Kentucky Derby winner Justify draws 7 post, is heavy 1-2 favorite for Preakness
Justify is the 1-2 morning-line favorite in an eight-horse field at the Preakness coming off his impressive win in the Kentucky Derby. Trainer Bob Baffert's undefeated colt will leave from the same No. 7 post that he did at the Derby. Baffert is 4-0 with Derby winners at the Preakness and ...
No. 1 favorite Almond Eye flashed into the lead coming down the home stretch to score a comfortable two-length victory ...
Justify rounded the final turn and hit the top of the stretch winded but with the lead. The roar from the ...
Eighth-favorite Jour Polaire bested the all-female pack on the outside Sunday to capture the 13th running of the Victoria Mile and earn her first Grade 1 victory. Jour Polaire, ridden by Hideaki Miyuki, held steady in the middle of the group before outdistancing the leaders ...
Fifteenth-year jockey Yusuke Fujioka guided sixth favorite Keiai Nautique on his end-of-the-stretch sprint for his first Grade One victory at the NHK Mile Cup on Sunday. Keiai Nautique, a colt by Deep Impact, waited till the last 200 meters to slip out of the pack ...
Justify tops the list of leading contenders to win the 144th Kentucky Derby. Trainers have called this year's 20-horse field one of the deepest in a while, though the Run For The Roses might come down to five considered to have the best prospects over ...
Rainbow Line came from behind to deny favorite Cheval Grand a first spring Tenno-sho championship in Sunday's Emperor's Cup, the race that starts six straight weeks of Grade 1 action. While Yamakatsu Raiden led the pack for most of the 3,200 meters over turf at ...
Seventh-favorite Epoca d'Oro earned his first Grade 1 victory after winning the 78th running of the Satsuki-sho on Sunday at Nakayama Racecourse. Jockey Keita Tosaki steered Epoca d'Oro behind the leading pack before coming from behind in the final dash to win the race in ...
Second-favorite Almond Eye, ridden by jockey Christophe Lemaire, made a late dash Sunday to win the Oka-sho and earn her first Grade 1 victory. Starting second-to-last, Almond Eye conserved her energy until after the final turn, when she sprinted past the pack on the outside ...
Fine Needle earned his first Grade 1 win Sunday after a photo finish confirmed victory in the 48th running of the Takamatsunomiya Kinen. Let's Go Donki had the lead after the final turn at Chukyo Racecourse, but Fine Needle drove through the pack on a ...
Cristian Demuro guides Time Flyer to first Grade One win at Hopeful Stakes
Time Flyer, ridden by Italian Cristian Demuro, won the Hopeful Stakes on Thursday at Nakayama Racecourse and nabbed his first Grade One victory. The 2-year-old colt spent most of the race in the back of the pack but began his comeback rout around the final ...
Kitasan Black ends distinguished career with Arima Kinen victory
Kitasan Black fans rejoiced when the race favorite, ridden by jockey Yutaka Take, captured the Arima Kinen at Nakayama Racecourse on Sunday and ended his notable career on a high note. The 5-year-old colt, who was the leading vote-getter in the fan-chosen race for the ...
Race favorite Danon Premium bested the pack in a late comeback on Sunday to claim his first Grade 1 victory at the 69th running of the Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes at Hanshin Racecourse. The two-year-old colt, ridden by jockey Yuga Kawada, started strong out of ...
Renowned jockey Yutaka Take became the first Japanese recipient of the 2017 International Award of Merit, the Japan Racing Association announced on Monday. Established in 2013 by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities and Swiss watchmaker Longines, the Award of Merit recognizes distinguished horsemen and ...
Gold Dream, ridden by Englishman Ryan Moore, blew past race favorite T M Jinsoku at the wire on Sunday to win the Grade One Champions Cup at Chukyo Racecourse near Nagoya. The eighth favorite had been trailing the leaders from near the back of the ...
