Skippylongstocking was on his way from New York to Florida and will miss the $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at Keeneland on Oct. 31 due to a hind foot abscess that set back his training. The news was first reported Tuesday morning by drf.com. Trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr., also said the 7-year-o...
The Breeders' Cup Distaff field for October 31 at Keeneland is coming into focus, and it is shaping up to be a two-horse race at the top with real questions about who fills in underneath. Counting Stars and Bodacious Bay are both out. Their connections pulled the plug, and that changes the pace scen...
Keeneland on October 31. One mile on the dirt. Ten horses, at minimum, and already one of the more interesting betting races on the entire Breeders' Cup card. The Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile this year has a real puzzle to it, and the shape of the market is going to keep shifting right up until […...
Seventeen days out from the 2026 Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland, the futures board is starting to harden, and the conversation at the rail has shifted from "who's pointing here" to "who's worth playing at these prices." Pre-entries close October 19, so nothing is official yet. But the contenders...
Entries close October 19. Post-position draw is October 21. That means right now, before the draw, before the morning line firms up, before the public money piles in, is exactly when the sharp work gets done. The bettors who find real value at the Breeders' Cup are not the ones scrambling race morni...
Sunday at Keeneland is a big day for turf fans, and the centerpiece is the 30th running of the Franklin Stakes, a Grade 2 at 5.5 furlongs on the turf for fillies and mares carrying a $400,000 purse. Eight horses are entered. The pace setup is interesting, the Baffert angle is generating real convers...
The $750,000 Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup is the marquee fall turf race for fillies and mares in North America, and the 2026 edition at Keeneland has the kind of field that rewards serious handicapping. Eleven runners are lined up for the 1 1/8-mile turf test, and the pace scenario, surf...
Saturday at Keeneland is exactly what the Fall Meet was built for. Eleven races, a packed grandstand, and a $750,000 Grade 1 at the top of the card that has the sharp money talking. The Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup closes out the afternoon, and between the chalk at 5-2 and a French shipper sitti...
Saturday at Belmont Park gives you two legitimate graded-caliber turf stakes for 3-year-olds on the same card, and that kind of setup does not come around every weekend. Race 8 is the inaugural $175,000 Bricks and Mortar Stakes, seven furlongs on the Widener turf. Race 10 is the Grade 3, $200,000 Hi...
Nitrogen is gearing up for another run in the Breeders' Cup, with Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse hoping the third time is the charm. The 4-year-old filly will be one of the stars at the 43rd Breeders' Cup at Keeneland on Oct. 30-31, headlining the field for the $2 million Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1)...
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