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Zverev reaches Wimbledon final

Cinderella wild card Arthur Fery’s run to a Wimbledon title ended Friday as French Open champion Alexander Zverev handed him a straight-set defeat, 7-6 (0), 6-2, 6-4 at the All-England Tennis Club. Fery was ranked 114th in the world coming into...

FRIENDLY CONFINES

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – When mapping out a schedule for Strong State this year, trainer Al Stall Jr. made certain to include Saratoga as part of the program. A maiden winner here at 2 and an allowance winner at 3, the 4-year-old Strong State seeks...

Sunna puts grass streak on line in Caress

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Little did trainer J. Kent Sweezey realize when he first opted to try Sunna on the turf this winter at Gulfstream Park, what a profound effect that decision would have on his young filly’s career. The maneuver instantly turned...

IT’S ALL GOOD

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Tommy Jo and Iron Orchard, a pair of Grade 1-winning 2-yearold fillies from last year, make their belated seasonal debuts in Friday’s Grade 3, $225,000 Victory Ride Stakes at Saratoga. But Goodall, who has connections to that...

UP FOR REBOUND

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Carson’s Run began his career with a maiden victory at Saratoga in July 2023 and has since won three graded stakes, two of which are Grade 1s. He is winless, however, in five starts since his victory in the Grade 3 Jockey Club...

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IN THE PINK

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Trainer Chad Brown theorizes that some missed training caught up with Zulu Kingdom in the latter stages of last month’s Grade 3 Poker Stakes here, when he finished third as the 1-5 favorite. With an uninterrupted training...

CLASS ACT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The placement of Abashiri in Group 1 stakes in Europe in just the second and third starts of her career tells you just how much trainer Charlie Appleby thinks of the 3-year-old daughter of Frankel. After respectable, albeit...

Rispoli returns in big way aboard Baffert’s Faran

For a few moments after he was unseated from Unconquerable Keen in the stretch of the Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint in late January, jockey Umberto Rispoli thought he escaped injury. “I didn’t feel the pain when I was on the ground,” he said last...

Ellis Park

With a heat dome descending on Kentucky this week, Ellis Park begins its 25-day stand Thursday. The track opens with a special Fourth of July weekend celebration this Thursday through Sunday before settling into its regular Friday-Sunday schedule...

NEXT STOP, WHITNEY

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Three people still active in the practice of training Thoroughbred racehorses have housed a Horse of the Year in their barn four times, but if the 2026 season ended today, Steve Asmussen would become the only one with five. Half this...

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U.S. on to knockout stage

Despite a 3-2 last-second loss to Türkiye on Thursday, the United States men’s national soccer team will advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup. Victories over Australia and Paraguay propelled the U.S. to the top of Group D. The next match is...

GRENING: A VIEW FROM THE PRESS BOX,

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Through the dirty windows, under a leaky roof, with the loud clanging of heat pipes and, most recently, heavy-duty industrial fans, the Aqueduct press box is where I have watched the most races over three-plus decades of covering New...

POWER QUARTET

It would be difficult – very, very difficult – saying that the 4-year-old colt Sovereignty still has something to prove Saturday at Churchill Downs in the Stephen Foster Stakes. Winner of the Kentucky Derby, hero of the Belmont, 10-length victor in...

Inspeight of charlie exits nose defeat in a key race

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The connections of Inspeightofcharlie had almost reached the Aqueduct winner’s circle when the order of finish was posted on the tote board for the ninth race on May 10, but their horse was shown to be in second place, losing a nose...

TRICKY SIX

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The final week of racing at Aqueduct begins Thursday with a carryover of $139,950 in the pick six after the wager went unsolved both Saturday and Sunday. Thursday’s sequence, which begins with race 3 (2:12 p.m. Eastern), looks...

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FINELY AGED

Alogon, a four-time stakes winner trained by Ned Allard, will make his 7-year-old debut in the $100,000 Get Serious Stakes on Sunday at Monmouth Park. The battle-hardened turf sprinter might be getting up there in years, but his trainer isn’t one to...

WAY OVERDUE

Five times in its past 10 runnings, the Ohio Derby has been won by a horse directly exiting the Triple Crown series. That’s the case for five of the 10 entrants in Saturday’s renewal of the Grade 3, $500,000 Ohio Derby at Thistledown. Ocelli, third in...

Los Alamitos Race Course

In early 2024, Zeus’ War won by two lengths and finished second by a nose in consecutive allowance starts at Golden Gate Fields. Trainer Tim McCanna has seen recent signs that Zeus’ War can return to that form in his second start of 2026 in an...

FLYING COLORS

This year has been a supercharged one for trainer Cherie DeVaux, jockey Jose Ortiz, and owner C R K Stable. DeVaux, on a steady rise in recent years, became the toast of racing this spring as she trained Golden Tempo to win the Kentucky Derby and...

NARROW EDGE

They have each won three Group 1 races on the grandest stages in Europe and the Middle East. They have career records with more wins than losses, and both won their last starts. The matchup between Daryz and Ombudsman in Wednesday’s Group 1 Prince of...

El Niño beginning to take shape

El Niño conditions have been forming for months over the Pacific Ocean and forecasts call for one of the strongest events ever. El Niño, the warming of sea surface temperatures in the Pacific, disrupts wind patterns and can trigger intense flooding....

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GOLDEN AGE

ARCADIA, Calif. – Before he ships south this summer to aim for a fifth consecutive victory in the Grade 2 Del Mar Handicap, the veteran gelding Gold Phoenix will take a detour Sunday, the originally scheduled closing day at Santa Anita. Because of...

HOME COOKING

Jumping the Gun might be up against it in the Grade 3, $300,000 Delaware Oaks on Saturday, but if anyone wants to take her down, they will have to do it over her home track. Trainer Andy Simoff has been waiting for this one at Delaware Park. “She has...

Reagan’s Wit looks to keep DeVaux barn rolling

What is a trainer of Thoroughbreds to do after her horse, the Kentucky Derby winner, captures the Belmont Stakes – after another 3-year-old she trains about two hours before the Belmont won a Grade 1 sprint with even more verve than the Belmont winner...

LEADER OF THE PACK

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Golden Tempo not only validated his Kentucky Derby victory by winning Saturday’s Belmont Stakes, he took complete control of the 3-yearold division heading into the second half of the year. Like Sovereignty a year ago, Golden...

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Rare Lyme disease found in New York

The rare Lyme disease-causing bacteria Borrelia mayonii, which had only been detected in Minnesota and Wisconsin, was found in New York last July, according to a report published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tick-borne...

LAUNCHING PAD

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Zulu Kingdom and Salamis are Grade 1 winners pointing to similar such races later in the year. For now, however, Sunday’s Grade 3, $300,000 Poker Stakes at Saratoga serves as a nice bridge toward those more prestigious spots...

158TH BELMONT STAKES

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Renegade didn’t generate the kind of buzz a talented Todd Pletcher-trained 2-year-old typically does when he debuted at Saratoga last August. Certainly, nobody was talking about him after he got beat 18 1/4 lengths by It’s Our...

OAKS INTO ACORN

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – They rushed to the entry box for the Kentucky Oaks five weeks ago, as 17 3-year-old fillies were entered in a race that ultimately went to post with 13. The wide-open nature of the Oaks was reflected in a tote board that saw...

FORGOTTEN HORSE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Commandment seems to be the forgotten horse of this year’s Triple Crown heading into Saturday’s $2 million Belmont Stakes at Saratoga. Despite being a multiple graded stakes winner and one of just three Grade 1 winners in the...

IMPENETRABLE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The three best races of Iron Dome’s career came last summer at Saratoga when he ran 1 1/8 miles against New York-breds. Under those circumstances, Iron Dome went 3 for 3, winning by a combined 28 1/4 lengths. On Wednesday,...

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NEED FOR SPEED

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – As it gets closer to finalizing the field for the $2 million Belmont Stakes to be run next Saturday at Saratoga, one thing that’s becoming clear is the pace scenario will likely not be as torrid as it was in the Kentucky Derby...

STRONG SUIT

ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Woodbine’s new $5 minimum pick three, with a 15 percent takeout, on select multi-stakes days begins Saturday and encompasses the three graded events on the card – the Belle Mahone, Eclipse, and Jacques Cartier. Stanley House is...

LIGHT THE FUSE

Miguel Clement has enjoyed instant success in his early career as a trainer, but working with Teddy’s Rocket has required more patience. His breakout performance has always seemed to be a start away, and it could finally come in the Grade 3, $400,000...

ROOM TO IMPROVE

While trainer Bill Mott may not have been able to become the first trainer in 28 years to record a repeat victory in the Kentucky Derby, he stands a very good chance to become the first trainer in 30 years to win back-to-back runnings of the Belmont...

DEL MAR-BOUND

ARCADIA, Calif. – Flyover and Mohaven gave trainer John Sadler his third day with two stakes wins this decade at Santa Anita on Saturday, and showed why they have excellent chances to win stakes at Del Mar this summer. Flyover and Mohaven were winners...

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GREAT EXPECTATIONS

He was excellent as a 3-yearold in 2024 and brilliant last year at 4. Understandably, Formidable Man carries high expectations when he starts for the first time as a 5-year-old in Monday’s Grade 1 Shoemaker Mile on turf at Santa Anita. Consider his...

RUN IT BACK

Two weeks after he cruised to an easy win in a maiden race for California-breds on turf, Matt At Five has a similar assignment in a six-furlong allowance race for statebreds on grass at Santa Anita on Sunday. On May 10, Matt At Five won his first...

NEW LOOK

Unrivaled Time is the only graded stakes winner in Saturday’s $125,000 Snow Chief Stakes for statebred 3-year-olds at Santa Anita. It’s a fine status, but no guarantee he will beat nine rivals in a turf race at 1 1/8 miles, the longest distance of his...

PICK SIX BUMP

For the fourth time in 10 racing days this month, the $2 pick six has a carryover at Santa Anita on Friday. There were no winning tickets on Sunday, the most recent day of racing, leaving the pick six pool with a start of $60,494. The pool of new...

FULL BOUQUET

While only three starters from this year’s Kentucky Derby ran back in last Saturday’s Preakness Stakes at Laurel Park, there are as many as seven Derby alumni who are under consideration for a start in the $2 million Belmont Stakes to be run June 6 at...

Liam’s Map shows versitility, becomes classic-winning sire

Despite being more accomplished on the racetrack than Not This Time, multiple Grade 1 winner Liam’s Map has been overshadowed by his Grade 3-winning younger half-brother as a stud over the last few years. Not This Time has quickly climbed the ladder...

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Without Cause gets to run at her favorite distance

Without Cause will get a rare opportunity to race over six furlongs on turf Sunday at Aqueduct in a conditioned allowance for fillies and mares over the outer course. “This is her distance,” said Mark Casse, who trains Without Cause. “Going...

151ST PREAKNESS STAKES

LAUREL, Md. – For all the talk about who isn’t in the field and where the race isn’t being run, the 151st Preakness Stakes will actually be held Saturday in its typical place on the calendar. For the third time in the last five years, the Kentucky...

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RINSE, REPEAT

It has been a pattern that has worked well for trainer Chad Brown. A horse runs in the Wood Memorial, skips the Kentucky Derby, and wins the Preakness. Cloud Computing did it in 2017. Early Voting again in 2022. Saturday, Brown will attempt the hat...

HORSESHOE INDIANAPOLIS

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Cyberattack hits Canvas

Canvas, a system that thousands of schools and universities use, was offline Thursday from a cyberattack that created chaos for students during finals. The hacking group named ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach, which hit approximately...

GULFSTREAM PARK

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CRAFTY SINGLES

ARCADIA, Calif. – Skeptical bettors are back in business Friday at Santa Anita. The $2 pick six begins with a $42,057 carryover, and cynics will consider a trio of shortprice favorites at the end of the card to be vulnerable. A colt who never tried...

STARS ALIGN

Trainers Shug McGaughey and Miguel Clement landed on the same spot Thursday at Aqueduct to try and reverse the fortunes of their millionaire graded stakes-winning turf horses Integration and Carson’s Run. Now, it’s a matter if Mother Nature will...

ON THE FENCE

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Early indications are that Golden Tempo came out of his victory in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby in good order and will be considered, but is not yet definite, to run in the Preakness Stakes on May 16 at Laurel Park, trainer Cherie DeVaux...

Iran will compete in World Cup

A month after Iran raised the possibility of pulling out of the World Cup, FIFA said the country will play as scheduled. The World Cup, which runs from June 11 to July 19, will be hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Iran is slated to play...

DHS record shutdown ends

On Thursday, the House of Representatives approved a Senate-passed bill that will fund the Department of Homeland Security, ending the record 75-day shutdown. President Donald Trump signed the bill into order, funding DHS and other agencies such as the...

HITTING THE SPOT

Bishops Bay is 4 for 4 at one mile, 3 for 3 at Aqueduct, and 6 for 6 when he’s ridden by Flavien Prat. Sunday, Bishops Bay will run in the Grade 3 $175,000 Westchester Stakes, a one-mile race at Aqueduct with Flavien Prat in the saddle. Like his...

CLOCKER: ‘Wallabee,’ Emerging Market caught the eye

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Workout watching has become an increasingly popular pastime in the age-old quest to sort out the top contenders and ultimately pick the winner of the Kentucky Derby. This year’s talented crop of 3-year-olds has done its very best to...

152ND KENTUCKY OAKS

HARD TO GAUGE

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The success of Japanbased horses in America and internationally, most notably that of 2025 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Forever Young, has fueled thoughts that a Kentucky Derby may soon be within reach for a horse from the Land of the...

INSIDE JOB

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Renegade was among the last of the Kentucky Derby starters to arrive on the grounds when his van from Florida came through the Churchill Downs gates around 2:45 a.m. Saturday. About 12 hours later, Renegade was one of the first names...