Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
With the 2015 Breeders’ Cup in the history books, talk has already turned to the 2016 Kentucky Derby. Let’s kick off the Derby season by watching the replays of five great Kentucky Derbies! Genuine Risk became only the second filly to win … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/Susie Raisher Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin has been a familiar face on the Kentucky Derby trail in recent years, and it looks like he might be bound for Louisville again with Shadwell Stable’s Mohaymen, who turned in an impressive performance … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © With another fantastic and memorable edition of the Breeders’ Cup in the history books, talk has turned to the year-end Eclipse awards. Some of the categories have clear-cut standout candidates that should win in a landslide, but a … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © It was the fairy tale ending everyone was hoping for. On October 31st, Triple Crown champion American Pharoah ended his career in a burst of glory by winning the $5,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) at Keeneland. … Continued
Keeneland Photo As the racing world watched with excitement, the four-year-old filly Stopchargingmaria scored a narrow victory in the $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Distaff (gr. I) on October 30th at Keeneland, holding off Stellar Wind to win by a neck. Check out this slideshow of … Continued
Keeneland Photo With the first Breeders’ Cup race less than 24 hours away, here are five longshots to consider when placing your wagers on the championship races! Juvenile Turf: Highland Sky It could be easy to overlook this Barclay Tagg-trained … Continued
Keeneland Photo With the Breeders’ Cup just days away, horses from all over the country and the world were out for training at Keeneland on October 27th. Check out this slideshow of photos of the American contenders on the track, including Big … Continued
Keeneland Photo With the Breeders’ Cup just days away, horses from all over the country and the world were out for training at Keeneland on October 27th. Check out this slideshow of photos of the European shippers galloping at Keeneland, including Golden Horn, Illuminate, Karakontie, … Continued
Keeneland Photo In a very sad and unfortunate development, it has been announced that the two-time Eclipse champion Beholder will scratch from the October 31st Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) after an endoscopic exam revealed that she had bled during her gallop this … Continued
Keeneland Photo As the Breeders’ Cup draws closer and closer, the action in the mornings at Keeneland has really been picking up! On October 26th, Beholder, Camelot Kitten, Greenpointcrusader, Harmonize, and I’m a Chatterbox were among the horses in action–check out this … Continued