By Frank Angst, @BH_FAngst     Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) winner Fort Larned put his early season problems behind him June 15 as he scored a front-running victory in the $536,300 Stephen Foster Handicap Presented by Abu Dhabi (gr. I) at Churchill Downs (VIDEO). Under the lights, Fort Larned thrived in primetime as he enjoyed Read more »

By Dan Silver, Director of Racing Grantville, PA (Saturday, June 1, 2013) – The impressive victory by Rydilluc on Saturday night in the inaugural $500,000 Penn Mile was the highlight of an incredible record breaking night at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course. All-sources wagering on the Penn Mile race itself was $1,139,478, making Read more »

By Blood-Horse Staff   Superbly bred graded stakes winner El Padrino (Pulpit  —Enchanted Rock, by Giant’s Causeway  ) will enter stud in 2014 under the Northview Stallion Station banner, standing his first season at Northview PA in Peach Bottom, Pa. A half brother to 2013 grade 1-winner Verrazano from the family of champion Queena, El Padrino won Read more »

By Evan Hammonds, @BH_EHammonds   King of Prussia Stable’s Princess of Sylmar pulled off a 38-1 upset in the May 3 Longines Kentucky Oaks (gr. I). The 3-year-old daughter of Majestic Warrior   roared past juvenile filly champion Beholder inside the sixteenth pole for the half-length score (VIDEO). Unlimited Budget rallied for third, three lengths back, Read more »

By Frank Angst, @BH_FAngst   Photo: Skip Dickstein So Many Ways rolls to victory in the Eight Belles. Order This Photo   With seven 3-year-old fillies contending in mid-stretch, Maggi Moss’s So Many Ways proved best late to win the $150,000 Eight Belles Stakes presented by Xerox (gr. III) Friday, May 3 at Churchill Downs by Read more »

By:Joe Clancy Professor Maxwell (and stirrup-less jockey Mark Beecher) jump the 13th fence of the Maryland Hunt Cup on the lead. Douglas Lees photo The key to the Maryland Hunt Cup came early Saturday, and became truly evident only in hindsight. As the field of 12 sorted itself over the first two fences, one horse Read more »

By Esther Marr, @BH_EMarr   Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt Princess of Sylmar at Churchill Downs Order This Photo   Trainer Todd Pletcher confirmed that King of Prussia Stable’s homebred filly Princess of Sylmar will compete in the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I).   The daughter of Majestic Warrior   will be ridden by Mike Smith in the Read more »

Grantville, PA (Friday, April 26, 2013) – Five races for Pennsylvania-bred and/or sired horses have been added to the 2013 stakes schedule at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course, including two that will complement the inaugural running of the $500,000 Penn Mile. The E Dubai HBPA for all 3-year-olds and up and the Silver Read more »

By Marty McGee 3   LEXINGTON, Ky. – Understated Englishman that he is, Jonathan Sheppard admitted to being “delighted” a couple of days after he sent out a filly named Gathering to win her North American debut on opening weekend of the Keeneland spring meet. For a less-disciplined chap, a replay of the April 6 Read more »

By Blood-Horse Staff       Photo: Tom Cooley Photography   Trainer John Terranova confirmed April 21 that Falling Sky “is a go” for a start in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) May 4 at Churchill Downs. The Sam F. Davis Jr. (gr. III) winner is ranked 19th on the Derby Read more »