Dorth Vader Springs the Upset in Ogden Phipps
While many of her rivals scrambled over the sloppy track, Dorth Vader took aim on runaway leader Dazzling Move and fired past that rival in midstretch for a convincing score at 8-1 odds in the Ogden P...
La Cara Upsets Acorn; KY Oaks Winner Good Cheer Fifth
Tracy Farmer's homebred La Cara, who won the Ashland Stakes (G1) before finishing ninth in the Kentucky Oaks (G1) behind undefeated Good Cheer, posted a 7-1 upset June 6 in the $500,000 Acorn Stakes ...
The Baeza Brand Rings True at Belmont Time
In this week's edition of On Racing, Jay Hovdey examines the 1 1/4-mile distance of the Belmont Stakes (G1) and reflects on Lee Searing christening his McKinzie colt with the name Baeza....
Parchment Party Dominates Belmont Gold Cup
Parchment Party, drawn into the Belmont Gold Cup (G3) at the final hour when rain forced the race off the turf, splashed home a resounding 8 1/2-length winner June 6 at Saratoga Race Course....
Wet Turf Can't Stop She Feels Pretty in New York Stakes
Wet conditions appeared to contribute to several favorites losing graded stakes June 6 at Saratoga, but rain and damp ground could not stop She Feels Pretty. She pushed her win streak to four races b...
La Cara Wires Acorn; KY Oaks Winner Good Cheer Fifth
Tracy Farmer's homebred La Cara, who won the Ashland Stakes (G1) before finishing ninth in the Kentucky Oaks (G1) behind undefeated Good Cheer, posted a 7-1 upset June 6 in the $500,000 Acorn Stakes ...
Brown Continues Dominance of Just a Game Stakes
If you are looking for the closest thing to a sure thing, then file this nugget away until next year, when the Belmont Stakes will most likely return to the Spa for a third time, and bet on trainer Ch...
Journalism's Trainer Takes Trip Down Memory Lane
Trainer Michael McCarthy, who will saddle Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Journalism in the June 7 Belmont Stakes (G1), still remembers the culture shock of the early days of training on his own after th...
The Belmont: Sovereignty vs. Journalism and the Rest
The $2 million Belmont Stakes (G1) landed the matchup it coveted with Sovereignty and Journalism squaring off. But will the showdown between Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) winners be co...