Knicks Go unchallenged in Breeders’ Cup Classic
For a horse as fast as Knicks Go, even the $5.4 million, 1 1/4-mile Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) can be turned into a jaunt around the racetrack. […]
Articles by Jeremy Balan
Life Is Good runs away in Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile
Just like Knicks Go a year ago at Keeneland, Life Is Good shot to the lead, put up almost unbelievable fractions, and left an overmatched field in the dust. […]
Corniche takes them all the way in Breeders’ Cup Juvenile
DEL MAR, Calif. — They say that anything can happen in a horse race, but every so often the results play out exactly how it looks on paper. […]
Mitole confidently wins the Breeders’ Cup Sprint
There was a twinge in Steve Asmussen’s voice as he screamed out from the rail at Santa Anita Park on Nov. 2. […]
Covfefe stands-out in Breeders’ Cup F&M Sprint
The result of the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) might have been determined a handful of strides after the break. […]
Balan: Breeders’ Cup Juvenile ‘might take a little while to sink in’
ARCADIA, Calif. — The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) might take a little while to sink in. If Storm the Court and Anneau d’Or were the favorites in the $2 million race Nov. 1, the Santa […]
Balan: Mark Casse and War of Will
Twelve months ago trainer Mark Casse had a good-looking bay colt that looked like a solid turf prospect, but was still trying to figure things out. […]
Santa Anita main track may pose challenge to out-of-state shippers
There’s an old horse racing cliché that the final quarter-mile or so of any race is “where the real running begins.” As the field turns into the stretch and sprints to the wire, the best […]
Mandella: I got to thinking at about midnight
For whatever reason, Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella found himself awake in the middle of the night, and he started to think about the most talented horse in his stable. […]
Breeders’ Cup Draw: ‘Maybe inside will be the place to be’
ARCADIA, Calif. — Once the lively banter of the cocktail hour subsided and the Breeders’ Cup draw officially began late Monday afternoon. […]