Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
© Benoit Photo NYRA Press Release: Grade 1 Preakness and Haskell Invitation winner Exaggerator has been in good energy since his off-the-board finish in last Saturday’s Grade 1 Travers last Saturday and remains on target for the Grade 2 Pennsylvania Derby … 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
Coady Photography With just over three weeks remaining until the Kentucky Derby, things are starting to heat up at Churchill Downs, where many of the Derby contenders are starting to get serious with their pre-race training. However, the day’s most notable bit … Continued
Keeneland Photo In years past, it was common to hear of “dual qualifiers” when handicapping the Kentucky Derby. Dual qualifiers are horses that have a Dosage Index (an analysis of pedigree that attempts to measure speed and stamina) of 4.00 or … Continued
Photo by Keeneland Photo The talented two-year-old Exaggerator, who won the Delta Downs Jackpot Stakes (gr. III) in gritty fashion last month, will make his 2016 debut in the $200,000 San Vicente Stakes (gr. II) on February 15th. The news was reported … Continued
Keeneland Photo The unbeaten two-time grade I winner Nyquist headlines an extremely deep and talented field of horses that have been entered in the $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I), to be run on October 31st at Keeneland. Breeders’ Futurity (gr. I) winner … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/David Alcosser FrontRunner Stakes (gr. I) winner Nyquist, Champagne Stakes (gr. I) winner Greenpointcrusader, Breeders’ Futurity (gr. I) winner Brody’s Cause, and Iroquois Stakes (gr. III) winner Cocked and Loaded are among nineteen horses that have been pre-entered in a deep and … Continued
© Benoit Photo Trainer Keith Desormeaux, who won the 2014 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I) with Texas Red, will send out three 2yos to compete in the 2015 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I) and Juvenile Fillies (gr. I), including Saratoga … Continued
© Benoit Photo During her long career, which has spanned four seasons of success at the highest levels of the sport, Beholder has won many races with impressive ease. But on Saturday, she took her domination to a whole new level with an … Continued
© BENOIT PHOTO He’s unbeaten in three starts, and hasn’t been challenged in two impressive stakes victories. His pedigree suggests he’s a sprinter, but his talent is undeniable and has racing fans excited about his future. His name is Nyquist, … Continued