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Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Carpenters Call sat mid pack in the early stages of the $100,000 Peach Tree Stakes at Presque Isle Downs before surging to the lead and rolling on to a 1 1/4 length tally. The favored son of WinStar Farm´s Tourist earned a 113 Equibase Speed figure for the sterling effort, his 7th straight double-digit figure. […]

Monday, August 22, 2022

The Queen’s Plate is a race known for its great performances by fillies, and on Sunday at Woodbine, Moira put herself in the upper echelon of that list, winning the first leg of the Canadian Triple Crown in track-record time. Moira was bred in Ontario by Adena Springs, out of the Unbridled’s Song mare Devine […]

Two-year-old Philip My Dear was in the spotlight on Saturday as Woodbine showcased a pair of juvenile stakes including, the $150,000 Soaring Free Stakes. Rajendra Maharajh, the man behind Raroma Stables, paid $100,000 for the Adena Springs-bred son of Silent Name out of the Hidden Brook Farm consignment at last year’s Keeneland September Yearling Sale. […]

Saturday, August 13, 2022

Winchell Thoroughbreds and Willis Horton Racing’s Bankit, expertly handled by Joel Rosario, arrived in the final stride to collar defending race champ Sea Foam in Friday’s $125,000 Evan Shipman Handicap, a one-mile test out of the Wilson Chute for New York-breds 3-years-old and up, at Saratoga Race Course. Bred in the Empire State by Hidden […]

Saturday, August 6, 2022

Although Brad Cox was the one wearing the baseball cap, Donegal Racing CEO Jerry Crawford offered a verbal tip of the hat to the trainer as he stood in the winner’s circle after the $200,000 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes (G2T). “Just for the record, Brad Cox did prove today that he […]

Monday, July 25, 2022

Moira, without hind shoes, made it look easy in taking the 67th running of the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks Presented by Budweiser July 24 at Woodbine. Trained by Kevin Attard for X-Men Racing, Madaket Stables, and SF Racing, the 3-year-old daughter of Ghostzapper took the lead around the turn for home and glided to a 10 […]

Monday, June 27, 2022

Hidden Brook Farm, Joseph McMahon and Anne McMahon’s Bank Sting drew off to a 5 1/2-length score in Sunday’s $100,000 Dancin Renee, a six-furlong sprint for older New York-bred fillies and mares at Belmont Park. Trained by John Terranova and expertly handled by Joel Rosario, the 5-year-old Central Banker bay broke alertly from post 5 […]

Sunday, June 19, 2022

Trainer Chad Brown pocketed a second graded stakes on Saturday when race favorite Sacred Life rallied strongly from off the pace and scored in the $162,000 Monmouth Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park. With Manny Franco in the irons, Sacred Life settled in sixth position early in the 10-horse field, came four-wide into the stretch, grabbed […]

Sunday, June 12, 2022

Moira, making her three-year-old debut, swooped to the lead in early stretch to take the $125,000 Stella Artois Fury Stakes at Woodbine. For trainer Kevin Attard, the distance and circumstances weren’t ideal, but the end result was perfect for his star sophomore filly who shone in the seven-furlong race for three-year-old fillies foaled in Canada. […]

Sometimes a rabbit can be a predator. Tribhuvan was seen as the pacesetter for his three stablemates, and he played his role brilliantly June 11 in the $750,000 Resorts World Casino Manhattan Stakes (G1T) at Belmont Park. The least respected of Chad Brown’s four-horse tag team was sent off at 19-1 odds, meaning most people […]