The Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series revs up again this weekend with three “Win and You’re In’’ races Saturday – two at Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York and one at Del Mar in Southern California. Horse racing has enjoyed a big buzz this week with some of the top names in the sport ...
Named after the stalwart New York-bred who won at least one race at Saratoga each year from 1987-1994, this year’s $750,000 Fourstardave drew a field of 10 turf specialists headed by multiple graded stakes winner Johannes. One of five graded stakes on Saturday, Whitney Day, the Fourstardave (G1) a...
The most revered European horses are the ones who excel at 1 1/2 miles. Then come the top milers, and at Royal Ascot, the 3-year-old colt Field of Gold emerged as the current king of that division. His electric burst of acceleration in the stretch blew apart the St. James's Palace Stakes (G1), lea...
Bring on the heat. Horse racing’s summer season arrives in full force this week and next with the opening Thursday (July 10) of the 40-day meet at Saratoga in upstate New York and the start of the 31-day Del Mar meet in California on July 18. While many of the top horses are being primed […...
The 8-5 favorite, Los Angeles, was struggling in mid-stretch, so the door was open for an upset in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes (G1), the marquee event of the Royal Ascot meeting. Ombudsman was ready to roll but had nowhere to run. William Buick, a masterful big-race rider, was bottled up near the...
No matter who’s in and who’s out of the $250,000 Virginia Oaks on Saturday, there are valuable qualifying points available for the Kentucky Oaks (G1) on May 2.
Trainer Kenny McPeek entered a pair of 3-year-old fillies in the 1 1/16-mile Virginia Oaks at Colonial Downs, but his morning-line favo...
This may not be a handicapping tip, but when it comes to close calls and commanding victories at the Breeders’ Cup, the Classic and the Distaff rule. The 41st Breeders’ Cup is set for Del Mar on Nov. 1-2, with 14 races totaling more than $30 million in prize money. Breeders' Cup Distaff and Clas...
Winning the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) is a tremendous accomplishment for any 2-year-old colt or gelding. The horse that captures the Juvenile on Nov. 1 at Del Mar needs talent, class and usually a bit of luck to reach the winner’s circle in the richest divisional race of the season....
The 40th edition of the Breeders’ Cup, thoroughbred racing’s two-day, 14-race extravaganza with more than $31 million in prize money, opens with Future Stars Friday at Santa Anita Park. Friday’s card features five Breeders’ Cup races, all Grade 1s and all for 2-year-olds. The $2 million Juve...
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