Competitive group headlines Fayette Stakes
by John Mucciolo The $200,000 Fayette Stakes (G2) is the Saturday feature at Keeneland. Seven horses will travel 1 1/8 miles on the dirt in what looks like a very competitive event, with five in […]
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Upcoming Stakes for October 25 – 31
Keeneland is gearing down and Churchill Downs is revving up in preparation for the 2018 Breeders’ Cup, which is a little over a week away. There are only three U.S. graded contests this weekend, and […]
This Betting Hack is crushing Keeneland
Over at The Paulick Report, Scott Jagow has a fantastic series on what goes into developing each of the various retail speed ratings. I’m of the belief that all ratings (even the competition’s!) have some […]
Shamrock Rose blooms in Raven Run at 18-1
Conrad Farms’ Shamrock Rose belied her 18-1 odds with a convincing 2 1/2-length decision in Saturday’s $250,000 Raven Run (G2) at Keeneland. The Mark Casse trainee was coming off back-to-back stakes romps on synthetic surfaces, […]
Zulu Alpha upsets Breeders’ Cup hope Arklow in Sycamore
Thursday’s feature at Keeneland, the $100,000 Sycamore (G3), was supposed to be the launching pad to the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) for Arklow. But the 2-1 favorite was upset by Michael Hui’s Zulu Alpha, a […]
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 […]
Sycamore could be springboard to Breeders’ Cup Turf for Arklow
It’s rare that a race like Thursday’s $100,000 Sycamore (G3) at Keeneland could have Breeders’ Cup implications, but a win by Arklow in the 1 1/2-mile turf event could propel the four-year-old toward a start […]
Rushing Fall too good for Queen Elizabeth II rivals
Rushing Fall’s class showed in Saturday’s $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) at Keeneland as the outstanding three-year-old filly made all the pace recording a comfortable 1 1/4-length victory. With regular rider Javier Castellano […]
Rushing Fall to meet seven in Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup
After concluding her perfect two-year-old season with a victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1), Rushing Fall opened her sophomore campaign with a convincing win in the Appalachian (G2) at Keeneland. The talented […]
Knicks Go to face different circumstances following Breeders’ Futurity romp
The scratch of wire-to-wire Hopeful (G1) winner Mind Control from the Breeders’ Futurity (G1) created an opportunity for Knicks Go, who wasn’t pressured establishing manageable splits of :23.67, :47.59 and 1:12.68. And with BRIS E1 […]