Casse: La Cara Ready for Tough Pace Test – Video –
Dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse discusses two-time grade 1 winner La Cara‘s chances in the $500,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) at Saratoga Race Course July 19.
Dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse discusses two-time grade 1 winner La Cara‘s chances in the $500,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) at Saratoga Race Course July 19.
The 150th Preakness Stakes (G1) may not have the Kentucky Derby (G1) winner, but it has the next best thing. Journalism, the runner-up in the Derby, heads the field of nine 3-year-olds and gives it some much-needed star power. While Journalism looms a strong favorite, the rest of the field seems evenly matched, which could…
Prominent first-crop yearling sire Flightline owned the Keeneland September Yearling Sale leaderboard by price as the sire of two seven-figure colts, the top two sellers with less than 50 hips through the ring. Japan owner Naohiro Sakaguchi took the top spot after going to $1.7 million for a Flightline colt (Hip 45) out of multiple…
Riding on opposite ends of the country, Paco Lopez and Umberto Rispoli displayed their considerable riding talents with Lopez riding between Delaware Park and Parx and Rispoli in California at closing weekend of Santa Anita’s Hollywood meet. Lopez ended the week with 12 wins including three stakes races and Rispoli won 10 races including a…
Sunday’s Kentucky HBPA College Day, presented by Ellis Park, has added a twist for eligible industry participants or their children who are full-time college students: The Kentucky Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association is doubling its last race scholarship to $2,000 to honor the transformative trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who died June 28 at age 89….
From the very start of his career Mindframe flashed the credentials of a superstar in the making. On his debut, which came in a seven-furlong maiden special weight at Gulfstream Park in March 2024, he stormed home 13 3/4 lengths clear while posting a 107 Equibase Speed Figure. A 7 1/2-length allowance win over 1 1/16 miles on…
Pharoah’s Wine could add to a family tradition Sept. 4 when she runs in the $500,000 One Dreamer Stakes at Kentucky Downs. The One Dreamer will be the 4-year-old American Pharoah filly’s third career start at all-turf Kentucky Downs. She broke her maiden on the course for trainer Dale Romans in 2023 and finished seventh…