Can the Rebel Stakes Winner Handle the Distance? The Road to the Kentucky Derby just took a sharp, unexpected turn in the Ozarks. While the horse racing world fixed its gaze on the heavy hitters in Florida and New York, a sleeper cell from the Todd Pletcher barn detonated at Oaklawn Park. Class Pres...
First Mission and Il Miracolo, a pair of 3-year-olds, are the top two betting choices for Friday’s $600,000 Clark (G2) at Churchill Downs, but the eight older horses in the field offer a few betting options that could result in a nice holiday weekend payoff. First Mission, Godolphin-owned and Brad...
With the Breeders’ Cup in the rear-view mirror, and the BC Juvenile (G1) winner Fierceness now considered the really-way-too-early Kentucky Derby (G1) favorite, the road to the 2014 Run for the Roses opens again over Thanksgiving weekend. And where else but Churchill Downs, home of the Derby, shou...
There seems to be little hope when taking on trainer Bob Baffert in the Bob Hope (G3) at Del Mar. The Hall of Famer has won the past two editions, four of the past six, six of the past eight, and eight of the past 12. On Sunday, Baffert sends out three of the five […]...
The Mile Championship (G1) at Kyoto Racecourse features last year’s winner Serifos, and 16-horse field, and the world’s top-ranked jockey Ryan Moore making the trip to ride Namur, the only filly in the race. The 19th edition of the Mile Championship on the turf includes five of the six top finis...
It took a little longer than originally thought, but all post-race samples taken from contenders in the Breeders’ Cup have been cleared by the Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit (HIWU). Distribution of purse money has begun accordingly, the Breeders’ Cup said in a news release. The 2023 Br...
Arcangelo is out. White Abarrio is in. Mage is in. Cody’s Wish is out. And so it goes in the wealthy world of thoroughbred breeders following the 40th Breeders’ Cup. Many of the popular horses from 2023 are now retired: male racehorses to stud duty; and female racehorses as broodmares. Top Conte...
It’s November Madness for Rick Dutrow, Jr. And there are still a few more weeks left in the month. The longtime trainer, six months after his 10-year suspension ended (10 years!), had a week to remember: victory in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) with White Abarrio on Nov. 4; and victo...
The jockey created so much chatter in the weeks leading up to the $8.4 million Melbourne Cup (G1), the race that ‘stops the nation,’ a race that draws over 80,000 spectators to Flemington Racecourse. His name is Mark Zahra, a veteran rider Down Under. A year ago, he won the Melbourne Cup with Go...
Rick Dutrow, Jr. is planning to make up for lost time – and money. Still basking in the spotlight after sending out White Abarrio to win the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), the 64-year-old trainer has his sights set on racing’s biggest prize – the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) on Feb. 24...
Rick Dutrow, Jr., may be smiling for the rest of his life. After a 10-year suspension from the sport he loves, the 64-year-old trainer capped his comeback with a decisive victory by White Abarrio in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Santa Anita Park on Saturday. The Classic was the cent...
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