The Allure and Danger of the Early Season Hype Train The road to the First Saturday in May begins long before the mint juleps start flowing at Churchill Downs. Sharp bettors recognize that the early prep season represents the most volatile period for Kentucky Derby betting. During this timeframe, th...
Tappan Street and Poster, two promising 3-year-olds sidelined by injury before the Kentucky Derby (G1), are ready to race again at Gulfstream Park. Tappan Street, winner of the Florida Derby (G1) in March, sustained a condylar fracture of his right front leg while training for the Derby and returns ...
As most horseplayers know, the winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) usually comes away with an Eclipse Award as the 2-year-old male champion and earns the role as the early favorite for the Kentucky Derby. It’s played out that way for 33 of the first 41 Breeders’ Cup Juveniles, and the vi...
The 2025 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile: An Electrifying, Wide-Open Challenge The Breeders' Cup World Championships represent the pinnacle of global thoroughbred competition, and the Dirt Mile stands as one of the most compelling and strategically nuanced races on the two-day card. This race consistently d...
Speed vs. Stamina: Comparing the Franklin Stakes' Turf Sprint Firepower to the QEII's Classic Turf Test The Keeneland Fall Meet annually delivers an exhilarating contradiction, pitting the breathtaking, instant acceleration of the turf sprint division against the measured, strategic brilliance of th...
The Grade 1, $300,000 American Pharoah Stakes stands as one of the most pivotal two-year-old races on the North American horse racing calendar, annually presenting a clear path to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile and an early, vital collection of qualifying points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. Thorou...
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...
The historic Grade 1 Alabama Stakes takes center stage at Saratoga Race Course today, August 16, with a purse of $600,000 up for grabs. This 1 1/4-mile test for 3-year-old fillies has drawn a small but elite field of six, setting the stage for a dramatic rematch between the Kentucky Oaks and Acorn S...
When his racing career ends, Sierra Leone will be retired to stud to Coolmore America/Ashford Stud and his value as a stallion keeps rising and rising. The morning after Sierra Leone won the $1 million Whitney Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday to validate his star status, trainer Chad ...
The air at Monmouth Park is thick with anticipation, a familiar hum preceding one of the summer's most prestigious events in horse racing. All eyes are on the legendary trainer Bob Baffert, who stands on the precipice of an unprecedented achievement: a tenth victory in the Grade 1 Haskell Stakes. Wi...
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