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Remembering Frank Alexander
June 30, 2020 | Margaret RansomBy Cathy Riccio We lost an old school horseman last week. Frank Alexander, whose trainees won just under a thousand races in his career – 997 – and earned more than $28.5 million, passed away in South Florida at the age of 83. Alexander retired in 2012 after a 42-year career that included champions […]
Belmont 2020 Still a Classic Despite the Different Look
June 19, 2020 | Margaret RansomTen To Contest The First Leg Of The Triple Crown By Margaret Ransom Saturday marks the 152nd running of the $1 million Belmont Stakes (GI) at Belmont Park, which thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic and the suspension of all three Triple Crown races, will for the first time serve as first leg […]
Authentic Favored Against Six In Santa Anita Derby
June 5, 2020 | Margaret RansomSan Felipe Winner Returns In Rematch By Margaret Ransom Better late than never. Saturday’s $400,000 Santa Anita Derby (GI) is certainly a classic example of the old cliché, but even though the race was delayed two months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it drew a strong and talented field of seven talented sophomores […]
Live Racing Finally Returns To The Big Apple Wednesday
June 1, 2020 | Margaret RansomBeaugay Stakes Featuring Rushing Fall, Got Stormy Is Opening Day Feature By Margaret Ransom Live racing returns to Belmont Park on Wednesday, June 3, after a 2 ½ month break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a 10-race card featuring the $100,000 Beaugay Stakes (GIIIT), a 1 1/16-mile event set to be contested […]
Maxfield Favored For Long-Awaited Return In Matt Winn at Churchill Downs
May 21, 2020 | Margaret RansomEighty Five Points On The Line For Churchill’s First Own 2020 Derby Prep By Margaret Ransom Godolphin’s homebred Maxfield, unraced since winning the Breeders’ Futurity (GI) at Keeneland nearly eight months ago, will face 11 other sophomores in Saturday’s $150,000 Matt Winn Stakes (GIII), presented by Woodford Reserve, on Saturday at Churchill […]
Churchill Downs Set For 2020 Return, 11-Race Card Packed With Talent
May 12, 2020 | Margaret RansomFan-Favored Monomoy Girl Makes First Start in 18 Months By Margaret Ransom Champion Monomoy Girl will make her long-awaited return to action as one of the 162 horses expected to run on Saturday’s opening day card for the 2020 Spring Meet at Churchill Downs. Eleven races were drawn, which boasts an average field size […]
Florida Derby Defies Pandemic, Draws Full Field
March 27, 2020 | Margaret RansomThree Division Leaders Star In Sunshine State’s Feature Event By Margaret Ransom Sackatoga Stable’s Holy Bull Stakes winner Tiz The Law is the early 6-5 favorite in a full field of 12 for Saturday’s $750,000 Curlin Florida Derby (GI) at Gulfstream Park, the last prep event for the September 5 Kentucky Derby (GI) for […]
Louisiana Derby Draws Full Field To Elevate Derby Fever
March 19, 2020 | Margaret RansomFair Grounds Soldiers On Through Global Crisis, Offers Fans Exceptional Card By Margaret Ransom Lecomte Stakes (GIII) winner Enforceable was labeled the early 7-2 morning line favorite for Saturday’s $1 million Twin Spires Louisiana Derby (GII) at Fair Grounds in New Orleans. John Oxley’s well-bred son of leading sire Tapit and the multiple […]
New York Derby Preps Shift Into Gear With Saturday’s Gotham
March 6, 2020 | Margaret RansomEleven Will Race A Mile In Wood Memorial Prep By Margaret Ransom Cash is King and LC Racing’s Mischevious Alex seven-length Swale Stakes winner was labeled the tepid 3-1 favorite in Saturday’s $300,000 Gotham Stakes (GIII) at Aqueduct. The son of Into Mischief will face a field of ten other sophomores in the […]
Risen Star Split, Draws Talented Fields For Both Divisions
February 13, 2020 | Margaret RansomWell-Bred Tapit Colt Is Early Favorite In First Division By Margaret Ransom Last month’s Lecomte Stakes (GIII) winner Enforceable and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (GI) runner-up Anneau d’Or the two divisions of Saturday’s Risen Star (GII), presented by Lamarque Ford-Lincoln at Fair Grounds. Both divisions drew nearly full and talented fields of sophomores whose connections […]
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