A major contender is out of Saturday's $1 million Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar, as the morning-line favorite, Nysos, has been scratched due to a foot injury. Trainer Bob Baffert confirmed the issue to the Daily Racing Form's Brad Free. The 4-year-old Nyquist colt, a multiple graded stakes winner,...
The Kentucky Downs race meet stands as a premier event on the North American horse racing calendar. The US Racing experts can tell you that few places offer a combination of world-class racing, massive purses, and a genuinely unique atmosphere like Kentucky Downs. The 2025 meet promises to be the mo...
There were no changes in the Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings this week as 3-year-old star Sovereignty and defending Classic champion Sierra Leone remained 1-2 in the top 10. Sovereignty, the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Belmont Stakes (G1) winner, is the 2-5 favorite in Saturday’s Travers Stakes (G1) ...
Saratoga Race Course prepares to host another electrifying summer meet, and one of its marquee events is the Grade 1, $750,000 Fourstardave Stakes. This prestigious one-mile turf race for older horses is a "Win and You're In" qualifier for the Breeders' Cup Mile, making it a critical stop on the roa...
The 8-5 favorite, Los Angeles, was struggling in mid-stretch, so the door was open for an upset in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes (G1), the marquee event of the Royal Ascot meeting. Ombudsman was ready to roll but had nowhere to run. William Buick, a masterful big-race rider, was bottled up near the...
The Cigar Mile Handicap is named for two-time Horse of the Year Cigar, the winner of 16 consecutive races from 1994-1996. The race was called the NYRA Mile Handicap from 1988-1996 and renamed the Cigar Mile Handicap in 1997. This story was initially published by usracing.com in 2019. The 35th runnin...
The Cigar Mile Handicap is named for two-time Horse of the Year Cigar, the winner of 16 consecutive races from 1994-1996. The race was called the NYRA Mile Handicap from 1988-1996 and renamed the Cigar Mile Handicap in 1997. This story was initially published by usracing.com in 2019. The 35th runnin...
What a whirlwind week it’s been in thoroughbred racing – for bettors, breeders, and buyers. Bettors For bettors, stars galore are set to race again next year and who doesn’t want another chance to beat the favorite on the sport’s biggest stages? The lineup includes the top three finishers in...
In the days leading up to the 41st Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar in California, usracing.com is publishing profiles of the horses in the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) on Saturday, Nov. 2. Profiles will be updated following the post-position draw on Monday, Oct. 28. 2024 Breeders’ Cup Classi...
In the days leading up to the 41st Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar in California, usracing.com is publishing profiles for the horses in the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday, Nov. 2. Profiles will be updated following the post-position draw on Monday, Oct. 28. 2024 Breeders’ Cup Classic Co...
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