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By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Amazing Maria was amazing in England but Lovely Maria not so much at Delaware Park in just a few highlights of weekend Thoroughbred racing. Arlington International Racecourse found some candidates for its upcoming International Festival of Racing. Monmouth Park moved another notch closer to welcoming Triple Crown winner American […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Treve continued her march into the history books Sunday in France while Gold Ship was a hard-luck case in Japan. Hard Aces, meanwhile, was a good enough hand to upset the Gold Cup at Santa Anita in the highlight of weekend racing in the United States. Departing may have […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Another Royal Ascot meeting is in the books, with high marks for jockey Ryan Moore, trainer Aidan O’Brien and some success for American raiders. Stateside, the weekend found Mr. Z finally getting a stakes win for trainer D. Wayne Lukas — while running his bankroll to nearly $1 million. […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI RacingWriter Beholder proved she’s back for real, Noble Bird staked a claim in the Classic division and the Prix de Diane went to a long shot — all in weekend racing. Also, a pair of important turf miles went different directions. We’ll move straight ahead. Distaff Beholder appears to be well […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer American Pharoah won the Triple Crown and Golden Horn took the Investec Derby in a spectacular weekend of racing. Now it’s on to see what they can do from here. Along the way … Wedding Toast upset Untapable, Curalina was impressive in winning the Acorn and Honor Code provided […]

BY ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer While the world awaited the excitement of the coming weekend, Treve started her push for a third straight Arc victory in France, challengers surfaced in both Japan and France and there was plenty of turf racing in America. Also, a Breeders’ Cup champion fell short in his seasonal debut. […]

Memorial Day Edition By ROBERT KIECKHFER UPI Racing Writer Preparations are well under way for the Investec Derby at Epsom Downs and American Pharoah’s assault on the Triple Crown at Belmont Park — races that go to the post only hours apart on Saturday, June 6. American Pharoah is back at Churchill Downs where trainer […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer American Pharoah heads for New York with his once-in-a-lifetime chance to win the Triple Crown after backing up his hard-fought Kentucky Derby victory with a romp in Saturday’s rain-drenched Preakness. For jockey Victor Espinoza, it will be a third chance to win the Triple Crown; for trainer Bob Baffert, […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer An exciting weekend of Thoroughbred racing left a lot of question marks in the wake of some sizeable upsets. Twilight Eclipse finally got his first Grade I win after being eclipsed by Main Sequence all of last year. But Beholder missed her weekend start at Santa Anita, leading to […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer It’s on to the Preakness as Kentucky Derby winner American Pharoah seeks to become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978 and trainer Bob Baffert sounds optimistic. After showing off the Derby winner Sunday outside his barn at Churchill Downs, Baffert said American Pharoah “was just born […]