2018 Breeders’ Cup Pre-Entries
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2018 FUTURE STARS FRIDAY New for the 2018 Breeders’ Cup is a Friday full of juvenile showcases. These young distance and surface specialists are at the top of each division. While reading […]
Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf
Brown’s Breeders’ Cup brigade hits the turf
Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) contender Sistercharlie traveled five-eighths in 1:00.56 on Belmont Park’s good inner turf course Sunday, equaling workmate Uni’s time. “I wanted a real solid work,” trainer Chad Brown said. […]
Breeders’ Cup implications: New York prep races
The 35th Breeders’ Cup will be held at Churchill Downs on November 2-3 and pre-entries will be released next week. Five of the 13 Breeders’ Cup races last year were won by horses making their […]
Breeders’ Cup implications: California prep races
Pre-entries will be released next week for the 14-race Breeders’ Cup program and this is a good time to review the final round of prep races stateside. Here are some quick thoughts on the California […]
Breeders’ Cup implications: Kentucky prep races
The final preps are in the books for the 14-race Breeders’ Cup program on November 2-3 at Churchill Downs. Here are some quick thoughts on the Kentucky prep races: Breeders’ Cup Kentucky Implications Keeneland Alcibiades […]
Crook dominates Flower Bowl; Uncle Benny rallies in Futurity
by JOHN MUCCIOLO Michael Dubb et al’s Fourstar Crook lived up to her 4-5 favorite’s role with an impressive, two-length tally in the Flower Bowl S. (G1) at Belmont Park on Sunday. The Chad Brown […]
Wild Illusion, Royal Marine, Lily’s Candle earn Breeders’ Cup spots on Arc undercard
Godolphin scored a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” double on Arc Day at ParisLongchamp. While the Charlie Appleby-trained Wild Illusion may well take advantage of her ticket to the Filly & Mare Turf (G1), […]
Next Shares upsets Shadwell Turf Mile; A Raving Beauty changes tactics in First Lady
Last time out, Next Shares provided for his long-term future by winning the Old Friends S. at Kentucky Downs, and a guaranteed spot at the retirement farm. On Saturday, he secured a nearer-term guaranteed spot […]
First Lady and Shadwell Turf Mile: full fields, competitive racing
Nothing like big fields going a mile in Grade 1s on the turf at Keeneland. Both the $400,000 First Lady Stakes (G1) and #1 million Shadwell Turf Mile (G1) are “Win & You’re In” events […]
Trio of Breeders’ Cup berths up for grabs on Arc undercard
While most of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Day festivities have Breeders’ Cup implications, three of Sunday’s Group 1s at ParisLongchamp are “Win and You’re In” events for their corresponding divisions. The Prix de […]