Tin Type Gal gets up despite wide trip in Miss Grillo, eyes BC Juvenile Fillies Turf

Sun Sep 27 2015Kellie Reilly

The record will show that My Meadowview Farm's homebred Tin Type Gal prevailed over Thrilled by a nose in Sunday's $200,000 Miss Grillo (G3) , but the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) contender was some way better than that. For unlike Th ...
Ivan Fallunovalot readies for BC Sprint with Remington Park Sprint Cup win

Sun Sep 27 2015Jen Caldwell

Ivan Fallunovalot had a four-race win streak broken last year when finishing fourth in the Remington Park Sprint Cup, and was back at the Oklahoma City venue on Sunday to avenge that loss on Oklahoma Derby Day. The $153,000 Remington Park Sprint ...
Unbeaten Sudden Surprise just holds Jets rally in battle of NY-bred juveniles

Sun Sep 27 2015Kellie Reilly

A trio of exceptionally promising New York-bred juveniles made Sunday's $147,000 Bertram F. Bongard worth watching. While flashy Saratoga maiden winners (and pricey purchases) Championofthenile and Get Jets vied for favoritism, it was the 7-2 third ...
American Pharoah looking sharp in Sunday drill

Sun Sep 27 2015Kellie Reilly

Triple Crown champion American Pharoah posted a smart work at Santa Anita on Sunday as he cranks up for a grand finale in the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at Keeneland. Under regular work rider Martin Garcia, the Bob Baffert trainee was given an off ...
Big ‘Wave’ Splashes $40 Win; Stakes Upset At $18; Quartet Of Double-Digit Scores

Sun Sep 27 2015TwinSpires Staff

Our features this week took place all week, since the Delaware Ohio Fair Little Brown Jug meet began Sunday, Sept. 29 and went through Thursday, Sept. 24 and then the weekend of stakes began, with action at a few tracks. Before we go through our resu ...
Photo Call upsets Rodeo Drive, but can she buck race's history in BC Filly & Mare Turf?

Sun Sep 27 2015Kellie Reilly

Santa Anita's 1 1/4-mile prep -- whether under its old moniker of the Yellow Ribbon or its current name of the $300,000 Rodeo Drive (G1) -- has yet to produce a winner of the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1). That's the pretty daunting stat ...

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Smooth Roller hits the jackpot in Awesome Again

Sun Sep 27 2015Jen Caldwell

Smooth Roller brought just three career starts into Saturday’s $300,750 Awesome Again S. (G1) at Santa Anita Park, but exited the 1 1/8-mile contest a first-time stakes winner with a guaranteed berth in the October 31 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at ...
Songbird polishes off Chandelier triumph

Sun Sep 27 2015Jen Caldwell

Songbird moved her record to a perfect three-for-three on Saturday when easily taking the $300,750 Chandelier S. (G1) at Santa Anita Park by 4 1/2 lengths under jockey Mike Smith. The Jerry Hollendorfer pupil did so while running 1 1/16 miles in ...
Big Blue Kitten smashes Fantastic Light's course record in Joe Hirsch, makes BC Turf statement

Sun Sep 27 2015Kellie Reilly

Big Blue Kitten stated his case to be regarded as the leading American-based hope for the Breeders' Cup Turf (G1) with a course record-smashing victory in Saturday's $600,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (G1) at Belmont Park. Well handled by Joe Bravo, ...
Beholder turns Zenyatta into paid workout

Sat Sep 26 2015Jen Caldwell

If Beholder’s 8 1/4-length romp in the August 22 Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar looked effortless, then Saturday’s win in the $300,750 Zenyatta S. (G1) at Santa Anita Park could only be classified as a paid workout. Seriously, Beholder could ha ...
Rock Fall finds more late, takes Vosburgh as heavy favorite

Sat Sep 26 2015Vance Hanson

Rock Fall was the overwhelming 2-5 favorite in Saturday's $400,000 Vosburgh (G1) at Belmont Park, and after a tense final quarter-mile prevailed by a neck under Javier Castellano. A stalking third as Wildcat Red and Weekend Hideaway traded leads ...
Nyquist has to dig deep but remains perfect in FrontRunner

Sat Sep 26 2015James Scully

Following easy wins in the Del Mar Futurity (G1) and Best Pal (G2), Nyquist was put to the test in Saturday’s $300,750 FrontRunner Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita before gamely prevailing by three-quarters of a length. A son of freshman sire Uncle Mo ...
Tapiture gets Ack Ack confidence boost ahead of BC Dirt Mile

Sat Sep 26 2015Kellie Reilly

Second to Goldencents in last year's Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) as a three-year-old, Tapiture had been largely disappointing this season -- until Saturday's $100,000 Ack Ack H. (G3) at Churchill Downs. By digging in determinedly and staving off t ...