Reprinted from Bloodhorse Mike Smith does not often find himself making excuses for a victory. But there the Hall of Fame jockey was July 15 after collecting his third Delaware Handicap (G1) trophy at Delaware Park, trying to explain why champion Songbird did not...
Reprinted from Bloodhorse The year turned over and she hit a speed bump in training early, but Songbird is still Songbird. During her 2017 debut June 10 at Belmont Park in the $750,000 Ogden Phipps Stakes (G1), Fox Hill Farm’s 4-year-old daughter of Medaglia...
Once in a great while the exceptional horse comes along. Fans of Thoroughbred racing should thank their lucky stars to have witnessed such a horse in 2016 in the form of 3-year-old filly Songbird. Fox Hill Farms’ unbeaten 2-year-old of 2015 carried through her...
Reprinted from BloodHorse In a race her connections believe sets up perfectly for the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff (gr. I), Songbird was once again simply untouchable. Fox Hill Farms’ champion filly toyed with fellow grade I winners Carina Mia and...
Reprinted from BloodHorse Stretching out to 1 1/4 miles for the first time proved no problem for unbeaten filly Songbird, as the 3-year-old daughter of Medaglia d’Oro waltzed to a clear lead in the far turn and was never challenged late in the $600,000 Alabama...
