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2022 Cotillion Stakes Betting Odds and Contenders Preview:Saturday features a massive afternoon of racing at Parx Racing in Philadelphia with no less than 10 stakes races.? Read it now on numberFire!

Riley Mott on his father: “I often use his accomplishments as motivation to step up my game as both a horseman and a human.”

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Godolphin Stable’s homebred Nostalgic challenged pacesetter and even-money favorite Venti Valentine before surging up the rail in the final furlong and posting a 1 1/4-length victory Saturday in the $250,000 Gazelle Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Sponsored by: Swiss Skydiver, ridden by Robby Albarado, outduels Authentic, ridden by John Velazquez, to win the Preakness Stakes during Preakness Stakes Day at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Scott Serio/Eclipse Sportswire/CSM Swiss Skydiver has taken her show on the road here, there and yonder while notching six graded stakes triumphs over five different racetracks. On Saturday, the 2020 Champion 3-Year-Old Filly will vie to reign supreme over a new oval when taking on a...

Due To Minor Issue, Tacitus Will Miss Dubai World Cup For Second Straight Year Sponsored by: Tacitus in Saudi Arabia on Feb. 18 Juddmonte Farms Tacitus will not make his next expected start in the March 27 Dubai World Cup, reports the  Daily Racing Form. The gray son of Tapit and champion Close Hatches may have banged his hind leg on something and was found to be sore for several days, said Juddmonte general manager Garrett ORourke. “They checked him out and recommended just to wal...

Pedigree fun facts: Greatest Honour Feb 1, 2021 Kellie Reilly/Brisnet.com As a Tapit colt out of a half-sister to two Belmont S. (G1) winners, Greatest Honour has the third jewel of the Triple Crown written all over him. So it’s highly encouraging that he’s burst onto the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail with a stellar display as early as the Holy Bull (G3). The Courtlandt Farms homebred became Tapit’s second major contender for the 2021 Derby, after Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) champion...

Sponsored by: Franks Rockette wins the G2 Gallant Bloom Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott said he has no long-term 2021 goals for multiple Grade 2 winner Franks Rockette, adding its simply one step at a time. That first step begins with the $150,000 American Beauty Stakes for older female sprinters Saturday at Oaklawn. The 6-furlong race marks a homecoming of sorts for Franks Rockette, a homebred for prominent North Little Rock, Ark., businessman Frank Fletcher who finished second in the...

Juddmonte Farms Reveals 2021 Mating Plans For U.S. Broodmare Band Sponsored by: Owners and fans cheer Close Hatches following her win in the Ogden Phipps Juddmonte is pleased to announce the 2021 mating plans for some of its high-profile horses in the U.S. In June 2020, Juddmonte suffered a major setback with the loss of champion Arrogate. In his first and only three seasons, he was heavily supported by top Juddmonte families. For 2021, it was imperative that Juddmonte bridged that ga...

UPDATED 6:37PM, JAN 12 2021 Khalid Abdullahs Juddmonte Farms ranks as one of the worlds most prestigious and productive breeding operations. It has few peers, with only perhaps the Aga Khan Studs and Coolmore able to match its strength in depth and achievements. At the last count, Juddmonte had bred 113 individual Group/Grade 1 winners of 220 elite races, including 28 Classic winners. Its produce includes household names such as Frankel, Enable and Zafonic. The seeds of such spectacula...