A burst of electricity, a shockwave through an industry. Leovanni, with a push button change of speed, scampered away with the Group Two contest over five furlongs and, in doing so, gave owners Wathnan Racing its first victory of this year’s meeting. James Doyle-ridden Leovanni stormed to victory in the Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot The Karl Burke-trained horse …
Is there a record at Santa Anita for 3-year-old colts running on the dirt that trainer Bob Baffert doesn’t hold? Maybe, but winning the Grade 1 $300,000 Malibu Stakes isn’t one of them as he won the seven-furlong race for a record-tying sixth time on Tuesday’s opening day when Speed Boat Beach rolled to an easy 1 1/2-length win over …
Dimitri Payet scored twice as Marseille continued its revival under new coach Jorge Sampaoli by beating Reims 3-1 in the French league on Friday. Marseilles fifth win in seven games lifted the team to fifth in the 34th round, two points ahead of Lens, which hosts Nimes on Sunday. But Arkadiusz Milik set up Dimitri Payet to equalize in the …
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