Kentucky-bred Nakatomi, making his first start since the Group 1 Golden Shaheen at Meydan in Dubai in March, did not let a lack of recency slow him down in the $350,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. (G1) at Saratoga on Saturday, July 27. Owned by Qatar Racing and Mrs. Fritiani Hay, Nakatomi recorded his first Grade… Read more
July 29, 2024
Kentucky-bred Thorpedo Anna continued her dominance of the sophomore filly division on Saturday, July 20, dominating her rivals in the $500,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) at Saratoga. Trained by Ken McPeek for owners Nader Alaali, Mark Edwards, Judy Hicks and Magdalena Racing, Thorpedo Anna notched the third Grade 1 victory of her campaign after… Read more
July 20, 2024
Kentucky-bred Dornoch made it back-to-back Grade 1 victories with a determined score in the $1 million Haskell Stakes (G1) at Monmouth Park on Saturday, July 20. The front-running win earned Dornoch a berth in the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) on Nov. 2 as the Haskell is part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series…. Read more
July 20, 2024
Carrying the colors of Amerman Racing, Kentucky-bred Trikari captured the 75th running of the $750,000 Belmont Derby Invitational S. (G1) in a determined effort. Ridden by John Velazquez and trained by Graham Motion, Trikari stalked the pace before moving to the leader on the far turn. He grabbed the lead in upper stretch and battled… Read more
July 8, 2024
Kentucky-bred City of Troy made it consecutive G1 victories with a win in Saturday’s Eclipse S. (G1) at Sandown. His latest score follows on the heels of his impressive triumph in the Betfred Derby (G1) in his previous outing. Owned by Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, and Derrick Smith, City of Troy was bred by… Read more
July 6, 2024
Spendthrift Farm’s Kentucky-bred Kingsbarns registered his first Grade 1 with a facile score in Saturday’s 43rd running of the $1 million Stephen Foster S. (G1) at Churchill Downs. The victory in the Stephen Foster earned Kingsbarns a berth in the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Del Mar and made him racing’s newest millionaire…. Read more
June 30, 2024
Godolphin homebred First Mission, winner of the Alysheba S. (G2) in his last start, headlines a field of nine—all Kentucky-breds—entered in Saturday’s 43rd running of the $1 million Stephen Foster S. (G1) at Churchill Downs. The marquee race of the Churchill Downs Spring Meet following Kentucky Derby week, the Stephen Foster is a “Win and… Read more
June 24, 2024
Wathnan Racing’s Kentucky-bred Shareholder parlayed a debut win 12 days earlier to a victory in the Norfolk Stakes (G2) during the third day of the prestigious Royal Ascot meet on Thursday, June 20. The sharp victory in the Norfolk, a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” contested over five furlongs, earned the 2-year-old son of… Read more
June 20, 2024
Kentucky-bred Dornoch rose to the historic occasion of the first Belmont Stakes (G1) to be run at Saratoga during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival on Saturday, June 8, winning the third leg of the Triple Crown in tenacious fashion under jockey Luis Saez. Pace-pressing Dornoch clung to the lead late in the final eighth of… Read more
June 8, 2024
Kentucky-bred National Treasure dominated his rivals in the $1 million Metropolitan H. (G1) during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga on Saturday, notching a 6 ¼-length front-winning victory. The Metropolitan score earned National Treasure an automatic berth in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) at Del Mar in November. Jockey Flavien Prat sent National… Read more
June 8, 2024