Declassified Agent delivered a determined performance in Saturday’s $200.000 CC Jewel Stakes at Churchill Downs, surging past his rivals in the stretch to capture the 1 1/8-mile dirt stakes by one length under Irad Castillo for Bears Stable. The six-year-old… Read More ›
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The Sidley Stud Continues Their Stellar Season Taking CC Glass Slipper
CC Glass Slipper1 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $100.000 Filly & Mare 3 Year Olds And Up. 1st Unlimited Talent The Sidley Stud Castillo I Stalked the lead and had the most to offer in the run to the line, this… Read More ›
Smokin Cherie Dominates The Pebbles Field
Smokin Cherie entered the Pebbles a perfect 4-for-4 on the turf, all in her last four races, but she was still made a 20/1 longshot on the morning line as perhaps the odds makers questioned whether or not she wanted to run a mile. That would emphatically be answered on Sunday, as she would not only win, but do so by three lengths.
Universal Speed Gets First Run in CC Express
CC Express6 Furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $100.000 Open 3 Year Olds And Up. 1st Universal Speed Babyhead Corrales G The key for this three-year-old today was not taking the wide gate speed push to try and contend with the very… Read More ›
Love Is in the Air at AQU
Jockey Club Oaks – Grade III1 3/8 Mile Inner Turf Stake Purse $350.000 Filly 3 Year Olds. 1st Love Mo Mentum Farm Curtis B The filly was always traveling strongly a few lengths behind the leaders, relaxing nicely and full… Read More ›
Bullet Dash Spanks Elders in CC Tiara
CC Tiara $150.000 -Churchill Downs Louisville, KY Bullet Dash, a three-year-old filly from Spb Racing spanked a field of mostly older runners to win The CC Tiara Stakes in game fashion. A nice job by her connections that have been… Read More ›
Menacing Shadow Claims Chilukki Crown
Once the claiming crown races were over at CD, it was time for graded competition as field of six took part in the $300.000 Chilukki. It had all the feel of an evenly matched race, but Menacing Shadow would run away with a convincing two length victory.
Glee Drives Away with Kennedy Road Stakes Win
Rain would fall at WO on Saturday, leaving the track as muddy and leading to one scratch, giving us a field of eight. The weather would not spoil the day of Glee, the post time favorite who was also our pick to win, as he showed everyone why that was the case as he just barely held off the charge of upset-minded Mystic Freak Party to get the win.
Aways Game Looks to Continue His Climb in CC Emerald
CC Emerald $175.000 1 1/16 Miles TurfThree Year Olds And Upward. Have Started for Claiming Price of $25.000 or Less Since 1/1/24Churchill Downs November 15, 2025 At a time when it is not unusual to see races at all levels struggling… Read More ›
Elegance Of Light Is The One To Beat In The Pebbles
For Sunday, we’ll take a look at the Big A, where the 22nd running of the Grade 3 Pebbles will take place, drawing a field of seven. This will be just the fourth time that the race has been run here, however, as it was part of the BEL card from 2003-2021.