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 Mile
Brown’s Breeders’ Cup brigade hits the turf
Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) contender Sistercharlie traveled five-eighths in 1:00.56 on Belmont Park’s good inner turf course Sunday, equaling workmate Uni’s time. “I wanted a real solid work,” trainer Chad Brown said. […]
Breeders’ Cup implications: California prep races
Pre-entries will be released next week for the 14-race Breeders’ Cup program and this is a good time to review the final round of prep races stateside. Here are some quick thoughts on the California […]
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 […]
Next Shares upsets Shadwell Turf Mile; A Raving Beauty changes tactics in First Lady
Last time out, Next Shares provided for his long-term future by winning the Old Friends S. at Kentucky Downs, and a guaranteed spot at the retirement farm. On Saturday, he secured a nearer-term guaranteed spot […]
First Lady and Shadwell Turf Mile: full fields, competitive racing
Nothing like big fields going a mile in Grade 1s on the turf at Keeneland. Both the $400,000 First Lady Stakes (G1) and #1 million Shadwell Turf Mile (G1) are “Win & You’re In” events […]
Ten line up in Breeders’ Cup WAYI Champagne while Beldame attracts eight
Belmont Park hosts four stakes on Saturday, with much of the attention focused on the $500,000 Champagne Stakes (G1) and $400,000 Beldame Stakes (G1). The former is a Breeders’ Cup “Win & You’re In” contest […]
Keeneland announces prospective fields for host of Breeders’ Cup WAYI races
As we await Keeneland’s Friday opener to be drawn Tuesday, track publicity has offered an appetizer in the form of prospective fields for the Fall Stars Weekend stakes. According to Keeneland Stakes Coordinator Allison DeLuca, […]
Ortiz’s supporting role earns Oscar Performance victory in the Woodbine Mile
Every quarter of Oscar Performance’s gate-to-wire victory in Saturday’s $637,977 Woodbine Mile (Can-G1) at Woodbine was faster than the previous one, a strategy drawn up by assistant trainer Erin Lynch and executed perfectly by jockey […]
Remembering Breeders’ Cup Mile diva Miesque
The rise of Alpha Centauri as Europe’s premier Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) contender evokes memories of Hall of Famer Miesque – not just because she’s another Niarchos homebred three-year-old filly. Alpha Centauri is a direct […]