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Fierceness Proves His Mettle in Travers
POSTED: August 24, 2024
Fierceness and Thorpedo Anna battle. (Chelsea Durand) Fierceness digs in deep to repel filly Thorpedo Anna In thrilling renewal of G1 Draftkings Travers By Mary Eddy -...
Dornoch Dazzles in 156th Belmont Stakes
POSTED: June 8, 2024
Dornoch would not be denied. (Susie Raisher) Presented by NYRA Bets By Mary Eddy SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – For the first time in 156 years,...
Mystik Dan, Sierra Leone, Seize the Grey … Belmont156
POSTED: June 3, 2024
Mystik Dan looking ready in a Saratoga work. (Adam Coglianese/NYRA) Kentucky Derby one-two finishers Mystik Dan and Sierra Leone renew rivalry as Preakness-winner Seize the...
Preakness149: Muth Scratched, Mystik Dan New Fav
POSTED: May 15, 2024
Kentucky Derby Hero Mystik Dan Now Likely Favorite for Preakness 149. (Anika Miskar/Past The Wire) Cox Happier with Decision to Enter Catching Freedom in Preakness...
Mystik Dan Gives McPeek, Hernandez Kentucky Double
POSTED: May 4, 2024
It’s Mystik Dan by a nose over Sierra Leone in the $5 Million Kentucky Derby before crowd of 156,710. (Jenny Doyle/Past The Wire) Churchill Downs Media LOUISVILLE,...
Thorpedo Anna Storms the Ky. Oaks
POSTED: May 3, 2024
Brian Hernandez, Jr., beaming aboard Thorpedo Anna after their Oaks victory. (Jenny Doyle/Past The Wire) Thorpedo Anna Turns Back Just F Y I To Win 150th Running...
Muth All Class in Arkansas Derby
POSTED: March 30, 2024
Muth gave Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert his record-tying fifth Arkansas Derby. (Coady Photography/Holly Smith) By Robert Yates HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – No Derby, no...
Fierceness Revs up and Gears Down in Florida Derby
POSTED: March 30, 2024
Fierceness rebounds with record Curlin Florida Derby win (Juliana Colombo/Past The Wire) Eclipse Champion Rolls to Victory by Record 13 ½ Lengths; Gives Pletcher Record...
Catching Freedom Catches Air for La. Derby Victory
POSTED: March 23, 2024
Catching Freedom outkicked for the victory and a spot in the Kentucky Derby. (Hodges Photography/Lou Hodges Jr.) Fair Grounds Press Release NEW ORLEANS, La. –...