George Messina and Michael Lee’s Kentucky-bred Fionn tagged race favorite Nitrogen right at the wire to win the $500,000 Belmont Oaks Invitational (G1) in a thrilling finish during the July 4th Racing Festival at Saratoga. The recipient of a well-timed ride from Flavien Prat, Fionn settled in mid-pack in the early stages of the 1… Read more
July 7, 2025
Amerman Racing’s Kentucky homebred Test Score stormed home a 1 ¼-length winner of the $750,000 Belmont Derby Invitational (G1) during the July 4th Racing Festival at Saratoga. Trained by Graham Motion, the son of Lookin At Lucky entered the Belmont Derby off a runner-up finish in the American Turf (G1) at Churchill Downs in May…. Read more
July 7, 2025
Kentucky-bred Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) winner Sierra Leone and Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan headline the 44th running of the $1 million Stephen Foster Stakes (G1) at Churchill Downs, Saturday, June 28. A “Win and You’re In” qualifier for the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), the Stephen Foster also attracted Dubai World Cup (G1) winner… Read more
June 23, 2025
Kentucky-bred Crimson Advocate displayed a tremendous turn of foot in winning the Duke of Cambridge Stakes (G2) over a deep and contentious field at Royal Ascot on Wednesday, June 18. It marked the second win at the prestigious race meeting or Crimson Advocate, who also captured the Queen Mary Stakes (G2) at Royal Ascot in… Read more
June 18, 2025
Appropriately named Deterministic dug in gamely in the lane under jockey Kendrick Carmouche to win the $1 million Manhattan Stakes (G1) during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga on Sunday, June 8. The victory delivered trainer Miguel Clement his first Grade 1 win. In a memorable race for the Clement barn, Deterministic fought off… Read more
June 9, 2025
Calvin Nguyen and Joey Tran’s multiple graded stakes-winning Ag Bullet beat the boys in the $500,000 Jaipur Stakes (G1) during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga on Sunday, June 8. The victory provides Ag Bullet a berth in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) at Del Mar. She now joins Caravel (2023) and Oleksandra… Read more
June 9, 2025
CHC Inc. and WinStar Farm’s Kentucky-bred Patch Adams turned back a competitive field of 10 sophomore sprinters in the $500,000 Woody Stephens Stakes (G1) during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, June 7. Trained by Brad Cox and ridden by Luis Saez, Patch Adams stalked the early pace in the… Read more
June 9, 2025
Kentucky-bred Raging Torrent showed no signs of rust from a winning sojourn to the Middle East in April, returning to the races with an emphatic gate-to-wire score in the $1 million Metropolitan Handicap (G1) during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, June 7. The win followed Raging Torrent’s decisive win… Read more
June 9, 2025
Godolphin homebred Sovereignty ran down Journalism in the stretch en route to an impressive victory in the 157th running of the $2 million Belmont Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, June 7. A bay son of Into Mischief, Sovereignty claimed the final jewel of the Triple Crown after winning the Kentucky Derby (G1)… Read more
June 8, 2025
Lael Stables’ Kentucky-bred She Feels Pretty scored a determined victory over a stubborn Beach Bomb (SAF) to win the $750,000 New York Stakes (G1) on Friday, June 6, during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga Race Course. The prohibitive 1-2 favorite, She Feels Pretty, who was ridden by John Velazquez, won the 1 3/16-mile… Read more
June 7, 2025