Lady Eli out of Keeneland November
Turf star Lady Eli, who was scheduled to sell at Keeneland November on Wednesday, has reportedly been withdrawn after sustaining cuts in Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1). Sent off as the 3-2 […]
Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf
Wuheida’s luck turns in Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf
Godolphin’s Wuheida has had her share of misfortune this campaign, but circumstances finally smiled upon her as the 11-1 chance produced a new career high in Saturday’s $1,840,000 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1). […]
Lady Eli looks to make amends in Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf
Although favored to earn a first Eclipse Award as champion turf mare regardless of the outcome in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1), beloved fan favorite Lady Eli can close the […]
Wuheida tunes up for Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf
Scratched from her intended North American debut in the October 14 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1), Godolphin’s Wuheida remains on course for the Breeders’ Cup. On her last full day at Keeneland Tuesday, the […]
War Flag shows fighting spirit in Flower Bowl
by TERESA GENARO In the $500,000 Flower Bowl (G1) at Belmont Park on Sunday, Kentucky-bred War Flag needed both every step of the stretch and for the wire to come just when it did to […]
Zipessa changes tactics for Grade 1 breakthrough, Breeders’ Cup berth in First Lady
Typically a pace presence throughout her stakes career, Empyrean Stables’ Zipessa turned over a new leaf to upset Saturday’s $400,000 First Lady (G1) at odds of 16-1. Her first Grade 1 coup also netted her […]
Roly Poly drives Sun Chariot into Breeders’ Cup calculations
One week after full brother U S Navy Flag upset the Middle Park (G1) at Newmarket, Roly Poly added to the family trophy cabinet in Saturday’s Sun Chariot (G1) over the same course. The sophomore […]
Grand Jete gets rematch with Dacita, Zhukova launches new raid on Flower Bowl
Sunday’s $500,000 Flower Bowl (G1) at Belmont Park attracted a small field of six, but there are storylines aplenty in this “Win & You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1). Trainer […]
Breeders’ Cup candidates Rhododendron, Happily turn Group 1 double for O’Brien
The Breeders’ Cup is likely on the agenda for the Aidan O’Brien fillies who produced a thrilling exacta in the about 1 1/4-mile Prix de l’Opera (G1) on Arc Day at Chantilly – Rhododendron and […]
Avenge makes history with Rodeo Drive repeat
About two hours after Paradise Woods rebounded in the Zenyatta (G1), fellow Richard Mandella trainee Avenge did likewise in the $301,380 Rodeo Drive (G1). Aside from giving the Hall of Fame horseman a Grade 1 […]