Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
© Benoit Photo The record-breaking 2014 Horse of the Year California Chrome, winner of the Kentucky Derby (gr. I), Preakness Stakes (gr. I), and Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) among many other prestigious races, will start from post position four when he … Continued
© Benoit Photo Of all the races at the 2016 Breeders’ Cup, few–if any–will be more anticipated than the $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Distaff (gr. I) on November 4th, in which reigning Eclipse champions Songbird, Beholder, and Stellar Wind will face off in one of the … Continued
Keeneland Photo The amazing mare Tepin, who is 6-for-7 this year with wins in the Queen Anne Stakes (Eng-I) and Woodbine Mile (gr. I)) on her record, will start from post eight when she seeks to defend her title in the $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © Some of the best female sprinters in the United States will take center stages on November 5th at Santa Anita Park, where the $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) will be contested just … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © Flintshire, the remarkably talented six-year-old that finished second in the 2014 Breeders’ Cup Turf (gr. I), will attempt to go one better when he starts as one of the favorites in the $4,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Turf on November … Continued
© Benoit Photo Last year, the $2,00,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I) turned out to be a very strong race–the winner, Nyquist, went on to win the Kentucky Derby (gr. I), while fourth-place finisher Exaggerator eventually won the Preakness Stakes (gr. I). … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © As usual, a large and competitive field of fourteen horses will contest the $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (gr. I) on November 5th at Santa Anita, including defending champion Mongolian Saturday. The six-year-old gelding, who enters off … Continued
Coglianese Photos/Adam Mooshian Although the field for the 2016 Breeders’ Cup Sprint (gr. I) is smaller than in previous years, the overall depth and quality of the race is fantastic, with grade I winners Lord Nelson, A. P. Indian, Masochistic, and Drefong leading the charge. All … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © Trainer Chad Brown has won three of the last four editions of the $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. I), and he could very well win a fourth when he sends out Lady Eli and Sea Calisi in the … Continued
© Benoit Photo The $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I), which will kick off the Saturday portion of the Breeders’ Cup, drew a competitive field of 12 two-year-old fillies with no clear favorite. Chandelier Stakes (gr. I) winner Noted … Continued