Bow Echo Magnificent in Two Thousand Guineas Victory
This was supposed to be an underwhelming Two Thousand Guineas (G1), but in the May 2 event, we saw a future champion jockey deliver a precision ride on a horse who could well dominate this season. ...
R Disaster Goes Gate to Wire in Derby City Distaff
R Disaster pulls a gate-to-wire upset in the May 2 Derby City Distaff Stakes (G1) at Churchill Downs, defeating favored grade 1 winners Splendora and Way and Means....
Yellow Card Surges Late to Win Twin Spires Turf Sprint
Yellow Card stole the spotlight May 2 at Churchill Downs, digging deep to win the $594,600 Twin Spires Turf Sprint Stakes (G2T) in a time of 1:02.20 for the 5 1/2 furlongs on turf....
Classic Q Makes the Grade in Distaff Turf Mile
Facing a field featuring a solid if not top-level proven slate of contenders, Classic Q ended her streak of futility in graded stakes when she bested Portfolio Duration by a neck to annex the $976,000...
Deterministic Goes Back to Back in Fort Marcy
St. Elias Stable, Ken Langone, Steven Duncker, and Vicarage Stable's Deterministic repeats in the May 2 Fort Marcy Stakes (G3T) at Aqueduct Racetrack....
Back on Grass, Stark Contrast Wins American Turf
Stark Contrast skips the Kentucky Derby (G1) and stays on the grass, leading him to a win in the American Turf Stakes (G1T) May 2 at Churchill Downs....
T O Elvis Delivers for Japan in Churchill Downs Stakes
Japanese shipper T O Elvis outruns his American counterparts in scoring a decisive victory in the Churchill Downs Stakes (G1) on the Kentucky Derby (G1) undercard May 2....
Crude Velocity Overpowers Englishman in Pat Day Mile
In a battle of unbeaten colts making their stakes debuts, Crude Velocity overpowers Englishman to take the $741,330 Pat Day Mile Stakes (G2) May 2 at Churchill Downs in stakes record time....
Rhetorical Romps in Turf Classic Stakes
Gary Barber, Cheyenne Stable, and Wachtel Stable's Rhetorical tallies a front-end score in the Turf Classic Stakes (G1T) May 2 at Churchill Downs under Irad Ortiz Jr., drawing off to win by 3 1/4 leng...