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Irish Jasper finishes fast in TCA to provide Farish with milestone Bowl

Sat Oct 08 2016James Scully

Irish Jasper overcame a slow start to easily prove best in Saturday’s $250,000 Thoroughbred Club of America (G2) , rallying boldly up the inside to win going away by 1 3/4 lengths. Along with notching an automatic berth to the Breeders’ Cup Filly &a ...
Practical Joke closes out Champagne after Syndergaard brings heat

Sat Oct 08 2016Vance Hanson

Syndergaard brought the heat, but Practical Joke, with Joel Rosario aboard, closed the deal, narrowly, in Saturday's $500,000 Champagne (G1) at Belmont Park. Under heavy pressure from Big Gray Rocket, 19-10 favorite Syndergaard ripped off fracti ...
Lady Eli sparkles in Flower Bowl

Sat Oct 08 2016Kellie Reilly

At this time last year, that headline would have sounded far-fetched. Sheep Pond Partners’ sensational turf star was battling a life-threatening case of laminitis. Beating it for survival was enough. Whether Lady Eli would ever make it back into trai ...
Mongolian Saturday, Pure Sensation prevail in BC Turf Sprint preps

Sat Oct 08 2016Vance Hanson

After going unplaced in four starts collectively in Hong Kong and England since December, Mongolian Saturday appreciated a return to the familiar at Keeneland on Saturday by taking the $150,000 Woodford (G3) on the same course and distance over whi ...
Kentucky Futurity Day: Action Over The Red Mile For Sports’ Stars And Courageous Bettors

Sat Oct 08 2016TwinSpires Staff

The Sunday program of the Red Mile is the Grand Circuit finale in Kentucky and the gateway to the Breeders Crown divisional championships. Don’t miss a race, post time is 1 p.m. Eastern Time. Here’s a preview of the top races on Oct. 9 for ...
Anchor Down wires Kelso in 1:32.90

Sat Oct 08 2016Vance Hanson

If Anchor Down has a sweet spot, it's the one-turn mile at Belmont Park. On Saturday, the gray son of Tapit wired four rivals in the $343,000 Kelso H. (G2) in a sharp 1:32.90 over a fast track under Javier Castellano Winner of the Westchester (G ...

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Yellow Agate rallies for Frizette victory

Sat Oct 08 2016Jen Caldwell

China Horse Club’s Yellow Agate ran down pacesetter Libby’s Tail in Saturday’s $400,000 Frizette Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park to score a close head win under jockey Manny Franco as the 6-5 favorite. In doing so, the Kentucky-bred miss not only ea ...
Breeders' Cup Preview News & Notes

Sat Oct 08 2016TwinSpires Staff

The final major Breeders’ Cup preps are on tap for this weekend at three tracks, and TwinSpires.com has all you need to enjoy the action around the country. Belmont Park and Keeneland really take center stage by staging their final big “Win &amp ...
Chalk Talks at Keeneland Opening Day And Looks To Continue on Saturday

Sat Oct 08 2016Ed DeRosa

The favorite won 6 of 10 races and hit the board in two others on opening day at Keeneland to trigger shorter-than-typical multi-race payoffs, but there were some nice vertical exotics. At the spring meet, the average double paid more than the averag ...
Making a Big Bet in the Breeders Futurity at Keeneland

Sat Oct 08 2016Ed DeRosa

I have no problem admitting that I'm prone to hyperbole when it comes to who I bet (e.g. Mac the Man , Wharton, Surgical Strike), but when it comes to what I bet. (i.e. how much) I'm a pretty straight shooter. So when I say "I'm making the big ...
Tepin casts a long shadow in Keeneland Late Pick 4

Sat Oct 08 2016James Scully

Breeders’ Cup prep races continue at Keeneland Saturday with five stakes and anticipation runs high for champion turf mare Tepin, who will be heavily favored in the First Lady (G1) before heading to Santa Anita for a title defense in the November 5 M ...
Expect Ironicus to make up for lost oppotunities in Shadwell Turf Mile

Sat Oct 08 2016Vance Hanson

For me, there was no bigger disappointment at least year's Breeders' Cup at Keeneland than the absence of Ironicus from the Mile (G1) after an infirmity halted his season several weeks earlier. His progression from an allowance class colt at the begi ...
Turf juveniles aim to boost Breeders’ Cup credentials at Santa Anita

Sat Oct 08 2016Kellie Reilly

Fittingly enough on Columbus Day, turf juveniles embark upon a voyage of discovery in a pair of $100,000 turf stakes at Santa Anita. They might not be facing storms, sea monsters, or an uncertain path, but many are entering unknown territory over a r ...

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