Ranking Eclipse Award Winners: Turf Horse
In celebration of the 50th year of the Eclipse Awards, Brisnet staff and contributors have delved into the history of the past five decades of champions and come up with individual thoughts on the best, […]
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Bricks and Mortar established as 2019 Horse of the Year
Reviving from nearly career-ending setbacks, Bricks and Mortar compiled a perfect season to garner 2019 Horse of the Year honors and reign as the unanimous champion turf male. He also helped all of his human […]
Where should Horse of the Year favorite Bricks and Mortar go from here?
If it wasn’t clear before Saturday’s Arlington Million (G1), it is crystal now. Bricks and Mortar is the indisputable leader in the race for 2019 Horse of the Year. Granted, he didn’t beat anyone of […]
Unconventional candidates emerge as early Horse of the Year contenders
The end of the Triple Crown series on Saturday unofficially brought to a close the first half of the racing season and, unlike the landscape 12 months ago, we have ourselves a race for Horse […]
Winx storms to 31st straight, new world record 23 Group 1s in Chipping Norton
You don’t compile a winning streak going on four years without overcoming every kind of tactical situation, and Australian wonder mare Winx illustrated the point again – for the 31st race in a row – […]
Winx rides into world record book with 17th Group 1 win, extends streak to 24 in George Ryder
Australian superstar Winx didn’t need to pull out the fireworks at a wet Rosehill to rewrite the record book. Just plowing through the rain-softened going in Saturday’s George Ryder (G1), the Street Cry mare wore […]
Winx breezes to 23rd straight, 16th Group 1 in Chipping Norton
“Bowman is sitting there like a department store mannequin!” That instant classic from racecaller Darren Flindell sums up Winx’s seven-length stroll in Saturday’s Chipping Norton (G1) at Randwick. The world’s top-ranked turf performer sauntered to […]