Plan Comes Together for Ancient Rome in Mint Millions
News of the lucrative purses at Kentucky Downs has crossed oceans, much to the delight of the connections of Ancient Rome.
Du Jour Has His Day in Del Mar Mile
Jill Baffert and Debbie Lanni's Du Jour, now 5, has returned better than ever and defeated Exaulted in the $302,500 Del Mar Mile (G2T) Sept. 2 on Pacific Classic Day.
Arabian Knight Uncatchable in Pacific Classic
Arabian Knight looked beat turning into the stretch but found one more gear to hold off Geaux Rocket Ride and Slow Down Andy in the $1 million Pacific Classic (G1), the marquee race for older horses at Del Mar.
Gold Phoenix Got a Golden Trip, BC Bid, in Del Mar Hcp
Gold Phoenix rallied from next-last to win the Del Mar Handicap (G2T) Nov. 2, earning a "Win and You're In" berth in the Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) in November.
Motorious Punches Breeders' Cup Ticket in Green Flash
Motorious returned from a break in style as he rallied near the center of the course to win the $150,000 Green Flash Handicap (G3T) Sept. 2 at Del Mar.
Nature Strip Goes Out On Top, Retired After Concorde
Having run down the field in the Sept. 2 Concorde Stakes (G3) at Randwick, legendary sprinter Nature Strip has been retired by his trainer Chris Waller and connections.
Big Rock Looks for Group 1 in All-French Prix du Moulin
In a very rare all-French group 1, there is no danger that that the eight-runner Prix du Moulin de Longchamp will be run at a typical crawl, with the highest-rated horse Big Rock also one that likes to dominate from…
Parnac Outlasts McKulick in Slow-Paced Flower Bowl
The Sept. 2 Flower Bowl Stakes (G2T) will go in the books as a 1 3/8-mile turf race, but those who watched it, or examined the race's fractions, know it was more like a three-furlong sprint that followed a one-mile warm-up.
Rispoli Recuperating After Aug. 31 Spill at Del Mar
Jockey Umberto Rispoli is recuperating from a spill in the first race Aug. 31 at Del Mar. The rider took off his mounts for the second straight day Sept. 2.