Blame beats elders in Clark
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormThree-year-olds got the best of their elders in dramatic fashion Friday when Blame, ridden by Jamie Theriot, beat Misremembered by a neck in the 135th running of the Grade 2, $460,600 Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs.
Story | Conversation | November 27, 2009Justenuffhumor tries for a better start
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormJustenuffhumor has the hard part down pat. It's one of the seemingly easier things -- leaving the starting gate -- that's another matter.
Story | Conversation | October 09, 2009Hot barn sends out Hold Me Back
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormIf 2009 ended right now, it still would have been a phenomenal year for WinStar Farm.
Story | Conversation | September 25, 2009Churchill night card a success
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormJulien Leparoux was walking through the paddock runway after riding in the first night race in the 134-year history of Churchill Downs and looked up at the massive crowd.
Story | Conversation | June 19, 2009Dubai Majesty outlasts Lady Chace
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormDubai Majesty emerged best following a virtual race-long duel and proved herself a deserving favorite Monday in the sixth running of the Grade 3, $108,900 Winning Colors Stakes at Churchill Downs.
Story | Conversation | May 25, 2009Desert Party to undergo surgery
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormDesert Party has been diagnosed with a displaced chip in his left front ankle and is scheduled to undergo surgery to have it removed, according to information posted on the website of his owners, Godolphin Racing.
Story | Conversation | May 06, 2009Advice springs Lexington upset
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormAdvice rallied from last under Garrett Gomez to post a 15-1 upset Saturday in the final prep on the Kentucky Derby trail, the Grade 2 Coolmore Lexington Stakes at Keeneland, but will the colt move on to the May 2 Kentucky Derby?
Story | Conversation | April 18, 2009Informed Decision gets up at wire
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormThat's two straight sensational performances at Keeneland for Informed Decision - and two straight brutal beats for Ventura.
Story | Conversation | April 09, 2009Clark serves as Magna Graduate's finale
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormNone of the 34 races that Magna Graduate has run was more valuable than the Clark Handicap in 2005, when he outgamed Suave in a furious stretch drive to earn the $355,570 winner's share.
Story | Conversation | November 25, 2008Raven Run: Informed Decision executes plan
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormJohn Velazquez took center stage for a second straight sun-splashed Saturday at Keeneland when giving favored Informed Decision a textbook ride in winning the Grade 2 Raven Run Stakes at Keeneland.
Story | Conversation | October 18, 2008Square Eddie scores in U.S. debut
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormThe calculated plan that Paul Reddam engineered paid immediate dividends when his new purchase, Square Eddie, ran off and hid from 10 other 2-year-olds in the $500,000 Lane's End Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland.
Story | Conversation | October 04, 2008Indyanne facing tough TCA cast at Keeneland
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormRacing can be a game of split seconds and blind luck, and if you don't believe it, watch the rerun of the Victory Ride Stakes on the Aug. 23 Travers undercard at Saratoga.
Story | Conversation | October 03, 2008Precious Kitten early pick in Beverly D.
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormPrecious Kitten has been listed as the 9-5 morning-line favorite in a field of nine entered in the $750,000 Beverly D., the Grade 1 race that usually bears itself out as a critical stop for the filly-mare turf contingent.
Story | Conversation | August 07, 2008Curlin has first work on turf
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormCurlin took what trainer Steve Asmussen called "the first step in a possible attempt" at running in the Arc de Triomphe in October when the superstar colt had his first career turf workout Tuesday morning at Churchill Downs.
Story | Conversation | July 01, 2008Brass Hat in chosen spot
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormBrass Hat traveled halfway around the world to finish second to a Dubai World Cup winner. It happened in March 2006, when Electrocutionist surged past Brass Hat to win the world's richest race by 1 1/2 lengths.
Story | Conversation | June 12, 2008TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "dubai" make the list?