Author: P.M. Adv

Corniche certainly ran to his $1.5 million purchase price at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s Spring Sale earlier this year, remaining undefeated in the initial two starts of his career with a scintillating score in the American Pharoah Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Oct. 1. Ridden by Mike Smith, Corniche, fresh off a dominating 4… Read more

After crossing the wire first in the July 17th Haskell Stakes (G1) and being disqualified for interference in the stretch when he impeded Midnight Bourbon, causing that rival to stumble and unseat his rider, Hot Rod Charlie finally got his grade 1 victory on Sept. 25 in the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G1) at PARX…. Read more

Stonestreet Stables’ Kentucky-bred Clairiere has kept top company throughout her career, but on Sept. 25 at PARX, the regally-bred daughter of Curlin had her day in the spotlight, winning the $1 million Cotillion S. (G1) for trainer Steve Asmussen. Ridden by Ricardo Santana, Clairiere overcame a slow early pace and rallied strongly in the stretch… Read more

Kentucky-bred Tenebrism rallied furiously late to take down the top prize in the Cheveley Park S. (G1) at Newmarket on Sept. 25. The brilliant performance kept the 2-year-old daughter of Carvaggio undefeated in her first two career starts for trainer Aidan O’Brien. Owned by Westerberg, Coolmore, and Merribelle Stables and piloted by Ryan Moore, Tenebrism… Read more

Kentucky-breds Grace Adler and Pinehurst swept the final Grade 1 races of the Del Mar meet with Grace Adler crushing her rivals in the Del Mar Debutante (G1) on Sept. 5 and Pinehurst emerging victorious in the Del Mar Futurity (G1) on the seaside oval’s closing day on Sept. 6. Grace Adler, owned by Willow… Read more

Kentucky-bred Echo Zulu followed an impressive debut victory in July with a sparkling four-length romp in the $300,000 Spinaway Stakes (G1) at Saratoga on Sept. 4. Off a step slow before surging to the front, Echo Zulu led the nine-horse field through an opening quarter-mile in :22.07 and a half in :44.73 over a track… Read more

In winning the 103rd Jockey Club Gold Cup, a “Win and You’re In” race for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), Max Player registered his second straight graded stakes victory and assured himself a spot in the starting gate for the lucrative $6 million Classic Nov. 6 at Del Mar. Held for the first… Read more

George Krikorian’s Kentucky-bred War Like Goddess captured her fourth consecutive Graded stakes race and became a Grade 1 winner with a facile victory in the Flower Bowl Stakes (G1) at Saratoga on Sept. 4. Trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, the 4-year-old daughter of English Channel scored by 2 ¼ lengths in the 11-furlong… Read more

In addition to Essential Quality’s determined score in the historic Travers S. (G1), Kentucky-breds swept the entire slate of six Grade 1 races at Saratoga on Aug. 28. For Essential Quality, his hard-fought score in the $1,250,000 Travers was his fourth in a Grade 1 event for Godolphin and trainer Brad Cox. The son of… Read more

Godolphin homebred Essential Quality, last year’s Champion 2-Year-Old Male, notched his fourth Grade 1 victory with a determined score over fellow Kentucky-bred Midnight Bourbon in the 152nd running of the historic Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga on Aug. 28. The Brad Cox trainee stumbled slightly at the start after breaking from post position No. 2… Read more