Zedan Racing Stables’ Kentucky-bred Arabian Lion made short work of his rivals in the $400,000 Woody Stephens S. (G1) on Belmont Stakes Day, becoming a Grade 1 winner with a decisive victory in the seven-furlong event. Ridden by John Velazquez for trainer Bob Baffert, Arabian Lion covered the distance in 1:21.70 in defeating runner-up Drew’s… Read more
June 11, 2023
Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s Kentucky-bred Up to the Mark scored a powerful victory in the $750,000 Manhattan S. (G1) at Belmont Park on Saturday, June 10, giving the son of Not This Time back-to-back Grade 1 wins following a facile score in the Turf Classic (G1) at Churchill Downs in his previous start…. Read more
June 11, 2023
Godolphin’s Kentucky homebred Cody’s Wish rallied from the back of the pack around the far turn and drew off impressively in the lane to win the prestigious Metropolitan H. (G1) over a contentious field on Belmont Stakes Day. Ridden by his regular jockey Junior Alvarado, Cody’s Wish garnered a “Win and You’re In” berth to… Read more
June 11, 2023
Arcangelo, a lightly-raced son of the late champion Arrogate, stole the show on Saturday, June, 10, winning the 155th running of the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) under Javier Castellano, giving Kentucky-breds a sweep of this year’s Classic races following Mage’s win in the Kentucky Derby (G1) and National Treasure’s victory in the Preakness S…. Read more
June 11, 2023
Godolphin’s Kentucky homebred Pretty Mischievous, winner of the Kentucky Oaks (G1) in her last start, captured the $500,000 Acorn S. (G1) at Belmont Park on Friday, June 9, giving her back-to-back Grade 1 scores for trainer Brendan Walsh. Ridden by Tyler Gaffalione, Pretty Mischievous sat off of Munny’s Gold in the early stages of the… Read more
June 10, 2023
Kentucky-bred Marketsegmentation led a classy field of fillies and mares from start to finish to win the $600,000 New York S. (G1) at Belmont Park on Friday, June 9. Owned by Seth Klarman’s Klaravich Stables, Marketsegmentation took command of the 10-furlong turf test at the break and led the field through an opening quarter-mile in… Read more
June 10, 2023
Eight of the nine entrants in the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 10, are Kentucky-breds, led by Preakness S. (G1) winner National Treasure and Grade 1 winners Forte and Tapit Trice. Forte, last year’s Champion 2-Year-Old Male, has been installed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite in The “Test of the Champion,” which is… Read more
June 9, 2023
Breaking sharply under jockey Juan Hernandez, Kentucky-bred Defunded controlled proceedings in the $400,000 Hollywood Gold Cup (G1) at Santa Anita on Memorial Day, keeping a tenacious Piroli at bay the length of the stretch to register the second Grade 1 win of his career. Sent off as the odds-on 3-5 race favorite, Defunded took control… Read more
May 30, 2023
Kentucky-bred Exaulted stamped his ticket to the Breeders’ Cup with an authoritative score in the Shoemaker Mile S. (G1), a “Win and You’re In” for the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1). Ridden by Juan Hernandez, the son of Twirling Candy stalked the early pace three-wide early. He made a menacing move toward the leaders… Read more
May 30, 2023
Kentucky-bred National Treasure led from start to finish and held off a determined charge from Blazing Sevens to win the 148th Preakness Stakes (G1), the middle jewel of the Triple Crown, by a head at Pimlico on May 20. The front-running victory marked the ninth consecutive year that the Preakness was won by a Kentucky-bred…. Read more
May 22, 2023