Tag: Laura Pugh

You know it is summertime when the juveniles are popping up with big performances left and right. Saratoga and Del Mar often lead the way in featuring talented babies, but talent can come from anywhere, …

The Adirondack Stakes (GII) at Saratoga has long served as one of the track’s stepping stones for juvenile fillies. Several who have won this race have gone on to have very successful careers, such as champions Sky …

US Racing writer Laura Pugh subs for Derek Simon and welcomes guests Laurie Ross, Brian Zipse and John Scheinman to talk Derby with her. ABOUT THE GUEST(S) Laurie Ross is a bloodlines expert who …

California Chrome is dual classic winner, winning the 2014 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. Since 2014, California Chrome has run 13 times (finishing in the top three 11 times), at seven different tracks, in two …

The Rebel Stakes has been one of the most telling Kentucky Derby preps in recent years and the 2016 edition was no different. The Bob Baffert-trained Cupid invaded and conquered, going from a maiden winner …

Danzing Candy was the “buzz” horse the week before Santa Anita’s San Felipe Stakes. He is a brilliant son of the brilliant Twirling Candy, how could he not be? He is a tall, dark and …

The San Felipe Stakes has proven to be one of the more useful Kentucky Derby preps in recent years. To be more specific, since returning to dirt for the 2012 edition, the race has produced …

Shagaf entered Aqueduct’s Gotham Stakes unbeaten and he maintained that status afterwards, earning his first graded stakes victory in the process. After waiting patiently for a path to open up, jockey Irad Ortiz, swung Shagaf …

By Laura Pugh Show of hands, who remembers the horse Off the Tracks? Not many? Alright then, let me refresh your memories. Last year, the two-year-old daughter of Curlin started off her career in June …

By Laura Pugh Mohaymen. In Arabic that word translates to dominant. It is ironic that such a name should belong to a colt who has swept two of Gulfstream Park’s three premier prep races for …

By Laura Pugh A filly born in April has won the Kentucky Derby. This is a fact. All three filles that have won the Kentucky Derby — Regret, Genuine Risk and Winning Colors — won …

By Laura Pugh The Risen Star Stakes is officially in the books, and so is Gun Runner, who earned 50 points with the win. The effort has landed him atop the Kentucky Derby Leader Board, …

By Laura Pugh The sport of Thoroughbred Racing rarely ever gets to see a fairytale that has a happily-ever-after ending. Too often, the news we get to see is of breakdowns or drug violations, but …