Jockey Club Oaks – Grade III AQU Race #2 1 3/8m InTurf Graded StakePurse $350.000 For Fillies Three Years Old 1 Ailin Royalty Stables Velazquez J R 122 — This race contains six decent fillies who probably wouldn’t have looked… Read More ›
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Confusion Abounds in Handicapping This Year’s CC Rapid Transit
CC Rapid Transit $125.000 – Churchill Downs Louisville, KY The best claiming horses line up for the platter’s rendition of the Breeder’s Cup during a fantastic yearly event at the home of the twin spires. The Claiming Crown Rapid Transit… Read More ›
Pelayo Looks for Eighth Straight in CC Tiara
CC Tiara $150.000 – Churchill Downs Louisville, KY You see a horse eyeballing three straight once in a while, but aside from the bushes, you rarely see one going for eight. Pelayo from Bears Stable is attempting just that feat… Read More ›
Six Will Hunt for Chilukki Win on Saturday
Saturday’s racing at CD will include the 21st running of the Chilukki, which is a $300.000 Grade 3 sending female horses a mile on the main track. At inception in 2005, the Chilukki was a Grade 2, but ran for half the purse that it does today.
One Spirit Refuses to Yield in The Long Island
One Spirit delivered a resolute, front-running triumph for owner/breeder Nakamura Stables, scoring the Long Island (G3) over Aqueduct’s firm inner turf for jockey Rafael Bejarano. Sent off around 2-1, the 4-year-old filly kept finding through every stage of the 1… Read More ›
Edged Out’s Precision Strike Decides The Hill Prince
Edged Out delivered a measured, late-running victory for owner TwinTowersRacing under jockey Franco M in the Hill Prince (G3) at Aqueduct stopping the clock in 1:45.19 for 1 1/8 miles on the Inner Turf (firm). The colt settled well behind… Read More ›
Skeptic Gives Pablo Racing First Graded Win While Silencing Autumn Foes
Autumn Stakes – G3$150.000 1 1/8 Miles DirtThree Year Olds And UpwardWO November 8, 2025 In writing the preview for the G3 Autumn Stakes I saw the eventual second and third finishers as improving contenders with possibilities but even though… Read More ›
Dream Trip for Breath Of The Threat
The Dream Supreme$300.000 6 Furlongs DirtFillies And Mares Three Years Old and UpwardCD November 8, 2025 This race always seemed destined to see a hot pace up front. Three of the six horses jumped out of the gate with speed… Read More ›
Good Memories Makes it Memorable in River City Handicap
River City Handicap Grade 3 $300.000 -Churchill Downs Louisville, KY Good Memories took to the turf in fine style and won his debut on the sod in the Grade 3 River City Handicap Saturday afternoon at Churchill Downs to give… Read More ›
El Grande Latte from Last to First in The Mother Goose
–The Mother Goose Grade2 $300.000 Aqueduct RacetrackSouth Ozone Park, Queens, NY As a handicapper and writer, it’s always nice when you guide the public correctly. As predicted, El Grande Latte from Black N Gold Stables enjoyed getting back to three-year-olds… Read More ›