Eleven years after half-brother Miesque’s Approval upset the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) at Churchill Downs, World Approval dispatched an international cast in Saturday’s $1,840,000 renewal of the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Del Mar. Unlike his […]
North America and Europe are evenly represented with seven runners apiece in Saturday’s $2 million Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1), but much of the focus will be on the leading candidate for each side. World Approval […]
Sir Anthony Oppenheimer’s homebred Cracksman was expected to win Saturday’s Champion S. (G1) as the 13-8 favorite, but the son of the all-time great Frankel exceeded the rosiest forecasts with a romp worthy of his […]
Trainer Aidan O’Brien is sure not to go home empty-handed after Champions Day – regardless of what happens at Ascot on Saturday, the master of Ballydoyle will officially be honored as this season’s champion trainer […]
The first round of final Breeders’ Cup preps this past weekend went some way toward putting several Eclipse Award categories into sharper focus. The two divisions with seemingly firm favorites are turf female and three-year-old […]
On Sunday’s “Arc Trials Day” at Chantilly, Sir Anthony Oppenheimer’s homebred Cracksman scored an authoritative victory in the Prix Niel (G2) for three-year-olds. But the owner-breeder remains reticent about advancing to the October 1 Prix […]
Heavy rain wreaked havoc on Day 2 of Glorious Goodwood on Wednesday, with deteriorating conditions forcing the late withdrawal of star three-year-old Churchill from an intended showdown with England’s top older miler, Ribchester, in the […]
Wednesday’s Sussex (G1) on day two of Glorious Goodwood features a superb intergenerational clash: top older miler Ribchester meets dual Guineas winner Churchill in a “Win & You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1). […]
Lady Aurelia, Ribchester and Barney Roy delivered rousing performances and Godolphin won three of six races as the 2017 Royal Ascot meet began Tuesday. After thrashing opponents in the 2016 Queen Mary (G2) at Royal […]
In the build-up to Royal Ascot 2017, two overarching storylines have emerged. One is familiar – the strength of Aidan O’Brien’s yard as he seeks an eighth training title at this historic meeting. The other […]
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