Brad Cox-trained Commandment, Further Ado both 6-1 Renegade finished first in New York, Florida, and Arkansas, and now he’s the lukewarm 4-1 morning-line favorite to come through again in the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs on May 2. The highly anticipated post-position draw was ...
Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith remains the leading jockey in Breeders’ Cup history having won aboard 27 horses, eight more than second-leading rider and fellow Hall of Famer John Velazquez. Overall his mounts have earned an impressive total of more than $38.3 million. He’s ridden a total of 150 ...
Irishman Joseph O’Brien, the son of champion trainer Aidan O’Brien, holds the distinction of being both the youngest jockey and trainer to have ever won a Breeders’ Cup race. In 2011 he rode St. Nicholas Abbey to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Turf and in 2019 he saddled Breeders’ Cup Filly ...
It's as touching a story as you'll ever find, the unique relationship between a courageous, long-suffering teenager and a thoroughbred who would grow up to be a champion. It took three years for Cody's Wish to go from awkward weanling to world-beater, but from the beginning, there was a bond between...
Two days after Geaux Rocket Ride was fitted with new shoes for “tender feet,” the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) contender sustained a condylar fracture in his right front leg during a Saturday morning workout at Santa Anita Park. Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella told drf.com the fracture bro...
The Breeders’ Cup was conceived in the early 1980s as a year-end championship for North American thoroughbred racing. Longtime owner and breeder John R. Gaines presented the idea to the industry during the 1982 Kentucky Derby Festival and after initially receiving some pushback, the concept was ac...
Frankie Dettori is back in the USA. The popular Italian jockey known for his “flying dismounts’’ begins the next phase of his riding career on Saturday (Oct. 28) at Santa Anita Park. Last week at Ascot, Dettori’s farewell race in England came in typical fashion – a dramatic last-to-first r...
While pedigree is certainly an important part of thoroughbred racing and absolutely in the Breeders’ Cup each year, some Breeders’ Cup winners have excelled in producing Breeders’ Cup winners themselves. Additionally, a handful of elite Breeders Cup-winning broodmares have also produced world ...
The purse for the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) has doubled to $6 million from $3 million since its start in 1984. Of course, the winner’s share has followed suit, doubling to $3.12 million to the winning owner from $1.56 million in 1984. The $3 million purse ran from 1984-1995, increased to $4 mil...
For those who believe there is indeed a home track advantage, your betting strategy for the Breeders’ Cup must include the Santa Anita success of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. Sure, fellow Hall of Famer Richard Mandella sent out a record four winners 20 years ago at Santa Anita, including Plea...
From Arcangues at 133-1 to Meadow Star a 1-5, the first 39 editions of the Breeders’ Cup have been filled with sure shots and long shots. Who knows what will happen this time around? Let’s take a look at the lowest and highest odds of the winners (payouts are on a $2 win bet). Breeder's [&hellip...
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