Kingswood Farm Brings Quality to Keeneland September
Hip 30 is a filly by Nyquist, making her a full sister to millionaire Slow Down Andy and stakes winner Team Merchants. Hip 294 is the second foal out of the Bernardini mare What a Fox. He is bred on t...
Godolphin Wins Top Honors at TOBA Awards
The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association honors outstanding breeders and owners of 2023 at its Sept. 7 awards dinner at Fasig-Tipton in Lexington....
Hang the Moon Upsets Favorites in John C. Mabee Stakes
Jockey Kazushi Kimura left Woodbine this summer to pursue opportunities and showcase his riding skills in California. That skill was displayed with the well-timed ride he gave Hang the Moon to win the...
Deterministic Wins Virginia Derby; Franco Has Huge Day
Gotham Stakes (G3) winner Deterministic may have flamed out on the Triple Crown trail, but the 3-year-old Liam's Map colt showed his quality and proved in the $504,000 Virginia Derby (G3T) Sept. 7 at ...
First-Crop Sire Curlin's Honor Gets First Stakes Winner
Averill Racing's R Morning Brew dueled into the stretch before putting her rival away and drawing clear to a 5 1/2-length victory in the $100,000 Desert Vixen at Gulfstream Park Sept. 7, becoming the...
Nobals No Match for Cogburn in Ainsworth Turf Sprint
Cogburn, North America's top grass sprinter, avenged a 2023 defeat over the undulating, European-style Kentucky Downs course—his only loss on grass—by dominating the $1,797,200 Ainsworth Turf Sp...
KY Turf Cup Goes According to Grand Sonata's Plan
It's not often that a game plan set out in the paddock goes exactly according to plan, but it did for Grand Sonata at Kentucky Downs Sept. 7, leading to victory in the $1,995,000 Kentucky Turf Cup St...
Tenma Noses Out Vodka With a Twist in Del Mar Debutante
The less-heralded Bob Baffert runner, Tenma, outdueled Vodka With a Twist to win the Sept. 7 Del Mar Debutante Stakes (G1) while her heavily favored stablemate Nooni finished out of the money....