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Distaff Turf Mile Deep in Talent

Distaff Turf Mile Deep in Talent

The May 1 Churchill Distaff Turf Mile (gr. IIT) has six graded/group stakes winners entered.

 Thursday, April 29, 2010
Santa Monica Length Right for Evita Argentina

Santa Monica Length Right for Evita Argentina

Her last four stakes wins have come at seven furlongs, but if grade I winner Evita Argentina hopes to add the $250,000 Santa Monica Handicap (gr. I) to her fine record, she'll need to be at her best at Santa Anita Jan. 31.

 Thursday, January 28, 2010
Cat by the Tale Gets Purr-fect 'Gorgonio Trip

Cat by the Tale Gets Purr-fect 'Gorgonio Trip

The $150,000 San Gorgonio Handicap (gr. IIT) at Santa Anita Jan. 2 could not have come up any better for Cat by the Tale, who seized the lead from pacesetter Century Park on the final turn and burst home easily.

 Saturday, January 02, 2010
Life Is Sweet Starts New Season On Turf

Life Is Sweet Starts New Season On Turf

Making her first start since a rousing triumph in the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (gr. I) two months ago, Life Is Sweet returns in the $150,000 San Gorgonio Handicap (gr. IIT) on the turf at Santa Anita Jan. 2.

 Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Ventura Fulfills Frankel's Wish in Matriarch

Ventura Fulfills Frankel's Wish in Matriarch

For the second day in a row, the barn of the late Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel scored a grade I victory on the Hollywood Park turf. On Nov. 28 Ventura captured the $300,000 Matriarch in a stakes record time by 1 3/4 lengths.

 Saturday, November 28, 2009
Ventura, Diamondrella to Battle in Matriarch

Ventura, Diamondrella to Battle in Matriarch

Ventura, one of the leading stars for the late trainer Bobby Frankel and Juddmonte Farms during the past two years, goes for her fourth grade I victory against six rivals in the Nov. 28 Matriarch Stakes (gr. IT) at Hollywood Park.

 Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Diamondrella Joins Stevens; Eyes Matriarch

Diamondrella Joins Stevens; Eyes Matriarch

Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens, who never won the prestigious Matriarch Stakes (gr. IT) as a rider, will try to win the grade I test as a trainer with Diamondrella on Nov. 28 at Hollywood Park.

 Sunday, November 15, 2009
BC-Connected Horses Set to Sell

BC-Connected Horses Set to Sell

Three participants in this year's Breeders' Cup World Championships â€" Diamondrella, Lethal Heat, and Magical Fantasy -- were scheduled to be offered at the Nov. 10 Fasig-Tipton November select mixed sale in Lexington as of Nov. 9. Grade I winner Diamondrella finished 11th in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint; grade II winner Lethal Heat was seventh in the Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic (gr. I); and grade I winner Magical Fantasy finished fifth in the Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT).

 Monday, November 09, 2009
Turf Sprint Draws Largest Field of All

Turf Sprint Draws Largest Field of All

What could be more specialized than horses that like to sprint on the turf? Yet all manner of runners make up the 22 pre-entries in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, which drew the largest field of all 14 Breeders' Cup races.

 Friday, October 30, 2009
Diamondrella Rallies to Take First Lady

Diamondrella Rallies to Take First Lady

IEAH Stables' Diamondrella came from well off the pace and ran down Tizaqueena in the final yards to notch her second grade I victory of the season in the $400,000 First Lady (gr. IT) Oct. 10 on the Keeneland turf.

 Saturday, October 10, 2009
Forever Together Seeks First Lady Repeat

Forever Together Seeks First Lady Repeat

Augustin Stable's champion mare Forever Together, entering off a surprising defeat in Canada last month, will try to defend her title in the $400,000 First Lady Stakes (gr. IT) on opening weekend Oct. 10 at Keeneland.

 Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Informed Decision Right Choice in PID Masters

Informed Decision Right Choice in PID Masters

Odds-on choice Informed Decision improved to five-for-five on synthetic tracks and cemented her position as a leading candidate for the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint when she sailed to a 2 1/2-length victory in the $398,000 Presque Isle Downs Masters (gr. III) in Erie, Pa., on the evening of Sept. 12.

 Saturday, September 12, 2009
THS: Presque Isle Masters Stakes (Video)

THS: Presque Isle Masters Stakes (Video)

Jason, Tom, and Tim Holland from twinspires preview the Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes (gr. III), which features 4 grade I winners.

 Thursday, September 10, 2009
Grade I-Winning Quartet Heads Masters' Field

Grade I-Winning Quartet Heads Masters' Field

Four grade I winners -- Diamondrella, Flashing, Game Face, and Informed Decision -- are part of an overflow field entered for the $400,000 Presque Isle Downs Masters (gr. III) on tap Sept. 12 in Erie, Pa.

 Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Diamondrella Sparkles in Just a Game Upset

Diamondrella Sparkles in Just a Game Upset

Diamondrella and jockey Rajiv Maragh thundered down the stretch to overpower last year's champion turf filly, Forever Together, to win the $400,000 Just a Game Stakes (gr.IT) at Belmont Park June 6.

 Saturday, June 06, 2009
Forever Together in Fine Form for Just A Game

Forever Together in Fine Form for Just A Game

After kicking off her 5-year-old campaign with a confident win in the Jenny Wiley (gr. IIT), Forever Together will be favored to extend her three-race win streak in the $400,000 Just a Game (gr. IT) at Belmont Park June 6.

 Wednesday, June 03, 2009