- Wild On Ice Springs 35-1 Upset In Sunland Park Derby
Frank Sumpter's homebred Wild On Ice outdueled a determined late challenger and got clear in the closing strides to capture the $600,000 Sunland Derby (G3) as the longest shot in the field Sunday at Sunland Park in New Mexico. Sent off at 35-1 odds and ridden by veteran Ken […]
- Road To Kentucky Oaks: Flying Connection Wins Sunland Park Oaks On Front End
Sunland Park leading trainer Todd Fincher's Flying Connection stamped herself a filly to watch for the Kentucky Oaks (G1) with a wire-to-wire romp in the Sunland Park Oaks (G3) Sunday in New Mexico. The daughter of Nyquist, ridden by Alfredo Juarez Jr., set a pressured pace […]
- Fast and Shiny Upsets the Field, Winning Angels Flight
If the odds were to believed, the Angels Flight Stakes, a 6 1/2-furlong test on the turf at Santa Anita for 3-year-old fillies would set the scene for a dramatic clash between 4-5 favorite Manhattan Jungle and second favorite Teena Ella (3-1).
- Spooky Channel Dials Up Another Graded Victory
Barn and fan favorite, 8-year-old Spooky Channel, keeps proving that age is just a number.
- Bonus Coverage: McLean’s Selections — With Comments — For Fair Grounds’ Stakes on Saturday, March 25
Days Results 8 / 4-3-2 2023 Overall -- 393 393 / 124-134-172 Win % of Top Pick 31.55% Payoff % of Top 3 Picks Overall 36.47% 2023 Only / Top Pick in the Money Overall -- 227-393 57.76% 2023 Only / Top Pick in the Money @ TP -- 199-346 57.51% 2023 Only / Top The post Bonus […]
- Road to KY Derby: Big Weekend Has Arrived For Major Contenders
(Curly Jack / Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the Churchill Downs Media Team: Following one week off, the Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series is set to return in a big way with four major Kentucky Derby qualifying races led by Saturday’s $1 million […]