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Is Nyquist a Lock in the 2016 Preakness Stakes?

Sun May 15 2016D.S. Williamson

Potential For Biggest Underlay:   Collected, 20/1 I'll be very surprised if Baffert's entry into the 2016 Preakness Stakes goes off at 20/1. He'll likely go off at less odds than Uncle Lino, which makes him an underlay in my eyes. Collected looked ...
Wake Forest cuts them down in Man o’ War

Sat May 14 2016Kellie Reilly

Trainer Chad Brown appeared to hold a strong hand in Saturday’s $400,000 Man o’ War (G1) , saddling one-third of the nine-horse field. His team represented both quantity and quality, and a bit of value too, for German-bred 2-1 favorite Wake Forest d ...
Unified stretches out successfully, remains unbeaten in Peter Pan

Sat May 14 2016James Scully

Unified displayed his versatility in Saturday’s Peter Pan (G2) at Belmont Park, carrying speed over a route of ground in the 1 1/8-mile race. Owned by Centennial Farms, the Jimmy Jerkens-trained colt improved to 3-for-3 overall and stopped the tele ...
Rawnaq holds off Shaneshill to claim Iroquois

Sat May 14 2016Vance Hanson

Rawnaq shook off two European invaders trained by Willie Mullins, first Nichols Canyon and finally Shaneshill, to score a narrow victory in Saturday's $200,000 Calvin Houghland Iroquois (NSA-G1) hurdle at Percy Warner Park, the first top-level jump e ...
Charmer strikes in Beaugay

Sat May 14 2016Kellie Reilly

It would have been understandable if Courtlandt Farms’ Donald Adam had retired his homebred Strike Charmer over the winter. After all, the Smart Strike mare had already earned a graded laurel in the 2014 Cardinal H. (G3). But Adam decided to keep her ...
Cavorting back to her best, wins Ruffian by five

Sat May 14 2016Vance Hanson

Cavorting ended a three-race losing skid in terrific style Saturday at Belmont Park, romping by five lengths in the $250,000 Ruffian (G2) . Unplaced in two previous attempts at a one-turn mile, Cavorting found the distance and conditions well to ...

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Acapulco scores easily in Royal Ascot prep

Sat May 14 2016Vance Hanson

Acapulco will make a return trip to England for next month's Royal Ascot meet on a two-race win streak after defeating five older rivals in Saturday's $63,433 Unbridled Sidney at Churchill Downs. Ridden by Robby Albarado, Acapulco was part of a ...
Belardo overhauls Euro Charline late in Lockinge

Sat May 14 2016Kellie Reilly

Belardo is capable of delivering a grand performance in the right conditions, as illustrated once again in Saturday’s Lockinge (G1) at Newbury. The 2014 Dewhurst (G1) winner, and runner-up to Solow in last October’s Queen Elizabeth II (G1), swept fro ...
Southland 2016 Razorback Classic Stakes competition gets underway with Round 1 on Sunday, May 15

Sat May 14 2016MoneyMaker Mike

This weekend's greyhound racing at Southland is highlighted by the start of the always exciting and entertaining  2016 RAZORBACK CLASSIC STAKES. Round 1 will be run on Sunday, May 15 with 12 stakes races on the schedule as 96 hard running greyhounds ...
Cherry Wine, Laoban post final Preakness works

Sat May 14 2016TwinSpires Staff

Edited Press Release Cherry Wine finished his major preparations for the Preakness (G1) on Saturday by working five furlongs on a fast Churchill Downs track in 1:01.60. Working on his own and with regular exercise rider Faustino Agui ...
Nyquist jogs, Garcia reflects on riding two Derby winners

Sat May 14 2016TwinSpires Staff

Edited Press Release Nyquist jogged twice around the Pimlico racetrack Saturday morning, a week before a highly anticipated bid to complete a Kentucky Derby (G1)-Preakness (G1) double in next Saturday's middle jewel of the Triple Crown. ...
Intriguing Peter Pan features Belmont Stakes hopefuls, highlights All-Stakes Pick 4

Sat May 14 2016James Scully

The Peter Pan (G2) holds the most interest of four graded stakes races at Belmont Park Saturday, with the 1 1/8-mile event having the potential to produce multiple starters for the Belmont Stakes (G1) four weeks later. It’s the third leg of an All-St ...
Exaggerator to van to Pimlico, unlikely to breeze before Preakness

Fri May 13 2016TwinSpires Staff

Edited from Preakness and Santa Anita press releases Kentucky Derby runner-up Exaggerator walked the shedrow at trainer Keith Desormeaux’s Churchill Downs barn Friday morning. “Keith decided to give him an extra walk day,” said Julie Clark, a ...

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