For Some Prominent Jockeys, It’s Been a Brutal Fall Season It’s been a brutal 2 ½ months for jockeys. Punctured lungs. Lacerated kidneys. Broken legs, ribs, and ankles from spills during races. In a sport that has seen its share of horse racing accidents, the past 2 ½ months seem to stand out....
The $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) was run for the first time in 2008 at about 6 ½ furlongs on Santa Anita’s signature downhill turf course. Now a Grade 1, it was contested as an ungraded event until 2010, when it earned a Grade 2. It was elevated to its current grade in […]...
Welcome to the heart of the fall racing season at Churchill Downs, where dreams of garland and glory begin to materialize. The $200,000 Street Sense Stakes serves as a critical first stepping stone on the official Road to the Kentucky Derby, attracting a field of ambitious two-year-old colts ready t...
The Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) was first run at Monmouth Park in 2007, the first year the World Championships expanded beyond the single-day format. Aside from the first year, when it was offered at 6 furlongs, it has been contested at 7 furlongs. In all but three years since i...
Trainer Todd Pletcher's expected four-horse entry for the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic has been reduced to three, as multiple Grade 1 winner Locked has been pulled from the race and immediately retired. The Classic, which was intended to be his final start, will now mark the end of his career ...
The $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) is a 1-mile turf test for 2-year-old colts and geldings. It was inaugurated in 2007 at Monmouth Park and will be contested for the 19th time this year. The event has been dominated by Europeans – seven from Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien alone, includ...
The $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) is one of the seven original Breeders’ Cup races contested at the inaugural world championships event in 1984. The 1 1/16-mile main track test is more often than not the predictor of who will win the Eclipse Award for the division and also seals the win...
The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1), first inaugurated at Santa Anita Park in 2008, will be contested for the 18th time as part of the Breeders’ Cup World Championship “Future Stars Friday” program on October 31. The 1-mile turf event is for 2-year-old fillies. After two years as an u...
Unveiling the Must-See Final Group 1 of the British Flat Season The Futurity Trophy Stakes stands as the definitive climax of the British Flat racing season for two-year-olds, consistently serving as a crucial stepping stone to Classic glory the following spring. This prestigious Group 1 race, run o...
The $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) is set to feature perhaps the strongest field in the 42-year history of a race that often determines Horse of the Year. A total of 207 pre-entries were announced on Wednesday for the two-day, 14-race, $34 million Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del ...
The 2025 Street Sense Stakes marks an indispensable stop on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, serving as a critical proving ground for promising two-year-old colts looking to stamp their class. Horseplayers worldwide now focus their attention on Louisville, Kentucky, where the $200,000 Grade 3 Street ...
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