American Triple Crown winner Justify's talented younger brother, Stage Raider claimed the US$89,240 first-level allowance at Belmont Park. The 3YO half brother to the 2018 Triple Crown winner came through a narrow stretch opening and pulled clear for a hand-ridden three-length victory over Civil War The John Gunther-owned- and -bred Pioneerof the Nile colt raced the longest in his three-race care ...

The hot favourite for the Preakness Stakes Medina Spirit gained conditional entry to the event despite failing a drug test for the steroid betamethasone after the 2021 Kentucky Derby victory. The conditions include “a binding commitment” from Medina Spirit’s trainer, Bob Baffert, for “full transparency of medical and testing results that will allow for all results to be released to the public,” M ...

Group One placed Stakes winner and Canadian sire Thunderello died May 5 due to colic on a farm in Ontario owned by Charles Mady, who raced the son of Montbrook. Thunderello who was 22, was a fleet-footed sprinter who had three wins and three seconds out of seven lifetime starts that included a runner-up finish in the 2002 NAPA Breeders' Cup Sprint to Orientate at Arlington International Racecours ...

The impressive colt, who was the beaten favourite in the Golden Slipper Stakes - Profiteer, has been busying himself during his downtime with various equestrian tasks and has made a similar immediate impact there off the back of a super 2YO season that earned him A$1.4 million from just four starts. Richardson, who runs the Scone pre-training and breaking property Vantage Hill with his wife Nikki ...

Goodwood has restored the prize-funds of its three Gr.1 races to pre-coronavirus levels, with the £1 million Sussex Stakes once again the centrepiece of the Qatar Goodwood Festival in July. The Goodwood Cup will again be worth £500,000 and the Nassau Stakes will be run for £600,000, while more than £4.8m will be offered in total prize-money across the five days of the Glorious meeting. The news f ...