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Hopefully not too late to hop on the Grum/Pitts bandwagon

Sun Sep 25 2016Vance Hanson

Is it too late to jump on the Grum/Pitts maiden claiming bandwagon? I'm hoping it's not the case as Sunday's fifth race at Churchill Downs approaches. Owner-breeder Clifford Grum and trainer Helen Pitts have already struck twice this week with lon ...
Best ‘Jug’-Heat Win Hit At $23, $30 Place; ‘Bucket’ Spills $13 Victor; Chalk Covers Feature Stakes Results

Sun Sep 25 2016TwinSpires Staff

Our history of Little Brown Jug heat-and/or-heat-and-final winners continued on Sept. 22 with our strong choice in elim-heat two, Western Fame ($23.40, $30.60 ok n/s), who beat up on favorite Racing Hill so badly that he did not return for the second ...
Penn Derby muddies the picture; Songbird continues to romp

Sat Sep 24 2016TwinSpires Staff

Story & photos by Teresa Genaro With the Pennsylvania Derby a rematch of the top three finishers in the Kentucky Derby – a trio that included one horse who won the Preakness and Haskell, and another who finished third in two Grade 1 races t ...
Deeply Undervalued pays $15.40 in Commonwealth Derby; big ‘Impression’ in Oaks

Sat Sep 24 2016Kellie Reilly

Klaravich Stables and William H. Lawrence’s Deeply Undervalued turned out to be the value play in Saturday’s $200,000 Commonwealth Derby (G2) , for the 6-1 chance toppled a useful field at Laurel Park. It’s tempting to say he lived up to his name, w ...
Connect shakes up division further with Pennsylvania Derby upset

Sat Sep 24 2016Vance Hanson

Connect parlayed a ground-saving trip into a 10-1 upset of Saturday's $1,250,000 Pennsylvania Derby (G2) at Parx, fending off the wide-rallying Gun Runner by nearly a length and divisional stalwarts Nyquist and Exaggerator by larger margins. Und ...
Songbird now a perfect 11 following Cotillion victory

Sat Sep 24 2016Jen Caldwell

Rick Porter was on hand Saturday at Parx Racing to see his star filly Songbird romp home the easiest of winners in the Cotillion Stakes (G1) under jockey Mike Smith. With weeks of anticipation leading up to this one moment, the champion stalked ...

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Noholdingback Bear pounces in Gallant Bob

Sat Sep 24 2016James Scully

Noholdingback Bear tracked the pace in third to the head of the stretch and finished best of all in Saturday’s $300,000 Gallant Bob (G3) at Parx Racing, drawing off to a 1 1/4-length decision in the 6-furlong test for 3-year-olds. Trained by Michae ...
Quirky Looks for Repeat in the $100,000 Mildred Vessels Handicap

Sat Sep 24 2016

Champion mare Quirky defends her title in the $100,000 Mildred Vessels Sunday at Los Alamitos The California-bred daughter of Stel Corona, Quirky will be ridden by Eulices Gomez for trainer James Glenn, Jr. Undefeated in 2016, she has won nine ...
Lady Aurelia run down by O’Brien duo Brave Anna, Roly Poly at Newmarket

Sat Sep 24 2016Kellie Reilly

Saturday’s Cheveley Park (G1) was a referendum on Lady Aurelia : would the Wesley Ward star see out the demanding six furlongs at Newmarket, or would the combination of course and distance prove too much for the speedball? Lady Aurelia was the pr ...
Parx Offers Two Grade I Events on Saturday

Sat Sep 24 2016Ted Black

But if there was a spot to play against Songbird the Cotillion is the race. Maryland-need Cathryn Sophia arrives off a sharp score over the track and the Kentucky Oaks heroine looms a serious threat to Songbird and is worth an upset play at 3-1 or ...
Texas Chrome the one to beat in Oklahoma Derby

Fri Sep 23 2016James Scully

Texas Chrome brings positive momentum into the $400,000 Oklahoma Derby (G3) at Remington Park, registering his first graded stakes tally in the September 10 Super Derby (G3) at Louisiana Downs, and the Texas-bred will try to stretch his win streak ...
Mohawk and Yonkers Take Center Stage on Saturday Night

Fri Sep 23 2016Ted Black

One race later in the NYSS final for three-year-old colt pacers, early season star Missile J (Tetrick) will start from post three owning an 8-2-2 slate and $314,000 bankroll from 18 starts this year for Toscano, while Roll Away Joe (Morrill) sport ...
My Most Memorable Mike Smith Rides

Fri Sep 23 2016D.S. Williamson

Holy Bull and Mike Smith finished 12 out of 14 horses in the 1994 Kentucky Derby. Holy Bull didn't appreciate the mud. Smith and the 1994 Horse of the Year made amends for the bad Derby run in the 1994 Midsummer Classic, the Travers Stakes. At one po ...

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