Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
Keeneland Photo With such a deep and wide-open field, the $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (gr. I) is a tricky race to handicap. After spending some time this evening going over the race, here are a few of my thoughts on … Continued
Keeneland Photo La Verdad, who won the $150,000 Iroquois Stakes at Belmont Park on October 24th, is expected to run back one week later in the $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) on October 31st at Keeneland. … Continued
Keeneland Photo It was another busy morning at Keeneland on October 25th, with plenty of Breeders’ Cup contenders turning in pre-race workouts. Grand Arch, Judy the Beauty, Nemoralia, and The Great War were among the horses in action (click here … Continued
Keeneland Photo With precisely one week remaining until Breeders’ Cup Saturday, Beholder, Judy the Beauty, Lea, Private Zone, and Stopchargingmaria were among the many horses in action on the morning of October 24th. Check out this slideshow of photos from training! … Continued
Keeneland Photo Two-time Eclipse champion Beholder, who will be among the favorites in the October 31st Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) at Keeneland, visited the Keeneland paddock this morning in a rehearsal of getting ready for the Classic. Courtesy of Keeneland, here’s … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © With the Breeders’ Cup now less than a week away, I’m starting to go over the form of the European shippers for the juvenile turf races. In particular, I have been taking a close look at the … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © With the Breeders’ Cup now less than a week away, I’m starting to go over the form of the European shippers for the juvenile turf races. In particular, I have been taking a close look at the … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © The Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint… definitely a wide-open race! With a full field of evenly-matched runners sprinting 5 1/2 furlongs, it could be hard to come up with the winner. But I’ve been going over the race this … Continued
Keeneland Photo Rachel’s Valentina, the second foal out of 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra, completed her preparations for a much-anticipated run in the October 31st Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I) when she breezed five furlongs in 1:00 … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/David Alcosser Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I) contenders Ralis and Greenpointcrusader were both in action at Keeneland this morning, turning in what will likely be their final workouts in advance of the Breeders’ Cup. According to Keeneland clockers, Hopeful Stakes … Continued