At first glance, the $1 million Cotillion Stakes (G1) looks like a two-horse contest between Always a Runner and Measure. After a second, third, and fourth glance … it still looks like a showdown between those two. They are the classiest fillies in the field, and class usually shows in the end. Th...
If there were an award for champion underlay among this crop of 3-year-olds, Further Ado would be the leading contender. This guy can really burn money. Further Ado is back in action Saturday in the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G1) at Parx Racing, the last major stakes of the season in the divisio...
The leading active money-winner in thoroughbred racing is the marquee attraction of opening day at the reimagined, ultramodern Belmont Park. Sounds like the ultimate made-for-TV event, and Fox will show it from 3-4:30 p.m. ET on Friday. Forever Young will try to pad his $31.75 million bankroll in th...
He's a champion. He's a Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) winner. He's earned more than $31.7 million with 11 victories in 15 races. Welcome back, Forever Young. The 5-year-old global star has returned to America and is the heavy 3-5 morning-line in Friday's $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) on opening ...
For diehard Belmont Park bettors, as well as plain old racing fans, the day is near, and the field is set for the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) on Friday's opening day after a three-year reconstruction. While the new racetrack is the main attraction, Japan's star Forever Young is the equine s...
From a distance, it looks as if a five-story spaceship had landed to bring New York racing into the 21st Century. The reimagined iteration of Belmont Park has arrived. “People are getting amped up for it,” New York Racing Association chairman Marc Holliday said. “The whole industry is getting ...
Breeders' Cup 'Win and You're In' Recaps from Woodbine, Gulfstream, Leopardstown A pair of thrilling stretch runs by the favorites kicked off the roads to the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) on Saturday at Churchill Downs. First came the $300,000 Pocahontas Stakes (G3) for 2-year-old fill...
The 2026 Iroquois Stakes and the Kentucky Derby Trail The road to the 153rd Kentucky Derby officially begins under the historic Twin Spires at Churchill Downs with the running of the prestigious Iroquois Stakes. As a premier Grade III contest for two-year-olds navigating a one-turn mile, this race s...
The Road to the Kentucky Derby Begins at Churchill Downs Churchill Downs opens its doors for the legendary September Meet, and horse racing fans around the globe turn their attention to Louisville, Kentucky. The Grade 3 Iroquois Stakes serves as the official kickoff for the 2026–2027 Road to the K...
The official road to the 2027 Kentucky Derby begins beneath the iconic Twin Spires of Churchill Downs with the running of the Grade III Iroquois Stakes. As the premier juvenile race on the opening weekend of the Churchill Downs September meet, this one-mile contest awards 10 crucial qualifying point...
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