Horse Racing News
Posted 8/21/10 4:33 PM by David Grening
The road warrior did it again. And now Blind Luck is in the driver's seat in the 3-year-old filly division.
Posted 8/20/10 7:19 PM by Marty McGee
Free Fighter has been zigging when horseplayers are zagging. The Team Block colorbearer won the Grade 3 Stars and Stripes at Arlington Park last September at nearly 11-1 and the Grade 3 Louisville Handicap at Churchill Downs this spring at 12-1.
Posted 8/20/10 7:12 PM by Nick Rousso
Not too long ago, Noosa Beach was regarded as a one-trick pony, a sprinter who couldn't win an important race around two turns.
Posted 8/20/10 7:07 PM by David Grening
Trainer Graham Motion believes Check the Label continues to improve. If that trend continues, Check the Label's five opponents in Sunday's Grade 2, $150,000 Lake Placid Stakes at Saratoga could be in serious trouble.
Posted 8/20/10 7:06 PM by Ron Gierkink
Windward Islands won his return from a 14-month layoff July 24 in the Grade 2 Nijinsky Stakes. The penalty he'll pay for that surprising score is high weight of 123 pounds in Sunday's Grade 2, $250,000 Sky Classic Stakes at Woodbine.
Sunday is redemption day for Free Flying Soul, who must win the Grade 3 Rancho Bernardo Handicap at Del Mar to reclaim her ranking as top female sprinter in California.
Posted 8/20/10 6:56 PM by Steve Andersen
Awesome Gem can no longer be taken for granted in major stakes.
Posted 8/20/10 6:51 PM by David Grening
Ice Box has shown enough in his last two workouts to convince his trainer, Nick Zito, to give the Kentucky Derby runner-up another shot at the big-time in next Saturday's $1 million Travers Stakes.
Posted 8/20/10 3:06 PM by Marcus Hersh
Workin for Hops will try to pull off a rare sweep of Arlington's Mid-America Triple when he starts in the Grade 1 $400,000 Secretariat on Million Day here Saturday.
Posted 8/20/10 2:54 PM by Steve Andersen
Evening Jewel was a restless filly at trainer Jim Cassidy's stable earlier this week, just days before Saturday's $300,000 Del Mar Oaks.