By Ed McNamara No Queen Elizabeth, no royal procession, no elegantly attired ladies. No owners, spectators, bookmakers or journalists. Instead of top hat and tails, the fashion statement was a facemas...
US Racing Team As trainer Chad Brown put it so succinctly moments after Bricks and Mortar won the $4 million Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1), it’s a “no-brainer.’’ The question: Does he deserve to b...
By Mike Farrell The Breeders’ Cup came up about 200 yards short of perfection. On a glorious sun-splashed day in Southern California, divisional championships were won and lost over the course of Br...
Go Backwards When Forward Fails? By Mike Farrell Desperate times require desperate measures. And these are desperate times for horse racing as we approach Breeders’ Cup weekend at beleaguered Santa ...
By Ed McNamara The $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) on Friday shaped up as a three-horse race among Dennis’ Moment, the 8-5 morning line favorite, Eight Rings, the 2-1 second choice,...
Breeders’ Cup 2019: Letting the ‘Dirt’ Mile Speak for Itself By John Furgele There are certain numbers in sports that make you pay attention. In baseball, it could be a .300 batting average, 20 ...
By Lynne Snierson It started with a tweet and could end up on a trophy. Covfefe, who was named by her owner for one of the more infamous misspelled words in a tweet fired off in the early morning hour...
By Ed McNamara Unlike the Kentucky Derby, a mainstream festival of Americana, the Breeders’ Cup is all about gambling. It’s a two-day test of wits and nerve for serious handicappers, not amateurs ...
By Richard Rosenblatt Which War of Will shows up for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic is anyone’s guess, but the way he’s been working lately has trainer Mark Casse feeling somewhat optimist...
By Ed McNamara Before the Breeders’ Cup expanded its original menu of seven races in 2007, Saturday was a one-day pari-mutuel orgy. Now there are five Friday stakes featuring 2-year-olds – the Juv...
