Top 5 international stories of 2018
How to sum up an action-packed year on the international scene with an abundance of memorable developments? A “Top 5” retrospective can try to hit the highlights, but not all. Among those left on the […]
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2018 Cartier Racing Awards nominations released
The nominations for the 28th annual Cartier Racing Awards were unveiled on Sunday. Horses trained by John Gosden in Newmarket have gained the Cartier Horse of the Year Award three times in the last four […]
Roaring Lion remains in Breeders’ Cup Classic mix after brave QE II victory
Trainer John Gosden entered Champions Day with a quartet of favorites dubbed the “four horses of the Apocalypse,” and three prevailed on Saturday’s blockbuster card at Ascot. Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) candidate Roaring Lion showed […]
Five Breeders’ Cup tickets on line during Irish Champions Weekend
North American racing fans have plenty to look forward to this weekend, between the kickoff of the 2018-19 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) points races at Churchill Downs and the Woodbine Mile (G1) […]
Four Breeders’ Cup Challenge races on tap
With the second half of the season heating up, so is the Breeders’ Cup Challenge schedule. “Win and You’re In” races for four different Breeders’ Cup events are on tap this weekend, from England’s historic […]
Cracksman could bid for revenge on Poet’s Word in Breeders’ Cup WAYI King George
Enticed by the chance of rain at Ascot, European champion Cracksman remains in a field of eight declared for Saturday’s King George VI & Queen Elizabeth (G1). Thus a grudge match with Poet’s Word, who […]
Royal Ascot: Cracksman the one to beat in Breeders’ Cup WAYI Prince of Wales’s
The hottest antepost favorite of Royal Ascot 2018 will take center stage on Wednesday as Cracksman lines up in the Prince of Wales’s (G1). His towering presence is keeping the field relatively small for this […]
Cracksman just averts upset in Coronation Cup
Rerouted to Friday’s Coronation Cup (G1) after stablemate and fellow champion Enable was sidelined, Cracksman was hammered into 2-7 favoritism as the class of the small field. But the John Gosden trainee reminded everyone that […]
Arc heroine Enable sidelined until August
European champion Enable, slated to return in the June 1 Coronation Cup (G1) on Oaks Day at Epsom, has had her seasonal debut postponed to August after developing a knee issue. The news came Monday […]
Arrogate tops World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for second time
Juddmonte Farms’ Arrogate was awarded the 2017 Longines World’s Best Racehorse title for the second year in a row at an awards ceremony in London on Tuesday. Determined by a panel of international handicappers, the […]