For Europe, it’s the big one, the autumn showdown in Paris that brings together the best middle-distance runners. The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) will be run Sunday for the 104th time, the $5.8 million centerpiece of a ParisLongchamp extravaganza featuring six Breeders' Cup Chall...
Way back when, before the Breeders’ Cup arrived in 1984, most divisional championships were determined in autumn at Belmont Park. The Fall Championship meeting lured the stars to Long Island, and victory in a prestigious stake often meant an Eclipse Award. Those races remain fixtures in New Yo...
The status of Parx Racing’s Grade 1 showcases for 3-year-olds, the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby and the $1 million Cotillion Stakes, rose steadily during the past decade. Their prestige peaked last year when Preakness Stakes (G1) hero Seize the Grey took the Derby and Kentucky Oaks (G1) heroine T...
Except for the Irish Derby (G1), the 1¼-mile Irish Champion Stakes (G1) is the Emerald Isle’s most important race. They’ve been running it since 1976 at Leopardstown Racecourse in the Dublin suburbs, and on Saturday trainer Aidan O’Brien will try to win it for the 13th time. Breeders’ Cup �...
It’s not Breeders’ Cup weekend yet, but the megabucks purse structure makes it feel that way. Kentucky Downs is handing out more than $14 million for Saturday’s 12-race card, with $13 million up for grabs in six stakes races. In the nineties, the all-grass track in the middle of nowhere was a ...
Yes, the beloved Saratoga meeting is ending, always a downer for dedicated horseplayers. But do not despair, my fellow parimutuel warriors, because Kentucky Downs is coming to your rescue and usracing.com is on your side. High-stakes action is the attraction at the country track once known as Duel...
It’s called “the Ascot of the North,” and when that track was being rebuilt in 2005, Royal Ascot was staged at York Racecourse. This week Yorkshire’s 294-year-old showplace is hosting its marquee meet, the four-day Ebor Festival. Friday’s feature is the 5-furlong Nunthorpe Stakes (G1), a �...
It's the Midsummer Derby, a 1 1/4-mile test over ancient Saratoga's dirt. It's named for attorney William Travers (1819-1887), a Wall Street financier and the track's first president. His colt Kentucky won the race's inaugural running in 1864, and on Saturday it will be staged for the 156th time. Th...
In the days leading up to the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, the team at usracing.com is publishing profiles of the 3-year-olds in the field. His regal pedigree and striking appearance turned Strategic Focus into a $500,000 yearling...
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