The Malibu Stakes (G1) – the final ranking of the year, limited to three-year-olds on dirt – had a rather strange start. Bob Baffert declared five for the event, but one of his runners, Barnes the morning line favorite, was scratched by a strained tendon, which turned out to be a career-ending injury. His place […]
In 2012, Bodemeister came within inches of a classic triumph. In the Preakness Stakes (G1), having been at the head of matters almost from the start, he turned home three lengths clear, but was I’ll have another one run him down in the dying yards to win the day by a neck. This race proved […]
In 1995, Irish-bred four-year-old Wind in Her Hair achieved a rare feat. Already a smart performer at the age of three, she captured the 1994 Newbury Fillies Trial Stakes and Pretty Polly Stakes, ran second to Balanchine in the Epsom Oaks (G1) and then finished third in the Yorkshire Oaks (G1). She was bred by […]