Steve Asmussen trained three Horses of the Year – Curlin (2007, 2008), Rachel Alexandra (2009), and Gun Runner (2017). On Saturday, the Fair Grounds will run the fifth edition of the 1 1/16-mile Gun Runner Stakes, an early prep for the May 2 Kentucky Derby (G1). The ungraded, $100,000 race offers ...
There are no specific criteria to decide a year’s best stakes races because betting on horses is as subjective as it gets. This solitary pursuit intrigues millions around the world, mingling analysis, anticipation, disappointment, and, every so often, exultation. Often, the races that stand out ar...
He’s a globetrotting hero whose achievements live up to his name. Romantic Warrior’s travels have taken him throughout the Far East, Middle East, and Down Under, earning glory and unsurpassed riches. He’s excelled for five seasons on a journey that’s taken him to Hong Kong, Japan, Dubai, Sau...
There’s no substitute for speed, a thoroughbred’s best weapon, and few have as much of it as Ka Ying Rising. The 5-year-old gelding blasts out of the gate and dares his rivals to catch him, and none have been able to do it for his last 15 races. Ka Ying Rising will try to improve […]...
Nothing lasts in this world, especially an old racetrack that’s been allowed to fall apart for 25 years. Aqueduct holds so many memories for New York racing fans, but by next September, it won’t be making any more. The decrepit Big A’s days are numbered. A track founded in 1894 will close for ...
The victory was not a surprise, because Further Ado was the 2-1 favorite in the 1 1/16-mile maiden special weight at Keeneland. But the margin was crazy: 20 lengths. Nobody saw that coming, not after he lost his first two starts by 3½ and 6¼ lengths....
If you’re into history, Churchill Downs’ venerable Clark Stakes (G2) is for you. It was first run in 1875, the year the track opened, and the $600,000, 1 1/8-mile test for 3-year-olds and up will be run Friday for the 151st consecutive time. Talk about tradition. Rattle N Roll (post 6, 7-2) will...
Bob Baffert on 2025: Back from Kentucky Derby Ban, Trainer has Big Year The numbers say 2025 has been an outstanding year for Bob Baffert. As of Nov. 16, the 72-year-old Hall of Famer collected 28 graded stakes trophies, nine of them Grade 1, from 89 wins, and led North American trainers in winning ...
Last year the main question about the Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) was who would finish second to Thorpedo Anna. The superstar rewarded the chalk players as she led throughout a 2 1/2-length runaway over Raging Sea that punctuated a Horse of the Year campaign. It's a different story this year because ...
Even without Sovereignty, scratched because of a fever, Saturday’s $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) is still the year’s most intriguing race. Losing the hero of the Kentucky Derby (G1), Belmont Stakes (G1), and Travers Stakes (G1) was a painful jolt, but the Classic remains a grand finale...
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