Key takeaways: The Grade 2, $200,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes is one of the crown jewels of Santa Anita Park’s fall turf lineup. Scheduled for Saturday, October 4, 2025, the 1 1/4-mile test for fillies and mares serves as a pivotal prep for the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf, making it a must-wat...
Key takeaways: The 2025 American Pharoah Stakes (Grade I, for two-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles on dirt) at Santa Anita is one of the marquee juvenile events of the fall. It also carries points for the Road to the Kentucky Derby and is a “Win and You’re In” berth to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. T...
The first weekend of October brings one of Santa Anita’s most important race cards of the fall. Four graded stakes headline Saturday’s program: the Chillingworth Stakes (G3), American Pharoah Stakes (G1), Rodeo Drive Stakes (G2), and Oak Leaf Stakes (G2). These races offer key prep opportunities...
The prohibitive favorite in each of her five starts this year, reigning Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna faces four other fillies and mares in Sunday’s $650,000 Juddmonte Spinster Stakes (G1) at Keeneland in what may be her toughest task since last year’s Travers Stakes (G1). A Breeders' Cup Chal...
The huge weekend of Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In" races continue Saturday following a favorite-filled Friday that included a disqualification at Keeneland and a trainer winning both “WAYI’’ events at Aqueduct. How will the favorites fare on Saturday in “WAYI" at Aqueduct,...
For Europe, it’s the big one, the autumn showdown in Paris that brings together the best middle-distance runners. The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) will be run Sunday for the 104th time, the $5.8 million centerpiece of a ParisLongchamp extravaganza featuring six Breeders' Cup Chall...
The winners of the $500,000 Champagne Stakes (G1) and the $200,000, Miss Grillo Stakes (G2) will be richly rewarded on Saturday at Belmont-at-the-Big A. Each receives a guaranteed berth in their respective Breeders’ Cup race as part of the Breeders Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In” series. E...
The American Pharoah Stakes (G1), Santa Anita’s fall juvenile staple and main prep for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) every year, was initially contested as the Norfolk Stakes beginning in 1970. It was renamed the Frontrunner Stakes in 2012 and is now named for racings 12th Triple Crown wi...
In the horse racing world, few races carry the history, prestige, and future implications of the Champagne Stakes. This Grade 1 event, a crucial stop on the road to the Triple Crown and a guaranteed “Win and You’re In” berth for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, annually separates the precocious fro...
The $650,000 Breeders’ Futurity (G1) marks a critical juncture in the calendar, offering two-year-old colts and geldings a golden ticket to the biggest stage in North American racing. Keeneland opens its prestigious Fall Meet on Friday, October 3rd, 2025, presenting this mile dirt feature as the p...
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