There’s no substitute for speed, a thoroughbred’s best weapon, and few have as much of it as Ka Ying Rising. The 5-year-old gelding blasts out of the gate and dares his rivals to catch him, and none have been able to do it for his last 15 races. Ka Ying Rising will try to improve […]...
When 24 horses are sprung from the starting gate, there’s no telling what could happen in the time it takes to run nearly two miles on the turf at the Melbourne Cup (G1), also known as “The Race That Stops A Nation.” So much unfolded in Monday night’s 165th Melbourne Cup (Tuesday afternoon i...
Yes, there’s one more Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series "Win and You’re In" race – the QIPCO Champions Stakes (G1) at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday. To the winner goes a fees-paid automatic spot in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) at Del Mar in California on Nov. 1. The Champion Stakes i...
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...
Ed McNamaraEd McNamara is an award-winning racing writer who has covered the sport since 1981 for The Bergen (N.J.) Record, Newsday, ESPN, Thorocap, and USRacing. He is the author of Cajun Racing: From the Bush Tracks to the Triple Crown and Racing Around the World, and a contributor to The Most...
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 �...
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...
If it's a Group 1 stakes in Europe, Aidan O'Brien will saddle the favorite. Well, not always, but most of the time. The latest example occurs Thursday (Jul 31), when O'Brien's three-time stakes winner Whirl leads a field of five in the 1 1/4-mile Nassau Stakes (G1) for fillies and mares at Goodwood....
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...
Along with the Epsom Derby and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes is one of Europe's top Group 1 races. Since 1951 it has showcased many all-time greats, including Ribot, Nijinsky II, Mill Reef, Dancing Brave and three-time winner Enable. Saturday's 75th r...
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