Category: Breeders’ Cup News

The names of eight horses were dropped into Del Mar’s entry box for Saturday’s $200,000 Pat O’Brien Stakes (G2), with six runners coming from the barn of two leading trainers — John Sadler and Phil …

(Breeders’ Cup press release) — Saratoga’s prestigious summer meets reaches a crescendo Saturday when the historic $1.25 million Travers (G1) highlights a card that is anchored by four Grade I “Win and You’re In” Challenge races …

(Breeders’ Cup press release) — Qatar Racing Limited’s Roaring Lion proved to be much the best as he cruised to a 3 1/4-length victory over Poet’s Word (IRE) in the 1 5/16-mile Juddmonte International (Group …

If you are a horseracing fan and/or a horseplayer and you are not looking forward to the Travers (G1), it might be time to check your pulse, because the Mid-Summer Derby is shaping up as …

In Shawshank Redemption, when warden Samuel Norton comes to inspect Andy Dufresne’s cell, he sees a picture of Rita Hayworth.  He doesn’t approve of it, but ends the scene by saying, “exceptions can be made.” …

(Breeders’ Cup press release) Hronis Racing’s 5-year-old Accelerate, the 2-5 favorite, shot to the lead with three-eights-of a mile remaining and romped home to a 12 ½-length victory over Pavel in the 1 ¼-mile, $1 …

Trainer Todd Pletcher, who has won five previous editions of the $200,000 Adirondack Stakes (G2) at Saratoga (including the last two), will send out a pair of talented fillies in search of his sixth winner …

Saturday’s $200,000 Best Pal Stakes (G2) at Del Mar is the first main graded stakes event for 2-year-olds in Southern California and also a first glimpse into the future star quality of the juvenile crop racing …

A field of ten 2-year-old fillies will race 6 furlongs in the 33rd running of the $200,000 Sorrento Stakes (GII) at Del Mar on Sunday — a race which serves as the traditional prep for …

Diversify and Mind Your Biscuits headline a field of eight in Saturday’s 1 1/8-mile, $1.2 million Whitney (GI) at Saratoga Race Course, with the winner receiving an automatic berth into the $6 million Breeders’ Cup …

Fans took the news that Triple Crown winner Justify would be retired way too well, in my opinion. Not that this news was unexpected. As soon as word first broke on July 10 that Justify …

A compact but talented field of six will square off in Sunday’s $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (GI) at Del Mar, the 2018 meeting’s second Breeders’ Cup Championship “Win and You’re In” event — this …

Although the Bashford Manor (G3) is the feature race at Churchill Downs on Saturday, I was drawn to the Debutante, which is the seventh race on the closing-day card and features a field of eight …

This year marks the 62nd running of the historic Mother Goose Stakes (GII), the second leg of the New York Filly Triple Tiara. Since Monomoy Girl, who won the Acorn Stakes (GI) back on June …

It was not a banner day for US-based horses at Royal Ascot on Tuesday. Yoshida finished fifth in the Queen Anne Stakes (G1), Bucchero was fifth in the King’s Stand Stakes and Lady Aurelia had …