By Richard Rosenblatt A busy weekend of Breeders’ Cup challenge series races already is underway as Santa Anita Park kicked off its fall meet Friday with three “Win and You’re In’’ races. Ho...
Home on the Range: Texas-bred Tizm retires to his Birthplace By Margaret Ransom Texas-based veterinarian Dr. Jaqueline Rich keeps close tabs on the horses she’s been responsible for bringing into th...
Breeders’ Cup By-The-Numbers By US Racing Staff A Breeders’ Cup by-the-numbers following pre-entries on Oct. 28: 0 – fans allowed to attend the 2020 Breeders’ Cup 1 – female (Zenyatta) winne...
By Richard Rosenblatt Will she or won’t she? Neither owner nor trainer knows for sure … yet. Decision day looms on whether the Preakness-winning filly Swiss Skydiver will run against the boys in t...
By Margaret Ransom It’s hard to believe it’s been a decade since the great Zenyatta last won the race that would eventually bear her name – the Zenyatta Stakes (G2). The Hall of Fame mare had wo...
By Margaret Ransom Opening weekend for the Santa Anita Autumn meeting was packed with exciting races, led by five Breeders’ Cup “Win & You’re In” Challenge Series races. When the weekend d...
By Margaret Ransom It’s hard to believe it’s been 11 years since the great Zenyatta won the race that would eventually bear her name, using the Lady’s Secret as a springboard to victory in the 2...
It’s been two months since 11-year-old thoroughbred Souper Spectacular — also known as 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta’s little brother and, at one time, a $1.15 million yearling himself — was...
US Racing writer Margaret Ransom chats with Barry Abrams about Souper Spectacular, the brother of Zenyatta, who was rescued from a Georgia auction by Mistie Lewis (for more details, read “The Sa...
In 2008, just under two months before the great race mare Zenyatta won the first of her two Breeders’ Cup races in that year’s Distaff at Santa Anita, her half-brother by Giant’s Causeway was ma...