Fierceness runs away from peers in Breeders’ Cup Juvenile
Fierceness displayed complete authority over what seemed an evenly-matched group of colts and geldings in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1). […]
Articles by Vance Hanson
Just F Y I clinches BC Juvenile Fillies crown as Tamara struggles
The first significant upset of the 2023 Breeders’ Cup didn’t take long to occur on Friday at Santa Anita, when Just F Y I sent odds-on favorite Tamara packing in the $1.84 million Breeders’ Cup […]
Breeders’ Cup International Scouting Report: Saturday
Although the representation is surprisingly light in the Mile (G1), one of the deepest European contingents in some time will be involved in both the Turf (G1) and Filly and Mare Turf (G1) on Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup program at Santa Anita. […]
O’Connor earns first U.S. stakes win in Fayette
O’Connor looked like a potential star when making a promising U.S. debut at Gulfstream a little more than a year ago. However, the Chilean import went winless in his next six starts, earning only minor […]
Street Sense, Rags to Riches highlight Churchill Downs opener
Although it’s being held less than a week before the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), Sunday’s $200,000 Street Sense (G3) at Churchill Downs is gaining influence as a long-term predictor. Among the last five winners of […]
Fayette, Bryan Station featured on closing day at Keeneland
Unseasonably warm temperatures and a competitive renewal of the $350,000 Fayette (G2) for older horses await fans as the 2023 Keeneland fall meeting draws to a close on Saturday. The 1 1/8-mile Fayette is one […]
Alva Starr the one to catch in Raven Run; Verifying early choice in Perryville
Alva Starr has shown what she can do over six furlongs, but will get more of a stamina test on Saturday at Keeneland when she starts as the likely favorite in the $350,000 Raven Run […]
Classic winner Mawj makes all in Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup
Mawj was the class of the field heading into Saturday’s $501,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) and called on plenty of it to win the nine-furlong grass test for three-year-old fillies at Keeneland. Victorious […]
Spencer bags another graded win with Eternal Hope in Sands Point
Jockey Jamie Spencer’s two-day excursion to the U.S. continued to pay dividends on Saturday when he guided the three-year-old filly Eternal Hope to victory in the $200,000 Sands Point (G2), held in a driving rainstorm […]
Caravel to get Breeders’ Cup tune-up in Franklin
Reigning Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) winner Caravel will aim to bounce back from an increasingly rare misfire in her most recent start in Sunday’s $350,000 Franklin (G2) at Keeneland. Caravel last competed in the […]