RIP, Battle of Midway
The twists and turns of Battle of Midway’s biography reached a heartbreaking conclusion Saturday morning. The 2017 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) winner, who returned from a stint at stud last year and just outgamed […]
Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile
Pegasus World Cup, third edition: Another Breeders’ Cup redux or pointer toward the future?
In its first two runnings, the Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) has served as a Breeders’ Cup repeat, more of a crowning flourish on the preceding season than a launching pad to the next. The […]
Bravazo aiming for Pegasus
A rallying neck second in the November 23 Clark Handicap (G1) at Churchill Downs, Bravazo is scheduled to kick off his four-year-old season in the $9 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) at Gulfstream Park […]
Accelerate eyes Pegasus World Cup before retiring to Lane’s End
Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) winner Accelerate vanned Sunday to his future stud home at Lane’s End Farm, but the presumptive champion older male won’t become a permanent resident just yet. After parading for breeders deciding […]
City of Light rolls in Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile
City of Light hustled to the lead leaving the starting gate and was never threatened in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) at Churchill Downs, scoring by an easy 2 3/4 lengths. Now […]
2018 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile Transcript
2018 BREEDERS’ CUP DIRT MILE Saturday, November 3, 2018 Andrew Warren William Warren John-Kelly Warren Suzanne Warren THE MODERATOR: We’re back live in the press conference room with the connections of Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile […]
2018 Breeders’ Cup Guide
The fields have been drawn and the 35th running of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships is just days away under the historic Twin Spires of Churchill Downs on November 2-3. The inaugural Future Stars Friday […]
Breeders’ Cup 2018 Fields
BREEDERS’ CUP FRIDAY Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint 5th Race, Post Time 3:21 pm (ET) The BREEDERS’ CUP JUVENILE TURF SPRINT is a 5 1/2-furlong race for 2-year-olds. The race carries a guaranteed purse of […]
Bravazo breezes bullet for Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile
At Churchill Downs on Thursday, Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) contender Bravazo breezed five furlongs in a bullet :59.80, while workmate Spire needed 1:02.00. Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas subsequently confirmed to Daily […]
Analyzing how favorites have fared in the Breeders’ Cup
Favoritism belongs to the horse leaving the starting gate at the lowest odds and it’s no surprise favorites in the Breeders’ Cup win at a lower rate than the national average (approximately 35%) given the […]