2018 Breeders’ Cup Pre-Entries
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2018 FUTURE STARS FRIDAY New for the 2018 Breeders’ Cup is a Friday full of juvenile showcases. These young distance and surface specialists are at the top of each division. While reading […]
Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile
Catalina Cruiser drills for Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile
Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) threat Catalina Cruiser toured seven furlongs in 1:26.60 at Santa Anita Sunday. The only worker at that distance on the day, the unbeaten John Sadler colt posted splits of :25.40, […]
Breeders’ Cup implications: Kentucky prep races
The final preps are in the books for the 14-race Breeders’ Cup program on November 2-3 at Churchill Downs. Here are some quick thoughts on the Kentucky prep races: Breeders’ Cup Kentucky Implications Keeneland Alcibiades […]
Mind Your Biscuits has Breeders’ Cup options after passing two-turn test in Lukas Classic
Far and away the class of the field in Saturday night’s $200,000 Lukas Classic (G3) at Churchill Downs, 6-5 favorite Mind Your Biscuits had another question to answer: could the one-turn artist negotiate 1 1/8 […]
Patternrecognition wires Kelso, Uni dominant in Noble Damsel on banner day for Brown
Trainer Chad Brown scored five wins at Belmont Park Saturday, including a sweep of both graded stakes on the card. While Uni ran rampant as the 6-5 favorite in the $186,000 Noble Damsel (G3), the […]
Battle of Midway shoulders top weight in Kelso
Battle of Midway‘s path to a title defense in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) takes him to Belmont Park on Saturday for the $300,000 Kelso H. (G2). Won last year by Sharp Azteca, who […]
Whitmore prevails in Forego, Marley’s Freedom takes Ballerina in Saratoga bows
by Teresa Genaro In his 21-race career, five-year-old Whitmore had run at nine racetracks. He’d won at five of them. He’d won one Grade 2, and four Grade 3s. But he’d never run at Saratoga […]
Breeders’ Cup schedule revamp: all juvenile races set for ‘Future Stars Friday’
In a move that brings greater cohesiveness to Breeders’ Cup Friday, all five juvenile contests will now be contested on the first of the two-day World Championships, newly branded “Future Stars Friday.” Breeders’ Cup officials announced […]
Battle of Midway edges Sharp Azteca in Dirt Mile
DEL MAR, Calif. — Friday’s $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) delivered the drama horse racing fans come to expect from the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, with Battle of Midway eventually prevailing over pacesetter […]
Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile Quotes & Transcript
BREEDERS’ CUP DIRT MILE QUOTES Friday, November 3, 2017 Winning trainer Jerry Hollendorfer (Battle of Midway) “He’s a horse for the course. He loves Del Mar. He had run a huge number here (when winning […]