Former chef and footballer Gavin Ashton never rode a horse until he was 20. Now a jockey, he’s opening eyes at Colonial Downs and making up for lost time.
A trio of major turf races for sophomores led to more shuffling in Nick’s Turf 10, with a new leader and four newcomers on the list.
Virginia-bred Secretariat Stakes winner Gigante is the product of multiple generations of Bill and Ann Backer’s breeding operation over more than 30 years.
Nagirroc and Never Explain set Pimlico course records May 20. Repeat efforts would make them winners in the Secretariat and Arlington Million Saturday.
The Grand Slam of Grass once connected Colonial Downs and Arlington Park. With the Secretariat Stakes now moved to Colonial, the connection lives on.
A trio of major turf races for sophomores led to more shuffling in Nick’s Turf 10, with a new leader and four newcomers on the list.
Four weekend turf stakes for sophomores impacted the latest edition of Nick’s Turf 10, with the top-ranked runners running like it.
Last week’s Preakness was a thrilling battle to the wire. But our Nick Hahn says it would have been better if it were run today — a week later.
Nagirroc’s course-record win in Pimlico’s James Murphy Stakes moved him up into the top three of Nick’s Turf 10.
Three-year-old Nagirroc dominated his competition in the James Murphy Stakes at Pimlico Saturday, setting a track record for one mile on the turf.