Formidable Man Rolls in Shoemaker Mile, Thought Process, Forged Steel

Formidable Man delivers at odds-on in Shoemaker Mile

Any concern trainer Michael McCarthy may have had over a nearly seven-month layoff for Formidable Man entering Monday’s Grade 1 Shoemaker Mile proved unwarranted. Sent off the 3-5 favorite under Flavien Prat, Formidable Man surged to the lead in mid-stretch of the $301,500 turf race and won comfortably by 1 1/4 lengths for his third top-level victory. Click here for Santa Anita entries and results. “He’s just a genuine racehorse,” McCarthy said.…

Favored Formidable Man Fires Fresh In Shoemaker Mile

Making his first start since running home to be a gallant second to Notable Speech (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) in the GI Breeders' Cup Mile down the road at Del Mar last November, Mr. & Mrs. William K. Warren's Formidable Man (City of Light) was given a letter-perfect steer by the visiting Flavien Prat and ran out a comfortable winner of Monday's GI Shoemaker Mile at Santa Anita. A fast-finishing fourth as the 13-5 favorite last Memorial Day, the $375,0…

Formidable Man Rolls in Shoemaker Mile, Thought Process, Forged Steel

Trainer Michael McCarthy has a plan for Formidable Man that he hopes will lead him to a victory in the Breeders' Cup Mile. Read More...