Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
Breeders’ Cup Photo © Monday was a busy day at Santa Anita, with many horses wrapping up their serious preparations for the Breeders’ Cup just hours before post positions for the thirteen championship races were drawn. Here are today’s Breeders’ Cup News … Continued
© Benoit Photo With the post positions for the Breeders’ Cup Classic and Distaff having been drawn earlier this evening, Santa Anita Publicity has released quotes from the connections of some of the most prominent horses in both races. Enjoy! … Continued
© Benoit Photo The record-breaking 2014 Horse of the Year California Chrome, winner of the Kentucky Derby (gr. I), Preakness Stakes (gr. I), and Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) among many other prestigious races, will start from post position four when he … Continued
© Benoit Photo Of all the races at the 2016 Breeders’ Cup, few–if any–will be more anticipated than the $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Distaff (gr. I) on November 4th, in which reigning Eclipse champions Songbird, Beholder, and Stellar Wind will face off in one of the … Continued
Keeneland Photo The amazing mare Tepin, who is 6-for-7 this year with wins in the Queen Anne Stakes (Eng-I) and Woodbine Mile (gr. I)) on her record, will start from post eight when she seeks to defend her title in the $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © Some of the best female sprinters in the United States will take center stages on November 5th at Santa Anita Park, where the $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) will be contested just … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © Flintshire, the remarkably talented six-year-old that finished second in the 2014 Breeders’ Cup Turf (gr. I), will attempt to go one better when he starts as one of the favorites in the $4,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Turf on November … Continued
© Benoit Photo Last year, the $2,00,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I) turned out to be a very strong race–the winner, Nyquist, went on to win the Kentucky Derby (gr. I), while fourth-place finisher Exaggerator eventually won the Preakness Stakes (gr. I). … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © As usual, a large and competitive field of fourteen horses will contest the $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (gr. I) on November 5th at Santa Anita, including defending champion Mongolian Saturday. The six-year-old gelding, who enters off … Continued
Coglianese Photos/Adam Mooshian Although the field for the 2016 Breeders’ Cup Sprint (gr. I) is smaller than in previous years, the overall depth and quality of the race is fantastic, with grade I winners Lord Nelson, A. P. Indian, Masochistic, and Drefong leading the charge. All … Continued