Beholder Will Ship to Kentucky on October 19th

Beholder, impressive winner of the Zenyatta Stakes (gr. I) last Saturday at Santa Anita, will ship to Kentucky on October 19th in advance of her much-anticipated start in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) on October 31st at Keeneland. According to … Continued

Keeler Johnson’s Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings: 10-2-15

Breeders’ Cup Photo © 1 Beholder It’s rare to see a horse win a race as easily as Beholder won the Zenyatta Stakes, which was a picture-perfect prep given how hot it was at Santa Anita last Saturday. Incredibly, Beholder just … Continued

Bayern Has Not Yet Been Retired

Breeders’ Cup Photo © Although it was reported that 2014 Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) winner Bayern has been retired after his disappointing third-place finish in the Awesome Again Stakes (gr. I) on Saturday at Santa Anita, it seems that the speedy son of Offlee Wild might not … Continued

Keen Ice Takes it Easy in Advance of Breeders’ Cup

Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/Courtney Heeney With five weeks remaining until the October 31st Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) at Keeneland, Travers Stakes (gr. I) winner Keen Ice is getting a week off from serious training, and did not turn in a timed workout … Continued

Catch a Flight Sore After Workout, Skips Awesome Again Stakes

According to a report in the Santa Anita Stable Notes for September 24th, three-time graded stakes winner Catch a Flight was not entered in Saturday’s Awesome Again Stakes (gr. I) because he was sore in the aftermath of a five-furlong workout on September 22nd. … Continued

Keeler Johnson’s Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings: 9/23/15

Breeders’ Cup Photo © 1 American Pharoah The Triple Crown winner returned to the work tab on September 21st, breezing a half-mile in a very easy :49 4/5 at Santa Anita. The modest time of the workout suggests that a prep … Continued

1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13