Marcus Hersh is a journalist at Daily Racing Form, based in Chicago and New Orleans. He covers various aspects of competitive sports, particularly focusing on the horse racing industry, including Arlington Park, Hawthorne, and Fair Grounds, while also addressing themes related to animal care and animal cruelty. Marcus has been featured in Daily Racing Form and CDC Gaming Reports.
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By: Marcus Hersh
Last fall, as a 3-year-old at the time and third-place finisher in the 2025 Kentucky Oaks, Bless the Broken sold at auction for a tidy sum of $750,000. She moved into the barn of Brad Cox, one of the most prolific graded-stakes winning trainers of the modern era, and Cox set about getting the filly her first graded-stakes victory.
Longshot Somerset West won a five-horse blanket finish that did not include 1-2 favorite Cy Fair in the Music City, the last of five stakes on Saturday at Kentucky Downs.
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By: Marcus Hersh
The Kentucky Downs Ladies Marathon wasn’t the biggest race trainer Brad Cox won on Sunday, but it was the richest. And as easily as Stellify captured this race a year ago, she was even more dominant this time, posting a 5 1/2-length victory and giving jockey Flavien Prat the fifth of his six winners on a 12-race card.
The 2-year-old colt Jas lost his career debut, won second time out on opening weekend at Kentucky Downs, and is entered right back Wednesday in the $750,000 Kentucky Downs Juvenile Mile.
Citrus Springs came a long way to run in the Kentucky Downs Juvenile Fillies, and the wire came just in time for her to win the $750,000 contest.
New York-based trainer Miguel Clement owns the 3-year-old division this season at Kentucky Downs. He sent Caroline St. Beat to win the $1.83 million Nashville Derby on Saturday, and on Monday the Clement-trained Bottas landed the $1.75 million Gun Runner Stakes.
Haatem, whose best days had come during 2024, shipped from England and won the Mint Millions on Monday at Kentucky Downs.
Last away, Take Charge Star was first home – and much the best – in the Franklin Simpson Stakes on Monday at Kentucky Downs.
How’s Al Today looked good winning his turf debut in a restricted sales race on opening day of the Kentucky Downs meeting. He looked great winning the Kentucky Downs Juvenile Mile on closing day.
Yes, it was a restricted sales stakes, but what the 2-year-old filly Sun Goddess did Aug. 20 at York in the Harry's Half Million still was remarkable. And it is not just that single performance that makes Sun Goddess the heavy favorite to win the Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes on Sunday at The Curragh.
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