By Mike Farrell So many opportunities for horses to earn a free pass to the Breeders’ Cup. So few takers willing to step up to the plate, an unfortunate development for fans and handicappers. There ...
By Ed McNamara Before the Breeders’ Cup changed everything in the mid-Eighties, for generations championships were determined on Saturdays in October at Belmont Park. If you wanted to clinch an ...
By Noel Michaels After winning back-to-back riding titles at the recently-concluded Kentucky Downs and Churchill Downs fall meets, one might believe Tyler Gaffalione would be a safe bet to carry that ...
By Mike Farrell Swiss Skydiver put an exclamation point on this year’s Triple Crown finale with her game and gutsy win over Authentic in the Preakness (G1) on Saturday. The filly’s victory was a t...
By Ed McNamara Had the Preakness been run in mid-May, as usual, Pimlico would have been the epicenter of the racing world. Instead, on the first Saturday in October most of the country’s top tho...
By Richard Rosenblatt It’s a filly, in the Preakness! In near record time! After a thrilling stretch duel, the filly Swiss Skydiver held off Kentucky Derby winner Authentic by a neck in a historic $...
By Richard Rosenblatt While waiting for the start of the 145th Preakness (G1), post time is scheduled for 5:36 p.m. ET, let’s take a look at the five graded stakes races on the Saturday card at Belm...
By Margaret Ransom Who doesn’t love the Keeneland fall meet? The track in Lexington, Kentucky continues its opening weekend run on Saturday, with four Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” races...
By Margaret Ransom The home of the 2020 Breeders’ Cup is ready to roll out a full meet on Friday, with the traditional opener, the $350,000 Alcibiades Stakes (G1) for 2-year-old fillies, featuring t...
By Noel Michaels Racing returns to Keeneland as the fall season opens for its three-week, 17-day meet on Friday (Oct. 2) and runs through Oct. 24. The meet will attract big fields and excellent horses...
