Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen surpassed the late Dale Baird’s all-time North American win record at Saratoga on Saturday, by sending out the long-anticipated number 9,446 – juvenile Stellar Tap. […]
Mitole capped a 6-for-7 season and a terrific 10-for-14 lifetime career with a 1 1/4-length score in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) at Santa Anita on Nov. 2, beating his younger and favored rival Shancelot. […]
As we look ahead to the Jan. 23 Eclipse Awards gala that will reveal the U.S. champions of 2019, it’s worth observing that we’re not the only major racing jurisdiction with a couple of hotly […]
My Eclipse Award ballot largely comports with the finalists announced on Saturday, and only a few of the discrepancies raised an eyebrow. Turf male Mo Forza came as a bit of a curveball as a […]
Finalists for the 2019 Eclipse Awards were announced Saturday morning, with turf star Bricks and Mortar, three-year-old Maximum Security, and sprint supremo Mitole all up for Horse of the Year honors as well as their […]
Not only are we in the waning days of the current year, but also of a decade that saw tremendous highs and lows in racing. As always, what happened on the track offered a semblance […]
Some, like Mitole, have already been retired. Others, like Omaha Beach, will soon follow. While the 2020 racing season will mostly be without stars like the above two and others, next year promises to feature […]
As ever with year-in-review perspectives, personal criteria play the decisive role, and that’s why I’ve ventured abroad for my 2019 race of the year. The King George VI & Queen Elizabeth (G1) at Ascot offers […]
As always post-Breeders’ Cup, there’s plenty to digest on the happenings at the weekend. The championship picture cleared up in a number of divisions, while others remained less clear cut. Bricks and Mortar (turf male) […]
While it’s not exactly news that Breeders’ Cup winners sport noteworthy pedigrees, the 2019 class claims close relationships with a number of past Breeders’ Cup champions. Hall of Famer Curlin, dominant in the 2007 Classic […]
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