Vahva Beats Alva Starr to Win Raven Run Stakes – Vahva edged past Alva Starr to secure the Grade 2, USD350,000 Raven Run Stakes Race on Saturday at Keeneland. The daughter of Gun Runner, who has a 5-2 odds before the race, had enough gas on her tank to outclass the 4-5 favorite by half-length. …
Saudi Crown Wins Pennsylvania Derby – Saudi Crown held off Dreamlike by half a length to win the Pennsylvania Derby on Saturday at Parx Racing. The son of Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming led from the start and had enough speed and strength to breast the tape first at one minute and 50.62 seconds in …
Churchill Downs to Host Kentucky Derby: The home of the Kentucky Derby and the Kentucky Oaks – Churchill Downs – will host the first points qualifiers for the two races on Saturday. First up is the Grade 3 Iroquois Stakes, a one-mile race for two-year-old colts. It offers 10-5-3-2-1 qualifying points for the first five …
Arcangelo wins Travers Stakes: Belmont Stakes winner Arcangelo romped home with an impressive win in 2023 Travers Stakes at the Saratoga Race Course in New York on Saturday. The son of Arrogate, under the guidance of jockey Javier Castellano, surged past his rivals in the middle part of the US$1.25-million race and sustained his lead …
2023 Pacific Classic Stakes – World-class horseracing action will take centerstage in the 2023 edition of the Pacific Classic Stakes. The Grade 1, US$1-million event is slated on September 2 at the Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. The 1 1/4-mile race is a key prep for the US$6-million Breeders’ Cup Classic with the …
Tumbarumba shines in Ellis Park Derby: Tumbarumba ran over the opposition to win the sixth Ellis Park Derby in Henderson, Kentucky, on Sunday. The three-year-old horse outclassed seven other horses to score his first stakes victory of the year. The gelding out of Oscar Performance made his move at the quarter-pole and pulled clear late …
Red Route One Tops West Virginia Derby: Red Route One and Brightwork pulled off big victories in different races to lead the winners on Sunday in various racetracks in the United States. Red Route One came from behind to finish first in the West Virginia Derby while Brightwork surged to an emphatic triumph at the …
2023 Haskell Stakes – High-caliber horseracing action will take centerstage in the 2023 edition of the Haskell Stakes. The event is slated to be held on Saturday, July 22, at the Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. Ten horses are listed in the 1 1/8-mile (1.810-kilometer) race that will have an estimated prize purse …
Far Bridge emerged victorious in the USD750,000 Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes on Saturday at the inner turf of Belmont Park, earning his first Grade 1 victory in his maiden attempt under that level. The three-year-old colt out of English Channel and Fitpitcher defeated 10 other horses to earn the top honors in the 1 1/4-mile …
Equinox Wins Takarazuka Kinen – Equinox once again proved to be the top-ranked thoroughbred in the world by winning the Grade 1, Takarazuka Kinen in Hanshin, Japan, on Sunday. The four-year-old horse came from behind to win by a neck in the USD3.3-million, 1 3/8-mile race. It was the fourth-consecutive Grade 1 race win for …
