3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (408+ words) Induction, trained by Graham Motion, is set to make his stakes debut in Saturday’s Grade 1 Summer Stakes at Woodbine. The winner of the one-mile turf race for 2-year-olds will earn an automatic berth in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf, also…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (282+ words) The road to Kentucky Derby 2027 will get underway Saturday with a field of nine 2-year-olds entered in the 45th running of the Grade 3, $300,000 Iroquois Stakes at Churchill Downs, led by Zedan Racing Stables’ undefeated Ellis Park Juvenile winner Salahudin. Saturday’s 11-race…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (297+ words) Horse Racing Nation Kentucky Derby 2027: Mid American, Hughes lead early standings Budding juvenile turf star Mid American leads the current leaderboard for Kentucky Derby 2027, though that is certain to change on Saturday after the Grade 3 Iroquois Stakes at Churchill Downs....

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (635+ words) Saratoga closed its 45-day summer meet Monday with paid attendance topping 1 million for the 11th consecutive year and wagering handle of more than $900 million, capping a three-year stretch in which the Spa absorbed an outsized share of the New York racing…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (210+ words) Odds-on favorite Desert Gate ranged up along the rail, wrested the lead from Mo Koko at the quarter pole and drew away to a 5 1/2-length win Sunday in the listed, $125,000 Shared Belief Stakes at Del Mar. Juan Hernandez rode the…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (241+ words) After setting the early pace, Jean Valjean relinquished the lead at the eighth pole but still dug in to reclaim it in the last 100 yards of a thrilling upset Sunday in the black-type, $150,000 Disco Partner Stakes going 5 1/2 furlongs on the…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (370+ words) Possiblemente, a 6-year-old gelding who became a graded-stakes winner when he joined trainer Joe Sharp this year, became racing’s newest millionaire Saturday when he stalked and scored in the Grade 2, $1.75 million Kentucky Downs Turf Sprint covering six furlongs on firm…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (668+ words) Glycogen saved all the ground and was full of run late to capture Friday’s listed, $200,000 P. G. Johnson Stakes, a 1 1/16-mile inner-turf route for 2-year-old fillies at Saratoga. Owned by Main Line Racing Stable and Avalon Racing Stables, trained by…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1286+ words) Horse Racing Nation Prospect Watch: Half-bros to Mystik Dan, Golden Pal debut Prospect Watch turns its attention to noteworthy newcomers debuting during the final week of the Saratoga meet. The headliners include half-brothers of Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (187+ words) The Breeders’ Cup Classic Future Wager, which is a win bet only with a $2 minimum, generated $178,906 in total handle for the first pool. The wagering interest of all other starters not listed closed at 17-1 ($36.32), followed by Wathnan Racing’s Leading Change,…...