3 Best Bets to Win the 2025 Long Island Stakes The calendar turns to November, bringing with it the crisp air of late autumn in New York and the closing crescendo of the turf season at Aqueduct. For dedicated handicappers, this is the time of year when long-distance specialists truly shine. The Grad...
The US Racing handicappers and horse racing experts can tell you that few events on the calendar offer the blend of juvenile talent, future potential, and high-stakes drama quite like the Summer Stakes. This year’s renewal on September 13 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Canada, promises to be an...
Three winners on Woodbine Racetrack's Turf Champions Day on Saturday will punch their tickets to the Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar on October 31 and November 2. The three Grade 1 stakes on the program are Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In” stakes that award the winner an automatic spot...
Except for the Irish Derby (G1), the 1¼-mile Irish Champion Stakes (G1) is the Emerald Isle’s most important race. They’ve been running it since 1976 at Leopardstown Racecourse in the Dublin suburbs, and on Saturday trainer Aidan O’Brien will try to win it for the 13th time. Breeders’ Cup �...
The $300,000 Iroquois Stakes (G1) opens the Road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) on Saturday, with Comport the 6-5 morning line favorite in a field of 10 2-year-olds. Fittingly, the Iroquois at Churchill Downs is the first of more than two dozen Derby preps around the country that lead back to the 152nd ...
Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher has three Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) contenders in the weekly rankings, with Fierceness second again behind Sovereignty, Mindframe rated fourth and Antiquarian up a spot to seventh. In the sixth week of the BC Classic Rankings, Kentucky Derby (G1), Belmont Stakes...
Believe it or not, the Road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) opens Saturday at Churchill Downs with the $300,000 Iroquois Stakes (G3). For all of you handicappers tracking promising 2-year-olds over the summer, it’s time to hunker down and see if you’re on the right path. The 1-mile Iroquois offers De...
The 2025 Kentucky Downs Turf Cup (G2) is set for Saturday, September 6, 2025, at the unique European-style turf course in Franklin, Kentucky. This year’s edition will be contested at 1½ miles on turf with a $2 million purse, and the winner earns an automatic, fees-paid berth into the 2025 Breeder...
The $2 million Kentucky Downs Turf Cup (G2) on Saturday, September 6th, is shaping up as one of the most competitive long-distance turf races of the year. Defending champion Grand Sonata is the morning-line favorite, and his proven course record makes him the horse to beat. But for bettors, the real...
The Kentucky Downs Turf Cup (G2) is one of the jewels of the Kentucky Downs meet, offering a massive $2 million purse and serving as one of the premier long-distance turf events in the country. Run at 1 ½ miles on the unique, undulating Kentucky Downs course, the race demands more than just talent;...
The Kentucky Downs festival is one of the most anticipated stops on the American racing calendar. Famous for being the only all-turf track in the United States, it consistently posts some of the richest purses of the year. Those high stakes, combined with the course’s unique setup, attract deep fi...
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