The field is set: 14 horses from seven countries are entered for Saturday’s $20 million Saudi Cup (G1), the world’s richest horse race, at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia....
By Richard Rosenblatt Del Mar’s Turf Festival closes out the track’s fall meeting over this holiday weekend, ending a successful run that began with the 36th Breeders’ Cup in early November. Sta...
By Ed McNamara There’s always a hangover after the Breeders’ Cup, the final exam for horseplayers. If you did well, you have happy memories. If not, like me, you soured on the game tempora...
By Ed McNamara Bobby Frankel was a hard-edged guy who didn’t hand out compliments casually. So when he touted an obscure young rider from the Dominican Republic, jockey agent Ron Anderson paid a...
By Margaret Ransom A pair of Kentucky Derby point-qualifiers are on tap this weekend: the $200,000 Springboard Mile at Remington Park on Friday night, and the $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) on Sa...
By Margaret Ransom The $300,000 Hollywood Derby (G1) has been a showcase for East Coast-based trainers in recent years, and Saturday’s edition has another strong contingent looking to continue the t...
By Ed McNamara Ever since the first Breeders’ Cup in 1984, California-based horses have been major players on championship weekend. Home advantage in 14 Cups on the West Coast – Santa Anita (10), ...
By Margaret Ransom The Honeymoon Stakes (G3T), which will be contested for the 69th time on Saturday at Santa Anita, is another Hollywood Park transplant that carries some significant history. The gra...
The annual three-week summer thoroughbred season at Los Alamitos gets underway on Saturday with a nine-race card highlighted by one of three stakes during the meet, the $100,000 Bertrando Stakes. The ...
In late 2001, Hollywood Park racing secretary Martin Panza presented track management with a new idea for a unique race to attract international horses and worldwide attention on a competitive level w...
