Stakes Recap

Chicago invader Nu What’s New went straight to the front and never looked back in Sunday’s 73rd running of the $298,500 Hanshin Stakes presented by JRA (Listed) – the featured race of four stakes events on closing day of the 44-day Spring Meet at...

In what was billed as the “Summer Showdown” featuring North America’s top older horses, Dubai World Cup (Grade I) winner Magnitude led every step of the way and defeated Grade I Pennsylvania Derby winner Baeza by 1 ¼ lengths to thrill onlookers...

Odds-on 3-5 favorite Eclatant, winner of the Grade I Madison at Keeneland in April, needed every bit of the 1,234.5-foot stretch at Churchill Downs to narrowly surge past 10-1 Foie Gras in the final jump and win Saturday night’s 36th renewal of the...

Grade I winner Burnham Square continued his raid of turf marathons in Kentucky with a hard-fought neck triumph over Chapman’s Peak in Saturday’s fourth running of the $217,500 Chorleywood Stakes (Listed) at Churchill Downs.
 
Trained by Ian Wilkes,...

Further Ado, who finished a disappointing 11th as the 5-1 favorite in the $5 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I), rebounded with authority Sunday at Churchill Downs as he rolled to a two-length triumph over longshot Our Moneyman...

Doncho ran down defending race champ Joe Shiesty in deep stretch to win Saturday’s 10th running of the $224,500 Mighty Beau Stakes (Listed) at Churchill Downs by three-quarters of a length in course record time.
 
Doncho, trained by Michelle Lovell,...

Calumet Farm’s 4-year-old homebred colt Original Sin withstood several challenges in the stretch to defeat Who Dey by a half-length in Saturday’s seventh running of the $290,000 Blame Stakes (Grade III) at Churchill Downs – the highlight of seven...

Usha relaxed just off pacesetter Foie Gras, poked her head in front leaving the turn and turned back a late charge from Zeitlos to win Monday’s 23rd running of the $220,000 Winning Colors (Grade III) at Churchill Downs by a head.
 
Florent Geroux...

Ayra Stark (ARG) asserted herself early and led every step of the way to defeat Venencia (FR) by 2 ¾ lengths in Saturday’s 13th running of the $209,000 Keertana Stakes (Listed) at Churchill Downs.
 
Named for a popular character in the hit HBO...

Burnham Square continued his campaign as America’s top long-distance grass horse with a comfortable 4 ¾-length win over Dancin in Da’nile in Saturday night’s 89th running of the $235,000 Louisville Stakes (Grade III) at Churchill Downs in 2:26.80...