What’s in a Millionaire – Kentucky Derby 2020 Street Sense (2007), California Chrome (2014), American Pharoah (2015) and Nyquist (2016) are the only horses that entered the Kentucky Derby with...
By Jenny Kellner The preceding century-and-a-half or so had seen more than its share of champion thoroughbreds, which is not surprising since champion thoroughbreds have been congregating in Saratoga ...
By Ed McNamara You hear it every year late in autumn and early in winter: “That’s my Derby horse.” A colt runs lights out in his first or second start, and suddenly he’s The Next Big Thing. I ...
By Margaret Ransom Opening weekend for the Santa Anita Autumn meeting was packed with exciting races, led by five Breeders’ Cup “Win & You’re In” Challenge Series races. When the weekend d...
By Margaret Ransom Also on the Friday card is the second running of the $300,000 American Pharoah Stakes (GI), which is set to be run for the 51st time this year. Originally contested as the Norfolk S...
By Margaret Ransom The Breeders’ Cup will certainly be the focus of the racing action on the opening weekend of the autumn race meeting at Santa Anita Park. Among the five Breeders’ Cup Challeng...
Kentucky Derby winner Country House won’t be running in the 52nd edition of the $1 million Haskell Invitational on Saturday, but the horse that crossed the finish line first in the Run for the Roses...
When Triple Crown winner Justify retired to stallion duty this past summer, his absence left a significant void in the daily operations of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s barn. The empty stall on...
By Mary Perdue Lady at the Track Heavy rain over the weekend thanks to Tropical Depression Gordon, including a flash flood warning for central Kentucky, will delay the start time for first four sessio...
By Mary Perdue Lady at the Track Buyers at the upcoming Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling sale, set for Aug. 6 and 7, will have the opportunity to purchase 15 offspring by 2015 Triple Crown winner Americ...
