Holy Bull Stakes
Holy Bull Stakes (G3) Gulfstream Park “Nearly” Wow! That was the first word that came to my mind when watching the video replay of this year’s Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Visually, this was one of the most impressive performances that we have seen from this crop of 3-year-olds and I’m not surprised to […]
San Vicente Stakes (G2)
“So Happy strikes as Buetane fails to ignite at Santa Anita” San Vicente Stakes (G2) Perhaps I should be forgiven that slightly “Dad Joke” headline but I couldn’t resist. The San Vicente Stakes has been won by the likes of Muth (2024) and Nyquist (2016) in the last decade and has largely become a Bob […]
Jerome Stakes
Jerome Stakes “Road to the Kentucky Derby” “My World” The 2026 season at Aqueduct got underway in freezing conditions in New York and it was the Brad Cox trained My World (Essential Quality – Quebec) who landed the latest 10 points on the road to the Kentucky Derby in the Jerome Stakes on Saturday. This […]
Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2)
Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) “Further Ado” We are going to be spending a lot of time looking at the contenders for the 2026 Kentucky Derby in the weeks and months ahead. The latest junction on that road came along on Saturday with the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes at Churchill Downs. We are still 5 […]