Category: Breeders’ Cup News

By Mike Farrell It was a wild and wacky Breeders’ Cup. It’s all over except for the counting, as in the Eclipse Awards. One of the founders’ goals for the Breeders’ Cup was the creation …

By Richard Rosenblatt Congratulations Knicks Go, you’re the Horse of the Year, and you did it by leading from start to finish, as usual. Zipping to the lead on the first jump out of the …

By Ed McNamara The royal blue silks of Godolphin have dominated international racing since the Nineties. This weekend the blue wave became a tsunami with three victories at Del Mar, where “The Turf Meets the …

By Ed McNamara Modern Games wasn’t hurt, but the veterinarians standing nearby didn’t realize that. While his stablemate, Albahr, was flipping over in the stall next to him, an assistant starter wisely opened the front …

By US Racing Team Essential Quality has been nearly perfect in nine races, his only loss coming in a 19-horse field in the Kentucky Derby (G1) forced him into a wide trip. And so, after …

By US Racing Team Without a doubt, Letruska is clearly the one to beat in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) on Saturday at Del Mar. The 5-year-old daughter of Super Saver (2010 Kentucky …

By Richard Rosenblatt Future Stars Friday on day 1 of the two-day, $31 million, 14-race Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar was a doozy. In what will likely be one of the most awkward days in …

By Richard Rosenblatt For weeks now, Brad Cox has been asked in so many ways to tell us who has the better chance of winning the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), Essential Quality or …

By Richard Rosenblatt For weeks now, Brad Cox has been asked in so many ways to tell us who has the better chance of winning the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), Essential Quality or …

By Margaret Ransom The Juvenile (G1) is one of the seven original Breeders’ Cup races and still carries the significant clout of deciding who the early favorite will be for the following year’s Kentucky Derby …

By Ed McNamara Knicks Go (post 5, 5-2) not only is running against the best field he’s ever faced, he’s also running against recent history Saturday at Del Mar. Trainer Brad Cox’s gray streak is …

By Noel Michaels On opening day at the 38th Breeders’ Cup on Friday, the winners of a pair of races over the main track at Del Mar will likely produce 2-year-old Eclipse Award champions and …

It’s been 20 years since Tiznow won the Breeders’ Cup Classic for the second year in a row. The victory in 2001 came after a gallant stretch duel with Sakhee at Belmont Park in Elmont, …

By US Racing Team Without a doubt, Letruska is clearly the one to beat in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) on Saturday at Del Mar. The 5-year-old daughter of Super Saver (2010 Kentucky …

By Ray Wallin In Part 1, we saw the first half of the biggest Breeders’ Cup upsets. There were some recognizable names and a few one-hit wonders, but the prices they paid were at least …