After the sounds of Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run” melted away into the cool breezes from the Jersey Shore, the field thundered into the stretch for the $1,017,500 Haskell Stakes (G1) at Monmouth Park.
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Limited pace and a cutback in distance contributed to a flat performance from Locked when he was fourth in the 1 1/16-mile Alysheba Stakes (G2) May 2 at Churchill Downs.
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After finishing near the back in the Kentucky Oaks last time out, the Upstart filly rebounded with aplomb at Delaware Park, scoring her first graded stakes win
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The cameras and the public’s attention were on Sovereignty in the minutes after he ran down Journalism to capture the June 7 Belmont Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.
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Seemingly down and out for much of the 150th Preakness, pre-race favorite Journalism pulled off a furious, shocking comeback down the stretch to win at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday.
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After a series of near misses, Candied made it back to the winner’s circle May 16, winning the $125,000 Allaire du Pont Distaff Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.
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It would have been easy for Journalism’s connections to make excuses after his second-place finish as the 3-1 favorite in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. After all, not only had Journalism never competed over a wet racetrack prior to the race, he had never even stepped foot on an “off” track at any point in his career before the walkover for the Derby.
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In a major interview, Jay Hovdey speaks to the president of the hugely successful partnership group behind the Derby favorite
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When Kentucky Derby (G1) entries are taken the morning of April 26, Built ‘s name will not be present. Instead, owner Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and trainer Wayne Catalano will enter the son of Hard Spun on the Derby’s May 3 undercard in the $600,000 Pat Day Mile Stakes (G2).
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The morning hustle and bustle of the Churchill Downs backside had long subsided by the time a Brook Ledge van rolled up outside of Michael McCarthy’s barn at about 4:30 p.m. ET. Yet, there was still a feeling of excitement and anticipation as Journalism , the expected Kentucky Derby (G1) favorite, stepped off the van and into the shedrow.
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