Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
Breeders’ Cup Photo © For the third time this year, the Chad Brown-trained trio of Big Blue Kitten, Slumber, and Shining Copper will team up to try to take down a grade I race when they start in the $600,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational … Continued
© Benoit Photo Another fantastic weekend of racing has come and gone, and there’s plenty of action to recap! Here are my thoughts on some of the best races over the weekend: Frosted is an iron horse–if not an iron … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos Hello everyone! A spectacular day of racing is underway at Parx, where a pair of million-dollar stakes races will be run later this afternoon. Those races are the Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II) for three-year-olds and the Cotillion … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © With a little more than a week remaining until the September 26th Awesome Again Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita, nominations for the prestigious Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) prep race have been posted on Equibase.com. Headlining … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos Texas Red, winner of the 2014 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I), will be rested for the remainder of the year after emerging from a fifth-place finish in the August 29th Travers Stakes (gr. I) with cannon … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © Following yesterday’s announcement that two-time champion filly Beholder will target a start in the October 31st, Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I), here are five thoughts that have crossed my mind while pondering the announcement: 1. Beholder’s great tactical speed and ability … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos Frosted, who famously headed American Pharoah on the far turn of the Travers Stakes (gr. I) before tiring to finish third, will seek to get back in the winner’s circle on September 19th when he starts in the … Continued
The Big Beast (inside) finishing second in the Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (gr. I). Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos Far Right, the talented three-year-old that won the Smarty Jones Stakes and Southwest Stakes (gr. III) during the winter at Oaklawn Park, will … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © Camelot Kitten, a full brother to 2014 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (gr. I) winner Bobby’s Kitten, gave notice that he could be a major contender for the October 30th Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. I) when he rallied … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © Not many horses have ever won multiple Breeders’ Cup races, but Wise Dan joined that elite company with an impressive win in the 2013 Breeders’ Cup Mile. Despite stumbling at the start, settling farther off the pace than … Continued