Tell Your Daddy is SW136 for Scat Daddy making all the running in Monday’s Gr2 Bernard Baruch Hcp (8.5f) on turf at Saratoga. Allowed an uncontested lead Tell Your Daddy was able to dictate terms and clear into the home straight stayed on strongly to defeat No Word (Silent Name) by half a length with
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Mackinnon is SW21 for American Pharoah winning Monday’s Del Mar Juvenile Turf (8f) for 2yos. Content to race three wide by Juan Hernandez, Mackinnon found more in the home straight and came away to defeat Thirty Four Coupe (Run Away And Hide) by one and three-quarter lengths with Silver Surfer (Caravaggio) a nose away third.
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Yaupon is the ninth Gr1 winner for Uncle Mo winning Saturday’s Forego Stakes (7f) in a ferocious finish at Saratoga. Yaupon and Firenze Fire duelled through the final two furlongs with Firenze Fire (Poseidon’s Warrior) attempting to bite Yaupon several times before Yaupon scored by a head with Chance It (Currency Swap) filling third. It
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Thankful is SW14 for American Pharoah winning the Ladies Hcp (9f) at Aqueduct. Racing in second place to the home turn, Thankful drew alongside longtime leader Miss Mariss (He’s Had Enough) with a furlong to go and eased clear for a three-quarter length victory. Ujjayl (Smarty Jone) was a neck away in third. (pic: NYRA)
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Kentucky Pharoah is SW13 for American Pharoah winning Saturday’s Dania Beach Stakes (8f) on turf at Gulfstream. Kentucky Pharoah broke quickly and led after a furlong, clear into the home straight and staying on strongly to defeat Fighting Force (Air Force Blue) by three lengths with Cave Hill (Frosted) in third. It is the second
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Van Gogh is SW11 and the first European Gr1 winner for American Pharoah winning Saturday’s Criterium International (1600m) at Saint-Cloud. Settled at the rear before halfway, Van Gogh swung widest of all into the home straight and went clear, staying on strongly to defeat Normandy Bridge (Le Havre) comfortably by four lengths with the favourite
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Gr1 winner Caravaggio will stand in Kentucky for the 2021 season. The six-year-old son of Scat Daddy won the Gr1 Phoenix Stakes at two before winning the Gr1 Commonwealth Cup at three. Retired to Coolmore Stud in Ireland at a fee of €35,000, his fee was increased to €40,000 this year. Coolmore said support for
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Madone is SW3 and the first NH SW for Vancouver after winning Sunday’s Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf Stakes (8f). Settled behind the leading group and still worse than midfield around the home turn, Madone was able to come through between horses, finishing strongly to defeat Nimbostratus (Wootton Bassett) by a half-length but that filly
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Night Raid is the second SW for Vancouver following her victory in Saturday’s Atlantic Jewel Stakes (1200m) for 3yo fillies at Moonee Valley. Night Raid was parked behind the leaders approaching the home turn and was then able to come through between horses over the concluding stages to defeat Aidensfield (Dissident) and Dirty Thoughts (So
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Thursday’s Vinnie Roe Stakes (14f) at Leopardstown winner Pista is SW10 for American Pharoah. Pista was last around the home turn and then finished powerfully to defeat Sunchart (Teofilo) by half a length with Dawn Patrol (Galileo) the same distance away in third. A $675,000 Keeneland yearling, the Joseph O’Brien-trained Pista only made her debut
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