Tag: Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile

Breeders’ Cup 2019: Letting the ‘Dirt’ Mile Speak for Itself By John Furgele There are certain numbers in sports that make you pay attention. In baseball, it could be a .300 batting average, 20 wins …

The Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile is always an interesting handicapping puzzle for horseplayers, despite the fact that the middle-distance Breeders’ Cup races rarely are the headliners and often are the most likely races to be …

This year’s Las Vegas Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (GI) marks the 11th running of the $1 million main track event. And while it doesn’t carry the star-making power — or rich $6 million purse — …

US Racing Editor Derek Simon offers some pointers for day 1 of the Breeders’ Cup from Del Mar Racetrack located in the seaside city of Del Mar, California. Races discussed include the Juvenile Fillies Turf, …

The middle-distance Breeders’ Cup races rarely are the headliners and often are the most likely races to be overlooked on a packed weekend of championship racing. For bettors, however, these races offer some of the …

The Dirt Mile has always been something of a consolation prize for horses that are not good enough to point for the Classic and not fast enough to point for the richer Sprint. What we …

There is an unwritten commandment in thoroughbred horse racing: thou shall not question the trainer — ever. Of course, it is a commandment that I have broken — a lot — because I feel that …

Before the horses even entered the starting gate, there was some grief in the air and over social media about the existence of the Las Vegas Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (GI). Drawing nine horses — …

DIRT MILE Friday, Nov. 4, 2016 (3:05 PM PDT) Purse: $1,000,000 Distance (surface): 1 mile (dirt) *Race ESR: -10 (brisk) *Race LSR: -7 (good/average) Winner’s Profile Days Since Last Race: 35.0 Last-Race Odds: 5-1 Median …

Returning to Santa Anita Park for the fourth time in seven editions, the Las Vegas Dirt Mile (GI) has yet to accumulate the same kind of prestige as its grass cousin, the Breeders’ Cup Mile …

In this short video preview of the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile, US Racing‘s Derek Simon discusses Runhappy’s chances of returning to the winner’s circle at the Breeders’ Cup in the Dirt Mile, which is scheduled …

Runhappy makes his long awaited return to the racetrack Saturday in the one-mile, Grade III Ack Ack Handicap at Churchill Downs. A bone bruise delayed his return to the races, but, according to clockers, he …