Ten years ago, Churchill Downs renamed the Homecoming Stakes the Lukas Classic to salute Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas for his “accomplishments, contributions and influence" in the horse racing industry. On Saturday, the $500,000 Lukas Classic (G2) will be run for the first time since Lukas ...
Baeza returns home to Southern California with a Grade 1 victory finally on his resume, and now a run in the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) over familiar ground is a distinct possibility. The Breeders’ Cup is at Del Mar on Oct. 31-Nov. 1, and Baeza is stabled 100 miles up the road at [&he...
That’s a wrap at the Spa. Ted Noffey overpowered the field and cruised to an 8 ½-length victory over favorite Buetane in the $300,000 Hopeful Stakes (G1) for 2-year-olds on Monday, the final of 18 Grade 1 stakes at the prestigious Saratoga summer horse racing meet. The victory by Ted Noffey ($9.6...
After a frightening start to the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) that saw star jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. thrown from Mindframe and run over by Sierra Leone, 13-1 longshot Antiquarian went to win the race by 1 ½ lengths on Sunday at Saratoga Race Course. Early reports said Ortiz experienced sore r...
What a ride! Fierceness stumbled at the start from the inside post, nearly crashed into the temporary rail, was expertly straightened out by jockey John Velazquez and went on to weave his way to victory over favorite Journalism in the $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar on Saturday. Once again, it...
Let’s just say the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) on Sunday at Saratoga Race Course is stacked with stars. On the final weekend of the summer season at the Spa, betting on the 1 ¼-mile Jockey Club Gold Cup will take a bit more knowledge than simply being a savvy handicapper. The field [&hel...
The $1 million Pacific Classic (G1), the most prestigious race of the summer season at Del Mar, takes center stage on Saturday featuring 3-year-old star Journalism taking on highly-regarded older horses Nysos and Fierceness. The 35th edition of the ...
Jockey Junior Alvarado may have said it best after Sovereignty stormed to victory in the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday. “This is the horse of a lifetime,’’ he said after Sovereignty overpowered four rivals in a 10-length tour de force performance in one ...
With a final surge to the finish line, champion Thorpedo Anna held off a driving Dorth Vader by a nose and won the $500,000 Personal Ensign Stakes (G1) on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. Thorpedo Anna, the reigning Horse of the Year, gained a fees-paid automatic berth into the Breeders’ Cup Dist...
Travers Day is upon us. For those who bet horse racing, it’s time to put your money where your handicapping has led you. The $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1), the showcase race of the summer at Saratoga Race Course, takes place as the grand finale of five Grade 1 stakes on Saturday’s blockbuste...
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