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Orfevre Will Be 'Hard to Beat' in Japan Cup

Orfevre Will Be 'Hard to Beat' in Japan Cup

Many horsemen expect the Japan Triple Crown winner to prevail, but Gentildonna, Japan's filly triple crown winner of 2012, is also a threat.

 Thursday, November 22, 2012
Flying Solemia Catches Orfevre for Arc Upset

Flying Solemia Catches Orfevre for Arc Upset

Filly Solemia caught favorite Orfevre in the final couple of strides to produce a major upset in the $5.2 million Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Fr-I) at Longchamp Oct. 7.

 Sunday, October 07, 2012
Setsuko Set for Big 'Cap After Allowance Win

Setsuko Set for Big 'Cap After Allowance Win

Setsuko, beaten a nose at 25-1 in the 2011 Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I), punched his ticket for a return trip March 3 with a comfortable victory in an allowance test in finale at Santa Anita Feb. 4.

 Sunday, February 05, 2012
Goldikova Draws Rail in Quest for Fourth Mile

Goldikova Draws Rail in Quest for Fourth Mile

An audible groan went up from the table of traveling lads from France at the Breeders' Cup World Championships post-position draw when it was announced three-time Mile (gr. IT) winner had drawn the rail.

 Monday, October 31, 2011
Exhi Makes Easy Work of Ben Ali

Exhi Makes Easy Work of Ben Ali

Wertheimer and Frere's Kentucky homebred Exhi had no problem returning from his six-month layoff, as he took a short field wire-to-wire in the $150,000 Ben Ali (gr. III) April 23 for his second graded stakes win at Keeneland.

 Saturday, April 23, 2011
Meteore Fractures Ankle at Golden Gate

Meteore Fractures Ankle at Golden Gate

Grade II winner Meteore was euthanized after fracturing his right ankle in an allowance race at Golden Gate Fields April 2.

 Sunday, April 03, 2011
Goldikova Repeats as Top Female on Turf

Goldikova Repeats as Top Female on Turf

Wertheimer and Frere's homebred Goldikova, Europe's Horse of the Year, is named North America's top Turf Female after winning her third straight Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT).

 Monday, January 17, 2011
Goldikova Triples Pleasure in Mile Thriller

Goldikova Triples Pleasure in Mile Thriller

The amazing mare Goldikova unleashed a huge turn of foot in the stretch and overtook the leaders of the TVG Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) as she became the first-ever three-time consecutive winner of a World Championships race.

 Saturday, November 06, 2010
Goldikova's 3-Peat Bid Begins from Post 10

Goldikova's 3-Peat Bid Begins from Post 10

Goldikova, making her bid to become the first three-time Breeders' Cup winner, drew post 10 for the TVG Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT).

 Tuesday, November 02, 2010
Interactif Gets His Win in Hall of Fame S.

Interactif Gets His Win in Hall of Fame S.

Interactif, runner-up in stakes company three times this season, finally broke through as a 3-year-old when barely holding off Grand Rapport to win the $150,000 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes (gr. IIT) Aug. 13.

 Friday, August 13, 2010
Exhi Runs Streak to Four in Victoria Park

Exhi Runs Streak to Four in Victoria Park

Exhi, winner of the Lexington Stakes (gr. II) in April, thoroughly dominated his three rivals in the $144,795 Victoria Park Stakes June 27 at Woodbine, extending his victory streak to four races.

 Sunday, June 27, 2010
Colizeo Takes Northern Dancer in Stakes Debut

Colizeo Takes Northern Dancer in Stakes Debut

Colizeo, the 8-5 favorite, defeated Worldly after a long stretch duel to score the $125,000 Northern Dancer Stakes (gr. III) in his graded stakes debut June 12 at Churchill Downs.

 Saturday, June 12, 2010
Exhi Rolls in Woodbine's Marine Stakes

Exhi Rolls in Woodbine's Marine Stakes

Favored Exhi, making his first start at Woodbine, drew off from his four 3-year-old rivals in the $151,447 Marine Stakes to record his third consecutive win by 4 1/2 lengths May 29.

 Saturday, May 29, 2010
Interactif Decision Won't Come Until Draw Day

Interactif Decision Won't Come Until Draw Day

One day after saying it was unlikely that Interactif would enter the Kentucky Derby (gr. I), trainer Todd Pletcher indicated the colt is still being considered and that a final decision won't be made until Wednesday, April 28

 Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Eskendereya to Work Sunday Morning

Eskendereya to Work Sunday Morning

A sloppy surfaces causes Todd Pletcher to delay the final Derby work of likely favorite Eskendereya until Sunday; Interactif to drill April 25 as well

 Saturday, April 24, 2010
Interactif Sweeps to Impressive Bourbon Score

Interactif Sweeps to Impressive Bourbon Score

Interactif may have stamped himself as the horse to beat in next month's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. IIT), as he turned in a dominating performance in the $125,000 Bourbon Stakes (gr. IIIT) Oct. 11 at Keeneland.

 Sunday, October 11, 2009

Goldikova Turns in Prix Rothschild Smasher

Heading for a second appearance in the Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) this fall, the brilliant filly Goldikova showed that she is at the top of her game following a smashing repeat victory in the Prix Rothschild (Fr-I) at Deauville Aug 2.

 Sunday, August 02, 2009

Sword Dancer is Right Spot for Go Deputy

Trainer Todd Pletcher's decision to scratch Go Deputy from the Arlington Million (gr. IT) to run instead in Saturday's $500,000 Sword Dancer Invitational (gr. IT) at Saratoga worked out brilliantly when the 6-year-old Deputy Minister horse ran away from the field at odds of 6-1.

 Saturday, August 12, 2006

Go Deputy Maintains Order in Bowling Green

Wertheimer and Frere's heavily favored Go Deputy held off a desperate late rally by Crown Point on Saturday to win the $150,000 Bowling Green Handicap (gr. II) at 1 3/8 miles on the Belmont Park inner turf course by a half-length.

 Saturday, July 15, 2006

Patience Pays as Silent Name Wins Arcadia

Jockey Rafael Bejarano's biggest problem in winning the $150,000 Arcadia Handicap (gr. IIT) on the Santa Anita turf Saturday was trying to keep the Japanese-bred Silent Name patient as they waited for room on the far turn.

 Saturday, April 08, 2006

Olmodavor Totes Highweight in Whirlaway

Wertheimer and Frere's Olmodavor, third last time out against Star Cross and Nose the Trade in the San Pasqual Handicap (gr. II) at Santa Anita, ships to Fair Grounds and will be the 121-pound highweight in Sunday's Whirlaway Handicap (gr. III).

 Friday, January 30, 2004