Roja ran pretty well on the dirt. But her pedigree — and jockey Irad Ortiz — said turf was what she really wanted. They were right.
Trainer Graham Motion has high hopes for Kentucky Oaks hopeful Fondly, the headliner of his four Derby weekend stakes runners.
Millionaire Sparkle Blue and speedy Cut From Class, who slugged it out in last year’s Big Drefyus, meet again Saturday in the Dahlia at Laurel Park.
Reflections from Hall of Fame finalist Graham Motion and John Servis, who trained another Hall candidate in Smarty Jones.
Trainer Graham Motion hopes Correto will follow the Selima-to-Breeders’ Cup path already blazed five years ago by Sharing.
Jockey Manny Franco’s talents were on full display Saturday at Colonial Downs, as he won seven races and nearly swept the track’s six stakes.
Graham Motion will saddle one runner in each Colonial Downs graded stake Sunday: Trikari, Mission of Joy, and Highland Chief.
Sparkle Blue dropped out of graded company for the first time in five starts and defended her title in Laurel Park’s Big Dreyfus Stakes Sunday.
Trainer Graham Motion is slated to send out a tough duo in Sunday’s Prince George’s County Stakes at Laurel Park, including G1 winner Highland Chief.
Sunday’s Grade 3 Robert G. Dick Memorial has attracked a terrific group of horses, including G1 winner War Like Goddess.