Finest City – 2016 Champion Female Sprinter
Finest City captured just two races in 2016, but it was the latter of those, combined with no clear-cut division leader, that helped propel the chestnut daughter of City Zip to an Eclipse Award as […]
Breeders’ Cup
Breeders’ Cup winner Finest City kicks clear late in Santa Monica
Although favored to claim the 2016 Eclipse Award as the nation’s leading female sprinter, Finest City ensured herself of at least one victory on Saturday with a season-opening romp in the $200,000 Santa Monica (G2) at […]
Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint winner Finest City returns in Santa Monica
Before the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1), the most impressive win on Finest City’s resume was the Great Lady M. Stakes (G2) at Los Alamitos last April. The City Zip mare was sent […]
Masochistic ruled ineligible for 2017 Breeders’ Cup
Edited Press Release Breeders’ Cup Limited announced Tuesday that it has notified trainer Ron Ellis and the owners of Masochistic, Jay Em Ess Stable and Los Pollos Hermanos Racing, of action taken pursuant to its […]
Juddmonte buys spot in Pegasus World Cup for Arrogate
Fans eager for a rematch between Arrogate and California Chrome in the January 28 Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) got an early Christmas present Thursday afternoon. Arrogate’s owner, Juddmonte Farms, revealed the purchase of a […]
Grades and greats: Catching up on racing news
Using up roughly two weeks of paid vacation on either side of my recent excursion to Hong Kong, there’s been a few noteworthy items in the racing world that I wasn’t able to address during […]
Garrett Gomez dead at 44
One of the most talented riders of his era, Gomez won 13 Breeders’ Cup races and back-to-back Eclipse Awards for Outstanding Jockey in 2008-09. […]