Horses Articles

Gold Cup works for Pletcher horses

By:
StubHQ
Date:

Elmont, NY (Sports Network) – Cross Traffic and Palace Malice, each trained by Todd Pletcher, both put in final workouts Saturday at Belmont Park for next week’s $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup. Whitney Handicap winner Cross Traffic worked five […]

Shanghai Bobby comes back with win

By:
StubHQ
Date:

Elmont, NY (Sports Network) – Champion colt Shanghai Bobby returned Friday to the races with a victory to mark his return after a six month absence. Trained by Todd Pletcher for owner Starlight Partners, Shanghai Bobby won a 6 1/2-furlong […]

Up the Backstretch: Hall of Fame trainers vie for PA Derby

By:
StubHQ
Date:

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) – A list of the trainers who have saddled winning horses in the Pennsylvania Derby over the years includes some of the best known such as Woody Stephens, Laz Barrera and Harvey Vanier. Also included in […]

Verrazano to train up to Dirt Mile

By:
StubHQ
Date:

Elmont, NY (Sports Network) – When post positions were drawn on Monday for the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing, missing from the field was Haskell Invitational winner Verrazano. Co-owned by Let’s Go Stable, Verrazano was not entered in […]

Phipps family member joins Keeneland board

By:
StubHQ
Date:

Lexington, KY (Sports Network) – Daisy Phipps Pulito, part owner and racing manager of Phipps Stable, along with four others are the newest members of Keeneland’s Advisory Board of Directors. Joining Phipps Pulito on the board are Ian Banwell, Luther […]

Inaugural Homecoming Classic to feature Fort Larned

By:
StubHQ
Date:

Louisville, KY (Sports Network) – Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Fort Larned has one more start on his agenda before he defends his crown on Nov. 2 at Santa Anita. The 5-year-old, trained by Ian Wilkes, will go in the inaugural […]

Will Take Charge headlines 34th PA Derby

By:
StubHQ
Date:

Bensalem, PA (Sports Network) – Travers Stakes winner Will Take Charge leads a field of eight 3-year-olds into Saturday’s $1 million Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing. The 1 1/8-mile stakes is the co-feature with the $1 million Cotillion Stakes for […]

Cotillion Stakes features top flight fillies

By:
StubHQ
Date:

Bensalem, PA (Sports Network) – A solid field of 10 high quality 3-year-old fillies will do battle Saturday in Parx Racing’s $1 million Cotillion Stakes. The 1 1/16-mile stakes is the co-feature with the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby. Hall of […]

Wise Dan draws closer to Game On Dude in NTRA Poll

By:
StubHQ
Date:

New York, NY (Sports Network) – A thin line now separates the top two vote getters in the week 29 edition of the NTRA National Thoroughbred Poll. Game On Dude and Wise Dan are basically a nose apart in the […]