Last seen at the races, 43-1 longshot Magnitude was rolling to a 9 ¾-length victory in the Risen Star Stakes (G3) at the Fair Grounds to become a rising contender for the Kentucky Derby (G1). That was back in February. A few weeks later, a left front ankle chip was discovered, successful surgery wa...
A pair of Grade 1 winners, local favorite Johannes and East Coast invader Trikari, head up a field of nine for the $200,000 City of Hope Mile (G2) on Saturday as part of Santa Anita’s inaugural California Crown Day. Top Contenders Set to Battle in the City of Hope Mile for Breeders' Cup Mile Berth...
California Crown Day at Santa Anita is upon us – five stakes races, four graded, two offering all-fees paid berths in the $7 mullion Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) with the $1 million California Crown Stakes (G1) the marquee attraction. After months of pumping up the day as a festival of fine dining...
Graded stakes winners Crupi and Tapit Trice will give Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher two chances to win his fifth $400,000 Woodward Stakes (G2) on Saturday at Aqueduct when they face three others in the 70th anniversary edition of the 1 1/8-mile race. Pletcher's Stars Crupi and Tapit Trice Ready...
Vosburgh wasn’t a horse, he was a guy who decided how much weight they carried. Walter Vosburgh (1854-1938) was a turf historian, author and the Jockey Club’s official handicapper from 1894-1934. He spent 60 years working in New York racing, and in 1940, two years after he went to horse heaven, ...
A talented field of seven, headed by multiple Grade 1-winning mare War Like Goddess, is set to assemble for the $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (G1), one of four graded stakes on Saturday’s card at Aqueduct. Seven-year-old mare War Like Goddess Looks Tough in Hirsch Among them, the seven have won...
The $200,000 Pilgrim Stakes (G2), a 1 1/16-mile grass race at Aqueduct, is part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series, so Saturday’s winner gets a free ticket to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) on Nov. 1 at Del Mar. For the most part the Juvenile Turf has been an ATM for European horses, wh...
Naming a major stakes for a racing personality is usually a posthumous honor. Fortunately, that’s not the case with the $500,000 Lukas Classic (G2) on Saturday night at Churchill Downs. The 1 1/8-mile race originated in 2013 as the Homecoming Classic before being renamed in 2015 to honor Hall of F...
Trainer Brad Cox has Saudi Crown primed and ready for the $400,000 Ack Ack Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs on Saturday night. Later on the card, Cox sends out Hit Show against Disarm in a field of eight in the $500,000 Lukas Classic (G2). Ack Ack Stakes Breakdown: Horse Racing Insights Ahead of the B...
The buildup to the Breeders’ Cup moves into its final stages this weekend, with six “Win and You’re In’’ races topped by the California Crown (G1) at Santa Anita on Saturday. Formerly known as the Awesome Again Stakes, the California Crown carries a $1 million purse (up from $300,000 a yea...
Seize the Grey did everything Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas expected on Saturday, taking the lead around the first turn and winning the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G1) at Parx Racing. Yes, the race went off about 40 minutes later than scheduled, but no issue for Seize the Grey, who turned b...
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