Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
© Benoit Photo 2014 Horse of the Year California Chrome, Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Fr-I) winner Found, and record-breaking Travers Stakes (gr. I) winner Arrogate are among the major names that have been pre-entered in a fantastic renewal of the $6 million Breeders’ Cup … Continued
Shaman Ghost winning the Brooklyn Invitational (gr. II) at Belmont Park – Coglianese Photos/Nikki Sherman NYRA Press Release: Stronach Stables’ Shaman Ghost wrapped up his local preparations for the Breeders’ Cup Classic at trainer Jimmy Jerkens’ Belmont Park base Thursday morning. … Continued
NYRA Press Release: Tri-Bone Stable’s multiple graded stakes winner Effinex emerged from his bullet work Saturday morning in good order and will target the Grade 1, $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup on October 8 at Belmont Park, confirmed trainer Jimmy … Continued
Effinex (background) will attempt to improve on his third-place finish in the 2015 Jockey Club Gold Cup. Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/Chelsea Durand NYRA Press Release: Opting to pass on the Grade 1 Woodward, trainer Jimmy Jerkens reported multiple graded stakes … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos NYRA Press Release: The fields are coming together for the third annual Stars & Stripes Festival at Belmont Park, which features six graded stakes worth nearly $4 million, anchored by the Grade 1, $1.25 million Belmont … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos NYRA Press Release: Stronach Stable’s Shaman Ghost has trained well following his Grade 2 Brooklyn Invitational win on June 11, trainer Jimmy Jerkens said on Saturday morning, and is on target for a possible start in the … Continued
Coady Photography The $500,000 Stephen Foster Handicap (gr. I) on June 18th at Churchill Downs was a race that yielded surprising results, as 9-1 shot Bradester scored a front-running victory while heavily-favored Effinex finished off the board. Here are five thoughts that … Continued
© Benoit Photo One of the greatest things about horse racing is that there’s always lots to look forward to–with so many races and so many horses, there’s always another great race just around the corner! Here are eight things to look … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos This is the second part of my massive Weekend Recap analyzing the results of the U.S. racing action during Thanksgiving weekend. Part one, which can be viewed here, recapped the racing action on November 25th and 26th, … Continued
Keeneland Photo In what could be considered a prelude to next week’s fantastic four days of racing from November 26-29th, an exciting and intriguing day of racing was held on November 21st, highlighted by eight stakes races at Delta Downs. The feature … Continued