Current Tag: Whitmore
Moquett: Training G1 A.G. Vanderbilt contender Whitmore is challenging, but rewarding
POSTED: July 29, 2021
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Training the strong-minded reigning Champion Sprinter Whitmore comes with its challenges, but Arkansas-born conditioner Ron Moquett said he wouldn’t have it any other...
Reigning Champion Sprinter Whitmore faces six graded stakes winners in G1 Alfred G. Vanderbilt
POSTED: July 29, 2021
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The defending Champion Sprinter Whitmore has shown no signs of slowing down in his 8-year-old campaign. He will again look to...
Whitmore records final work for G1 A.G. Vanderbilt
POSTED: July 24, 2021
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Reigning Champion Sprinter Whitmore registered his final serious breeze Friday in preparation for the Grade 1, $350,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt on July...
Flagstaff goes for third consecutive stakes win in headlining G2 True North
POSTED: May 31, 2021
ELMONT, N.Y. – Grade 1-winner Flagstaff bested Eclipse award-winner Whitmore in a thrilling finish last out and will look to win his third consecutive stakes...
Derby Undercard: Eclipse Winner Whitmore is a fan favorite in deep field of 13 for the Churchill Downs
POSTED: April 28, 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Robert LaPenta, trainer Ron Moquett and Head of Plains Partners’ Eclipse Award winner Whitmore looms large in a field of 13 for the 86th running of the $500,000 Churchill Downs presented...
Weekend Rewind: SoCal C Z Rocket wins Count Fleet Handicap over stalwart fan fav Whitmore
POSTED: April 11, 2021
By My Standards hustles Rushie to win $400K Oaklawn Mile; Edgeway edged favored Frank’s Rockette in the $250K Carousel HOT SPRINGS, Ark.—It was a happy...
Get Her Number makes return in Rebel Stakes
POSTED: March 12, 2021
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — American Pharoah won the Rebel Stakes in 2015 at Oaklawn. Now, the winner of the 2020 American Pharoah Stakes, Get Her...
Keeneland September Yearling Sale Produces Horse of the Year Authentic among Seven Eclipse Awards Winners
POSTED: January 28, 2021
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Keeneland congratulates the horses and people who were honored tonight at the 50th annual Eclipse Awards Ceremony, a virtual event presented by Spendthrift Farm...
Past the Wire's 2020 Racing Moment of the Year
POSTED: January 1, 2021
Despite a pandemic throwing the world into chaos horse racing managed to show the world the show can go on. We kept racing as safely...
