A field of seven distaffers will line up in Saturday’s $100,000 Winning Colors S. (G3) at Churchill Downs, and the six-furlong sprint could come down to Spelling Again and Enchanting Lady. Spelling Again is two-for-two under the Twin Spires for trainer Brad Cox, with both of those wins being...
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Spelling Again, Enchanting Lady square off in Winning Colors
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Posted Wednesday, May 25
Surgical Strike can hit target in Arlington Classic
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Posted Wednesday, May 25
A belated third in the American Turf (G2) at Churchill Downs on Kentucky Derby Day, Surgical Strike is more than capable of hitting an easier target Saturday in the $100,000 Arlington Classic (G3), a 1 1/16-mile grass test which attracted 11 other three-year-olds. Victorious in the John Battaglia...
Speed plays well on Belmont’s turf courses; Happyness, Onus appear ready for stakes company
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Posted Wednesday, May 25
BELMONT NOTEBOOK There was a single graded race during the weekend at Belmont Park. Vagrancy H. (G3): Vincent Scuderi’s homebred PAULASSILVERLINING (Ghostzapper) lived up to her 1-5 odds with a decisive 3 ¾-length win under the guidance of Jose Ortiz. The four-year-old filly finished off 6 ½...
Hancock, Woodward newest Hall of Fame inductees as Pillars of the Turf
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Posted Wednesday, May 25
Edited Press Release Arthur B. "Bull" Hancock Jr. and William Woodward Sr., two of the most important and respected individuals in American Thoroughbred racing during the 20th century, have been elected to the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame as the 2016 Pillars of the Turf selections....
Exaggerator jogs, Nyquist to travel home when well
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Posted Wednesday, May 25
Edited Press Release Preakness (G1) winner Exaggerator jogged two miles over the main track at historic Pimlico Wednesday morning, his second straight day on the track since his 3 1/2-length victory last Saturday. Trainer Keith Desormeaux continues to get all the right signs from the Kentucky...
Belmont Stakes attracting late runners, pace scenario in limbo
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Posted Tuesday, May 24
Preakness winner Exaggerator will proceed to the Belmont Stakes on June 11, attempting to become the 10th 3yo in the last 17 years to capture at least two legs of the Triple Crown, but his main rival, Kentucky Derby victor Nyquist, will bypass the race due to an elevated white blood cell count and...
Wild Dude, Second Summer star in stakes; main oval plays fairly to all run types at Santa Anita
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Posted Tuesday, May 24
SANTA ANITA NOTEBOOK A pair of graded races topped the third weekend at Santa Anita. Kona Gold S. (G2): Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer et al’s WILD DUDE (Wildcat Heir) began his run at the top of the lane and wore down the odds-on favorite and pacesetter Subtle Indian in the lane to secure a length...
Exaggerator feeling good on return to the track
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Posted Tuesday, May 24
Edited Press Release Preakness (G1) winner Exaggerator was playful and happy Tuesday morning as he returned to the track at Pimlico. "We're really pleased with him," said assistant trainer Julie Clark. "I was just talking to the groom and even after two races back-to-back it still doesn't...
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Derek Simon TwinSpires' horse racing author, handicapper, and podcast host, Derek Simon of Denver, Colo. offers his insightful, humorous and sometimes controversial take on the horse racing industry. He even publishes the ROI on the picks he gives out.
Frank Cotolo TwinSpires' harness racing expert, Frank Cotolo follows all of the big North American circuits throughout the year, providing the best value picks and latest news from the sulky.
Ed DeRosa The Director of Marketing for Bloodstock Research Information Services (BRIS) and a lifelong Thoroughbred racing enthusiast and astute handicapper, Ed joined Churchill Downs Inc. following nine years as a writer and editor with Thoroughbred Times.
Peter Thomas Fornat A writer and editor who has been following horse racing for fifteen years. Peter has written books for the Daily Racing Form Press; Crown; and Simon and Schuster; among other publishers, and regular features in The Horseplayer Magazine.
Jill Byrne A television racing analyst for Churchill Downs, Jill has earned acclaim and a loyal audience throughout Thoroughbred racing.
