Bold Ruler

Two-time graded stakes winner Plainsman will make the trek back to the Empire State when taking on a field of eight assembled for Sunday’s 45th runnin...

Keep track of Graded Stakes on HRN: Stakes Schedule | Stakes Tracker | Stakes Results Brad Cox has decided to send Plainsman to Belmont instead o...

One handicapping rule is to view with skepticism a major horse returning from a layoff in a lower-class race than normal, such as an allowance or Grad...

Coming off a three-plus month layoff, and just six weeks since suffering a bout with colic, Maximum Security made a triumphant return to the races Sat...

As often stated here, drawing the rail as a pace factor with significant speed outside is a difficult assignment. Because the inside horse gets trappe...

Gary and Mary West's multiple Grade 1 winner Maximum Security will make his Belmont Park debut in Saturday's Grade 3, $200,000 Bold Ruler, a seven-fur...

This weekend marks the end of fall meets at Keeneland and Belmont Park. But both will finish strong, with Maximum Security among the expected runners ...

Maximum Security, off since winning the Haskell Invitational (G1) and continuing his comeback from a September colic scare, was back on the work tab S...

As top division rival Code of Honor heads to the Breeders’ Cup Classic, Maximum Security may get a chance — or even two — to bolster his candidacy fo...

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