Kentucky-bred Adare Manor successfully defended her crown in the $400,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (G1) at Del Mar on Saturday, Aug. 3. The impressive victory earned her a berth in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1), which will be held at the seaside oval in November. Sent off as the prohibitive favorite, Adare Manor, racing along… Read more
August 4, 2024
Klaravich Stables’ Kentucky-bred Ways and Means justified her favoritism in the $500,000 Test Stakes (G1) at Saratoga on Saturday, Aug. 3.The daughter of Practical Joke won the 99th running of the of the event for sophomore fillies as much the best. Ways and Means broke sharply under jockey Flavien Prat. The 3-5 favorite tracked off… Read more
August 4, 2024
Kentucky-bred Opera Singer recorded her second Group 1 victory, taking down top prize in the Nassau S. (G1) at Goodwood on Thursday, Aug. 1 Owned by Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier, and Westerberg, Opera Singer showed the way early in the 1 ¼-mile fixture. The Aidan O’Brien-trained filly, ridden by Ryan Moore, stayed… Read more
August 1, 2024
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