The international horse racing community currently fixes its gaze on the shimmering sands of Meydan Racecourse. Tonight, the UAE Derby serves as the ultimate high-stakes bridge for global dreamers aiming for the iconic Twin Spires of Churchill Downs. This race represents more than a multi-million do...
In the days leading up to Saturday’s $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh, usracing.com is posting profiles of the leading contenders. FOREVER YOUNG Forever Young opens his 4-year-old campaign in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, seeking to extend his unbeaten record to eight in r...
In the days leading up to Saturday’s $20 million Saudi Cup at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh, usracing.com is posting profiles of the leading contenders. USHBA TESORO As a 6-year-old, he won the 2023 Dubai World Cup (G1), and last year, he finished second by a head in the Saudi Cup (G1) and s...
In the days leading up to Saturday’s $20 million Saudi Cup at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh, usracing.com is posting profiles of the leading contenders. RATTLE N ROLL The lone U.S.-based entrant, Rattle N Roll, is not even trainer Kenny McPeek’s best horse in the stable. That would be Hors...
It’s been a brutal winter in many parts of the country. Hot Springs, Arkansas, gets a taste of the nasties this week. With a stretch of brutal cold enveloping the area, Oaklawn Park shuffled the schedule. Friday’s card was shifted to Saturday. The original Saturday program, including the $1.25 m...
For a horse race billed as the richest in the world, there sure doesn’t seem to be much buzz around the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday. While the winner pockets $10 million – yes, $10 million! -- only a few highly-regarded contenders were officially entered in th...
Count ‘em: Barnes, Citizen Bull, Getaway Car. Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert is up to three 3-year-olds in the latest usracing.com Kentucky Derby Top 10, with a bunch more in position to join them over the next few weeks. Unbeaten Barnes and once-beaten Citizen Bull remain 1-2, with Getaway Car ...
Baffert, Lukas, Baffert, Lukas, and at the wire, it was trainer Bob Baffert’s Getaway Car over D. Wayne Lukas’ Caldera by a head bob in the $400,000 Sunland Park Derby on Sunday. The finish of the Kentucky Derby prep races couldn’t have been any closer as Getaway Car and Caldera traded headbob...
Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen knew what needed to happen if his longshot Magnitude was to have a chance in the $500,000 Risen Star Stakes (G1) at Fair Grounds, one of the Kentucky Derby prep races for the weekend. Jockey Ben Curtis followed instructions as Magnitude broke best of all from the ...
Wayne Lukas began training quarter horses in 1976, eventually moved to thoroughbreds, and has 15 Triple Crown race wins on his Hall of Fame resume, including four in the Kentucky Derby. Even after he won his seventh Preakness Stakes (G1) with Seize the Grey a year ago, Lukas still recalls where it a...
Now, it gets serious. Saturday's $500,000 Risen Star Stakes (G2) is the first 105-point qualifying race in the Kentucky Derby prep races. The winner receives 50 points, usually more than enough to earn a Derby berth. So, it’s “Win and You’re In” time at Fair Grounds. It’s a Serious Race...
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