to secure an … Continued
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