In Saturday’s Rodeo Drive Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita, Avenge will be looking to do something that no horse has ever done before — win consecutive editions of the race. Several have tried, but all ...
The FrontRunner Stakes (G1) often serves as the first major test in Southern California in determining whether a 2-year-old colt can handle a route of ground in hopes of progressing on to the Kentucky...
Over the past 10 years, just three fillies have won both the Del Mar Debutante (G1) and the Chandelier Stakes (G1) — Songbird, Executiveprivilege and Stardom Bound. In this year’s edition of Santa...
With Abel Tasman’s loss in the Cotillion Stakes (G1) last Saturday, the 3-year-old filly championship could still be up for grabs. Elate will look to add to her credentials for that award by facing ...
Editor’s Note: Dortmund has been scratched. Saturday’s $300,000 Awesome Again Stakes (GI), inaugurated as the Goodwood Stakes in 1982 at the now-defunct Oak Tree at Santa Anita fall racing sea...
Since the Breeders’ Cup came to fruition in 1984, US horses have used the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes (G1) as a springboard to Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) success, including two in the past four ye...
Although the winner of the Vosburgh Stakes (GI), scheduled to be run for the 78th time on Saturday at Belmont Park, has gone on to win the Breeders’ Cup Sprint just once (Artax, 1999), the race has ...
It’s hard to believe it’s been nine years since the great Hall of Famer Zenyatta first won the race that would one day bear her name. Inaugurated in 1993 as the Lady’s Secret Stakes (GI) and ori...
I recently got an e-mail from a Facebook friend that read as follows: “Hey Derek, I’ve always loved your articles pertaining to Breeders’ Cup. I was thinking of an interesting topic to...
Every race meeting, no matter where it is or when it is or how high-profile it is, can always be made better and more enjoyable for horseplayers if they are winning and cashing tickets. The Belmont Pa...
