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By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome fizzled badly in his weekend comeback while Kentucky Oaks winner Untapable sizzled — at least by comparison. That left last year’s 2-year-old champion Shared Belief a likely favorite for the Nov. 1 Breeders’ Cup Classic — provided he passes one more semifinal — and […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer With the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe only weeks away, it’s a big scramble in Europe with Treve and Australia both losing on the weekend and Sea the Moon, Germany’s top hope, out of the Arc with a recurring injury. Meanwhile, in a big weekend of racing, Kingston Hill […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer A big upset at Baden Baden in Germany, a return to form by Vicar’s In Trouble and Za Approval and a successful return to action by Don’t Tell Sophia highlighted weekend racing. There were a couple upsets in early-season racing in Australia. And there was plenty of action among […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan holding off Optimizer in Saturday’s Bernard Baruch (G2) at SaratogaNYRA Photo Wise Dan shrugged off colic surgery, a long layoff, some gate trouble and a lot of weight to highlight weekend racing with a dramatic victory at Saratoga. Meanwhile, Itsmyluckyday hit a […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Two horses who missed the Triple Crown races emerged during the weekend at the head of their class and candidates for the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Shared Belief, with a resounding victory in Sunday’s Pacific Classic, showed he’s all the way back from the injury that kept him out of […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer In a big weekend of turf racing, an upset in the Arlington Million spoiled an otherwise nice day for the Euros in Chicago but Kingman confirmed his supremacy with a handy win on soft going in France. Stopchargingmaria was a convincing winner of the Diana at Saratoga and a […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer It was a big weekend of racing for the youngsters eyeing next year’s Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks, with even more action on the grass. Among the juveniles, I Spent It shot to the top, at least for now, among the East Coast contingent while Cavorting did the same […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Palace Malice threw in a clunker in Saturday’s Whitney at Saratoga but Palace jumped up to win the Woodward on the same card at the Spa, highlighting a palatial weekend of racing. In England, Glorious Goodwood drew to a close with several of the races potentially pointing the way […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer It was a weekend of triumph and disappointment for 3-year-old fillies as Taghrooda romped in the King George at Ascot but Untapable proved anything but unbeatable in the Haskell at Monmouth Park. Meanwhile, the Haskell was only the tip of the iceberg in racing leading up to the Breeders’ […]

Follow @racehorsereport 7TH Race – The Molly Pitcher (G2) ZUCCHINI FLOWER is capable of big races on occasion. The pace scenario in this event could work to her advantage she should get a perfect trip right behind the pacesetters. She has an affinity for Monmouth Park and hails from the powerful H. Graham Motion stable. […]