Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
Commissioner (outside) breezing in company with Protonico at Keeneland – Keeneland Photo Commissioner, who has not run since finishing sixth in the Stephen Foster Handicap (gr. I) on June 13th, breezed five furlongs on October 9th at Keeneland as he prepares for … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © Of all the Breeders’ Cup races to be held at Keeneland on October 30-31st, few are expected to draw as strong a European contingent as the Breeders’ Cup Mile. Looking at the list of potential starters from … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © According to reports, the unbeaten Ireland-based 2yo Hit It A Bomb–who scored an impressive victory in the seven-furlong Star Appeal Stakes at Dundalk earlier today–will make his next start in the $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. I) on October … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © Yes indeed, you read that headline correctly–I am about to tell you why Bobby’s Kitten, who hasn’t come close to winning in two starts this year, is going to score an upset victory in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint … Continued
Keeneland Photo Breathtaking? Yes. Impressive? Most definitely. Good enough to win the Breeders’ Cup Mile? Quite possibly. Coming off a pair of narrow defeats in graded stakes company at Saratoga, the four-year-old filly Tepin was expected to be rebound with a victory while … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/Susie Raisher Two-time grade I winner Honor Code may have disappointed his backers when finishing third as the heavy favorite in the Kelso Handicap (gr. II) on October 3rd at Belmont Park, but the four-year-old son of … Continued
The talented three-year-old colt El Kabeir, who won the Jerome Stakes (gr. III) and Gotham Stakes (gr. III) earlier this winter before being sidelined with a foot abscess, is doing very well as he trains for a return to the races and could be … Continued
© Benoit Photo The amazing mare Beholder, who scored an incredibly easy victory in the September 26th Zenyatta Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita, has emerged from that race in good shape and is expected to post a timed workout sometime this … Continued
Keeneland Photo Rachel’s Valentina, the grade I-winning daughter of 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra, breezed a half-mile at Keeneland on the morning of October 5th as she prepares for a start in the $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies … Continued
Keeneland Photo Exaggerator, who turned in an impressive performance in the October 3rd Breeders’ Futurity (gr. I) at Keeneland to finish second after leading in the homestretch, emerged from the race in good shape but wasn’t at his peak in terms … Continued