The $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita on Sunday is a key proving ground for 3-year-old fillies on the road to the Kentucky Oaks (G1). The 1 1/16-mile test drew a field of seven, including Super Corredora, winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Del Mar on Oct. 31 and th...
With horse racing stars of 2024 either retired or in training for next year, it seems like a jolly ol’ time for an early peek at the Eclipse Award, likely favorites and leading contenders. The list of finalists will be announced Jan. 5; the division champions, Horse of the Year and all the Eclipse...
All options are open after Locked barreled down the stretch for a 1 ½-length victory in the $500,000 Cigar Mile (G2) at Aqueduct on Saturday. The 3-year-old colt trained by Todd Pletcher sustained a ligament injury and missed the Triple Crown races after a promising 2-year-old campaign. But he retu...
Poster swooped past the field around the final turn, took charge in the stretch under Flavien Prat, and held off a strong rally by Aviator Gui to win the $250,000 Remsen Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct on Saturday. While Godolphin-owned Poster stamped himself an early contender for the 2025 Kentucky Derby (...
Muhimma is one big, strong, imposing filly, and she gave every sign she’s a rising star with a comfortable one-length victory in the $250,000 Demoiselle Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct on Saturday. The 2-year-old gray daughter of Munnings broke from the rail, took the lead after a few strides under Floren...
It’s just what horse racing doesn’t need: a brutal display of cruelty to an animal. Paco Lopez hit the 2-year-old colt National Law on the side of the head and neck with his riding crop after a race Tuesday (Dec. 3) at Parx, touching off a wave of fury on social media. Horseracing Under Scrutiny...
The New York roads to the 2025 Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks open again Saturday at Aqueduct with points-qualifying preps in the $250,000 Remsen Stakes (G2) and the $250,000 Demoiselle Stakes (G2). It’s the second and final round of New York preps until next year – the Jerome Stakes for 3-yea...
Not many horses win a race then has it renamed in their honor a few years later. But there are not many horses like Cigar, who won 16 races in a row, went 10-for-10 in 1995, and was a two-time Horse of the Year. 2024 Cigar Mile: Grade 1 Talent in a Grade 2 Race […]...
The 2025 racing schedule in New York released this week adds another new twist as the renovation of Belmont Park continues: Not only will the $2 million Belmont Stakes be run at Saratoga Race Course again (June 7), the Fourth of July Racing Festival is being moved upstate as well. Who can argue agai...
The Cigar Mile Handicap is named for two-time Horse of the Year Cigar, the winner of 16 consecutive races from 1994-1996. The race was called the NYRA Mile Handicap from 1988-1996 and renamed the Cigar Mile Handicap in 1997. This story was initially published by usracing.com in 2019. The 35th runnin...
The Cigar Mile Handicap is named for two-time Horse of the Year Cigar, the winner of 16 consecutive races from 1994-1996. The race was called the NYRA Mile Handicap from 1988-1996 and renamed the Cigar Mile Handicap in 1997. This story was initially published by usracing.com in 2019. The 35th runnin...
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