McPeek Takes Aim on Both Blue Grass and Ashland Stakes
Trainer Kenny McPeek could complete a Grade 1 double when he sends out It’s Your Nickel and Daddys Lil Darling in the feature races at Keeneland this Saturday.
2016 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint Post Positions
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
2016 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint Pre-Entries
Breeders’ Cup Photo © A staggering 28 horses have been pre-entered in the $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (gr. I), enough for 14 in the main body of the field and another 14 on the also-eligible list. Leading the main group … Continued
Mongolian Saturday Arrives in England
Breeders’ Cup Photo © The globe-trotting sprinter Mongolian Saturday has arrived in England to prepare for a start during the prestigious Royal Ascot meeting later this month. The veteran of 33 starts rose to prominence during a busy campaign in 2015 that saw … Continued
Replays and Recaps of the Hong Kong International Races
Early in the morning on December 13th, while many racing fans in the U.S. were asleep, a terrific series of four group I races were held at Sha Tin racecourse in Hong Kong. These were the Hong Cup Vase, Hong Kong … Continued
Slideshow: Morning Training at Keeneland, 10-27-15
Keeneland Photo With the Breeders’ Cup just days away, horses from all over the country and the world were out for training at Keeneland on October 27th. Check out this slideshow of photos of the American contenders on the track, including Big … Continued
2015 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint Post Positions
Keeneland Photo Bobby’s Kitten, who scored a dramatic last-to-first victory in the 2014 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (gr. I), will seek a repeat victory in that race when he faces a full field in the 2015 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint on … Continued
Slideshow: Morning Training at Keeneland, 10-24-15
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
Early Thoughts on Handicapping the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint
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
A Morning at Keeneland
All photos by Keeneland Photo On the last day of September, with a chill in the air and the arrival of October impending, Keeneland was abuzz with activity as horses, jockeys, and trainers prepared for the start of the track’s much-anticipated … Continued