The $1 million Shadwell Turf Mile (GI) will be the last major American prep race for the Breeders’ Cup Mile, held at beautiful Santa Anita Park on Nov. 5. The winner of the Shadwell Turf Mile wi...
As expected, a compact but extremely talented field of seven of the best older horses based in California will race the nine furlongs in Saturday’s $300,000 Awesome Again Stakes (GI), the final loca...
Seven juveniles will race a mile in the $300,000 Frontrunner Stakes (GI), the last main local prep for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (GI) and a “Win and You’re In” event. Most recently, Triple Cr...
Champions Beholder and Stellar Wind have squared off twice, with each bringing home a win and, on Saturday, they meet again in the Zenyatta Stakes (GI), a race formerly known as the Lady’s Secret St...
Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella will send out a talented pair of turf fillies in the $300,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes (GI) at 1 1/4 miles, an event that drew a full field of the best grass females on...
The last time they met, American Cleopatra and Champagne Room were finishing second and third, respectively, to the blossoming Union Strike in the Del Mar Debutante (GI). But since their chief rival d...
Runhappy makes his long awaited return to the racetrack Saturday in the one-mile, Grade III Ack Ack Handicap at Churchill Downs. A bone bruise delayed his return to the races, but, according to clocke...
It’s time for the second installment of my coverage of this year’s Breeders’ Cup Distaff for US Racing. Absolutely nothing happened in last Saturday’s Cotillion Stakes at Parx Racing to dimini...
At Belmont Park on Saturday, it is the first of two “Super Saturdays” that will be held at Big Sandy. There are five graded stakes scheduled to be run, three of them grade 1 races and two of them ...
Racing returns to the Great Race Place on Friday as the annual fall meet at Santa Anita Park gets underway and, for the next five weeks, racing at the most elite level will be conducted on a Thursday-...
