There is a lot of alliteration surrounding the co-feature event at Colonial Downs Aug. 9. Because while Be Your Best brings the credentials to be the likely favorite, Beach Bomb boasts the brilliance to beware of in the Beverly D. Stakes (G2T). 

Even some of the best Thoroughbreds are one-dimensional. They want to race on the lead or from the back of the pack, and taking them out of their comfort zone can lead to upsetting results. Then there's Far Bridge.

MyRacehorse and Peter Leidel's Seismic Beauty rattled off her third consecutive front-running victory, this time at the top stakes level, by outlasting Kopion in the Aug. 2 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (G1) at Del Mar.

Mirroring his winning performance in the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) last fall, Sierra Leone rallied from behind a fast pace to defeat an all-star field in the $1 million Whitney Stakes (G1) Aug. 2 at Saratoga Race Course.

Deterministic successfully cut back to a mile to capture the $750,000 Fourstardave Stakes (G1T) Aug. 2 at Saratoga Race Course.

From a business perspective, Mike Repole says running a champion like Fierceness at 4 without racing in the Middle East was a "dumb" decision due to the paucity of multimillion-dollar purses for older dirt horses in the United States.

Having a grade 1 win at Saratoga Race Course is a huge asset when it's time to run in another grade 1 at the Spa. But all grade 1s are not the same. Especially at Saratoga.

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Despite the unconventional start, 6-5 favorite Whirl made all and stormed to a brilliant five-length victory in the mud leaving Cercene behind, while See The Fire, runner-up last year, came up short again.

Where else but Del Mar would a South American mare named for an exotic surfing site make her North American debut? That's what's in store Aug. 2 for Hronis Racing's Little Hidden Port in the $400,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (G1).

Lady Iman earned a starting berth into this year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1T) after her dominating victory in the July 30 Molecomb Stakes (G3) at Goodwood Racecourse.

Beaten a neck in last year's Nassau Stakes (G1), See The Fire will look to take home the prize in the July 31 group 1 at Goodwood Racecourse.

West Coast horses normally do not leave Del Mar and ship cross country for a Saratoga Race Course turf stakes. But Johannes is not your typical turf horse.

Field of Gold's pacemaker Qirat caused a momentous upset when holding off Rosallion in the Sussex Stakes (G1) at Goodwood.

John and Debby Oxley's breeding exploits produced 2024 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) victor Sierra Leone, one of the headliners in the $1 million Whitney Stakes (G1) Aug. 2 at Saratoga Race Course.

The last time Fierceness and Sierra Leone raced against each other it was for all the marbles.

Baoma Corp's Nysos ended trainer Bob Baffert's string of bad luck with beaten favorites in the July 26 San Diego Handicap (G2), delivering another scintillating winning performance.

Mia Familia Racing Stable's Lovesick Blues shocked some of the best sprinters on the West Coast and beyond, winning the $402,000 Bing Crosby Stakes (G1) July 26 at Del Mar.

For most 3-year-olds, winning the $485,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) would be a huge accomplishment. Yet there's a different perspective for a dual classic winner. Then the Jim Dandy becomes a means to an end for a colt like Godolphin's Sovereignty.

Calandagan produced a potent turn of foot to settle a tactical running of the £1.5 million King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1) July 26 at Ascot Racecourse, giving trainer Francis-Henri Graffard his second consecutive win in the race.