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Bracket Buster’s 15-length tour de force in Sunday’s $200,000 West Virginia Governor’s S. at Mountaineer Park was a triumphant return to the races for the 4-year-old Vekoma S. Away from the races since October, Brack Buster showed no sign of rustiness. He was very relaxed while battling for… Read More

Into Mischief’s 2025 Horse of the Year Sovereignty rolled to a 4 ¾-length victory against an all-star field in Saturday’s $1 million Whitney S. (G1) at Saratoga. The 4-year-old was seeking his first win in 2026 after placing in both the Oaklawn H. (G2) and Stephen Foster S. (G1). Read More

Hughes toyed with his competition in Saturday’s Best Pal S. (G3) at Del Mar, romping to a 7 ¾-length win to give Into Mischief his 101st lifetime graded stakes winner. Hughes kicked off a brilliant day for Into Mischief, approximately 30 minutes later Into Mischief 2025 Horse of… Read More

Bottas unleashed a three-wide run at the top of the stretch to drive past the pacesetters in the final furlong of the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame S. (G2) Friday at Saratoga to give the 3-year-old son of Vekoma his second career graded stakes win. Vekoma,… Read More

Jackie’s Warrior got his second winner in three days on Aug. 2 at Ellis Park when Fast Amy led all the way in a six-furlong maiden special weight contest for 2-year-old fillies. The dark bay filly is the third overall winner for Jackie’s Warrior, who is currently in… Read More

Top-six First-Crop sire Cyberknife got his first stakes winner Aug. 2 at Colonial Downs when Cyber Spy went gate-to-wire to win the $100,000 Keswick S. [WATCH RACE] After breaking her maiden in her debut just nine days prior, Cyber Spy was keen out of the gate once… Read More

Renegade stormed past Commandment in the final strides of Saturday’s $500,000 Jim Dandy S. (G2) at Saratoga to key an Into Mischief exacta in the 1 1/8-mile race that serves as a prep for the Travers S. (G1). The Jim Dandy was a rubber match of sorts for… Read More

Verifire returned to stakes company for the first time this year in Saturday’s $100,000 Reigh Count S. at Colonial Downs and the 4-year-old Authentic colt rewarded his connections with a near track-record performance in the seven-furlong contest named after the 1928 Kentucky Derby winner and unofficial Horse of the… Read More

Local Knowledge and Solitude Dude battled the length of the Saratoga stretch in Friday’s $250,000 Amsterdam S. (G2), with Local Knowledge getting the win by a short head to give the 3-year-old son of Yaupon his first stakes win in what was the just his third lifetime start. Read More

Wood Island rocketed out of the starting gate and was never headed as he rolled to a two-length maiden special weight win July 31 at Saratoga. The bay colt is the second winner for First-Crop sire Jackie’s Warrior, who himself was very successful at Saratoga, winning the Hopeful… Read More

Vanta overcame trouble during several stages of her five-furlong maiden special weight debut July 31 at Del Mar to ultimately prevail by 1 ¼-lengths and give First-Crop sire Greatest Honour his fifth winner. Vanta’s trouble started right out of the gate, when she got away slowly and was… Read More

Anakarina took the lead early in Saturday’s $100,000 Love Sign S. and never relinquished the top spot, battling to a neck victory over Conquerthosewecan to give the 4-year-old daughter of Vekoma her first stakes win [WATCH RACE]. Vekoma, who currently sits atop the 2026 Third-Crop sire list… Read More