The 2024 summer racing season kicks into high gear Saturday at historic Churchill Downs with the 43rd running of the $1 million, Grade 1 Stephen Foster Stakes.
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Meteoric Rise for Venezuelan Trainer Jose D’Angelo
Venezuelan trainer Jose D’Angelo has enjoyed a meteoric rise to success since first establishing his stable in the U.S. in 2019. In only five years, the 33-year-old has competed in some of the world’s biggest races on the finest stages — the Preakness Stakes, the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, the Dubai World Cup, and now his latest adventure: Royal Ascot.
Batten Down Leads All the Way to Win Ohio Derby
Batten Down, a blue-blooded homebred owned by Juddmonte, took the lead at the start and never was headed as he posted an upset victory in the $500,000 Grade 3 Ohio Derby June 22 at Thistledown.
Pletcher’s Fierceness, Mindframe, Tuscan Sky Likely to Target Haskell
Champion Fierceness and Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets runner-up Mindframe are both under consideration for the July 20 Grade 1 NYRA Bets Haskell Invitational Stakes July 20 at
