The Sudden Vacuum at the Top of the Derby Leaderboard The road to Churchill Downs took a violent turn last week when news broke regarding the juvenile champion, Ted Noffey. Todd Pletcher’s barn, usually a fortress of stability, faced a massive blow as bone bruising sidelined the heavy favorite. Th...
Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Sierra Leone, Dubai World Cup winner Laurel River and three-time Hong Kong Cup winner Romantic Warrior are among 28 Grade 1 winners nominated to the $20 million Saudi Cup on Feb. 22. Also among the nominations for the world’s richest horse race are Kentucky Derby win...
Massive wildfires in Southern California, snow and freezing conditions in Arkansas, high winds in New York, and extreme cold in Kentucky have forced tracks to cancel racing for several days. Santa Anita Park canceled weekend racing on Saturday morning as the Southern California wildfires continue t...
Welcome to the wonderful world of Bob Baffert, sporting so many early Kentucky Derby prospects it’s tough to keep track of them all. Out of the Derby picture for three years after being suspended by Churchill Downs in 2021, the six-time winner of the Run for the Roses is back in a big way. The [&h...
The finalists for Eclipse Awards both equine and human were announced Sunday, and while many categories appear to be tossups, a few are sure to be runaways, beginning with Flavien Prat being voted champion jockey. While three finalists in 16 categories are now known, finalists for Horse of the Year ...
Move over Bob Baffert and save a seat for Lonnie Briley on the train to the Kentucky Derby (G1). Coal Battle led from the break and kicked away for a four-length victory in the $250,000 Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn Park on Saturday, giving Briley a contender for his first Kentucky Derby. Coal Batt...
The second time around was a bit easier for Barnes. The $3.2 million colt trained by Bob Baffert blew away his rivals for a 5½-length victory in the $200,000 San Vicente Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita on Saturday. Barnes, named for Baffert’s longtime assistant Jimmy Barnes, won his much-anticipated d...
Not only did Cyclone State lead into the turn, the Iowa-bred pulled away from the field in the stretch and easily won the $150,000 Jerome Stakes on a chilly Saturday at Aqueduct. Trained by Chad Summers, the 3-year-old McKenzie colt was eight lengths ahead by the eighth-pole and cruised home by 3 ½...
Way back in the day, Leonard Jerome (1817-1891) was as big as you can get. The super-rich New York financier built Jerome Park, a state-of-the-art showplace in the Bronx where the first Belmont Stakes was run in 1867. Jerome also was the maternal grandfather of Winston Churchill, one of the giants o...
Last year, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert was showing some of the barns newly minted 3-year-olds to a friend when he decided to bring out one of his more recent acquisitions, a muscular bay son of Into Mischief out of the American Pharaoh mare All American Dream. “Is this a 3-year-old?” asked ...
Pegasus World Cup Day is still three weeks away, but Gulfstream Park on Wednesday announced the first list of invitees and reserves to its blockbuster card on Jan. 25. Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan and fellow Grade 1 winners Saudi Crown, Senor Buscador, Stronghold, Mixto, and White Abarrio a...
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