It’s been a quiet Saratoga meet for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. That could change dramatically on Saturday. Somewhat surprisingly, Baffert does not have an entrant in the big show, the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) for 3-year-olds at the Kentucky Derby distance of 1 1/4 miles. Instead, t...
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 �...
All hail the reigning queen in her return to action Saturday at Saratoga. Yes, Thorpedo Anna is back to headline the $500,000 Personal Ensign Stakes (G1) for older fillies and mares at 1 1/8 miles. The Personal Ensign offers a “Win and You’re In” berth into the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) on ...
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...
Can Book’em Danno complete a rare Saratoga sweep Saturday in the $500,000 Forego Stakes (G1)? It takes a special horse to win three consecutive graded stakes at Saratoga. Book’em Danno is on the verge of that feat. The pride of the New Jersey breeding industry, Book’em Danno is the 8-5 favorit...
Aidan O'Brien has won just about every important European race multiple times, including the Juddmonte International (G1). He'll try for his eighth Juddmonte trophy Wednesday at York with the 3-year-old standout Delacroix. The Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" event awards the winner a spo...
It may not be a Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series “Win and You’re In" event, but make no mistake – the $500,000 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial (G1) is so deep that every horse in the field could wind up in a Breeders’ Cup race at Del Mar on Nov. 1. Let’s say this is one loaded […]...
A big day of racing in North America is on the menu today and horseplayers and racing fans are hoping for a profitable day of betting. The lineup includes Alabama Day at Saratoga Race Course, featuring the $600,000 Alabama Stakes (G1) for 3-year-old fillies on a 12-race card; the $1 million King’s...
Trainer Mark Casse is having one sensational summer, especially with his 3-year-olds – colts and fillies. The dual Hall of Famer not only trains the popular Sandman – winner of the Arkansas Derby (G1) -- but his fillies have been even more fabulous. On Saturday, he sends out three of his 3-year-...
The 2025 E.P. Taylor Stakes, a prestigious Grade 1 turf race for fillies and mares, takes place today, Saturday, August 16, 2025, at Woodbine Racetrack, offering a CAN $750,000 purse and a place in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf. With a compact field of seven talented runners, this 1¼-mi...
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