Vino Rosso Emulates Sire Curlin in Breeders’ Cup Classic
Kellie Reilly/TwinSpires.com
November 3, 2019
The 4-year-old drove past 5-2 favorite McKinzie to win, going away by 4 1/4 lengths.
The 4-year-old drove past 5-2 favorite McKinzie to win, going away by 4 1/4 lengths.
The 6-year-old Argentinean-bred bested heavy favorite Midnight Bisou.
Sir Winston rose to the challenge in his first start in an American Classic, overtaking pacesetter Joevia in the stretch and holding off favorite Tacitus for a one-length victory in the 2019 Belmont Stakes.
For the first time in Kentucky Derby history, a winner was demoted for an infraction committed during the running of the race. Stewards disqualified front-runner Maximum Security for causing interference and awarded 65-1 longshot Country House victory.
Saturday’s richly endowed Pegasus World Cup Invitational races at Gulfstream Park showcased winners at contrasting stages of their careers. City of Light romped in his swan song in the $9 million Pegasus World Cup in the slop, while Bricks and Mortar is just getting started after capturing the inaugural Pegasus World Cup Turf worth $6,708,329.
Hronis Racing’s Accelerate rolled from just off the pace to prevail as the 5-2 favorite in Saturday’s $5,358,000 Breeders’ Cup Classic (Grade 1) at Churchill Downs, in Louisville, Kentucky.
Undefeated Justify completed his history-making conquest of the Triple Crown in Saturday’s Grade I Belmont Stakes. He is the 13th horse to complete the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont sweep.
Kentucky Derby winner Justify had a battle on his hands from the start of Saturday’s Preakness Stakes but repelled every challenge to remain undefeated, raising hopes of a Triple Crown sweep in the June 9 Belmont Stakes.
Justify made history Saturday as he became the first horse in 136 years to capture the Kentucky Derby after going unraced as a 2-year-old.
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