Hard to believe Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas has been gone for more than a year. The timeless Hall of Fame trainer seemed impervious to time's inexorable march. We’re reminded of the horseman who won 15 Triple Crown races and 20 Breeders’ Cup races with the running of the $500,000 Lukas Classic ...
The $200,000 City of Hope Mile (G2) is a 1-mile turf race for 3-year-olds and a Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win, and You’re In” event for the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) set for Keeneland on Oct. 31. The race began in 1986 as the Colonel F. W. Koester Handicap, later ran as the Oak Tree Mile, [&h...
We once again reached that point where we run out of Derbies. Not the fashionable headgear, but the open stakes for 3-year-olds scattered throughout the season. Of course, the Kentucky Derby (G1) is the grandaddy of them all. The Derbys give sophomores chances to compete in their age group for lucra...
There’s just one Grade 1 winner in the field of nine for Saturday’s $300,000 Goodwood Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita, and that would be Nevada Beach, who returns seeking to become the first two-time winner of the race since Game on Dude in 2011-12. Nevada Beach, the 7-5 morning-line favorite, is tra...
The reimagined Belmont Park is up and running after a three-year rebuild, the Autumn meet at Santa Anita opens this weekend, and the all-important Keeneland fall meet is poised for its Oct. 2-4 opening weekend featuring eight Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" races. Yes, we're getting clos...
Previewing the 2026 Cotillion Stakes Field and Parx Racing Setup The $1,000,000 Cotillion Stakes (Grade I) at Parx Racing stands out as one of the most vital late-season showdowns for three-year-old fillies in North America. Stretched over a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt, this ...
Overview of the 2026 Grade I Cotillion Stakes at Parx Racing The historic Parx Racing main track hosts one of the premier events on the sophomore filly calendar this weekend as nine talented three-year-old fillies enter the starting gate for the $1,000,000 Grade I Cotillion Stakes. Set at the classi...
Understanding the $1,000,000 Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing The Grade I Pennsylvania Derby stands as one of the ultimate crown jewels of the autumn three-year-old racing calendar. Set at a grueling nine furlongs (1 1/8 miles) over the main track at Parx Racing in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, this $1,0...
Overview of the 2026 Grade I Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing The Grade I $1,000,000 Pennsylvania Derby stands as one of the premier late-season showdowns for three-year-old thoroughbreds. Hosted at Parx Racing over a grueling nine furlongs, this nine-furlong test consistently serves as a critical ...
Unlocking the 2026 Jockey Club Gold Cup Field The 2026 Jockey Club Gold Cup stands as a premier Grade 1 showdown that traditionally shapes the Breeders’ Cup Classic landscape. Running over the grueling distance of 1 1/4 miles (10 furlongs) at Belmont Park, this historic race tests raw stamina, tac...
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