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, […]
Stormy Liberal
Belvoir Bay gives Miller a Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint three-peat
Peter Miller with a three-peat in Sat. $920,000 BC Turf Sprint (G1) at Santa Anita, not with two-time defending champion Stormy Liberal but with Belvoir Bay […]
Bast, Pee Wee Reese shine as Santa Anita’s fall meet kicks off
by J. Keeler Johnson The Road to the 2020 Kentucky Oaks took a heart-pounding turn on Friday, September 27, when Bast battled to a hard-fought victory in the $300,000 Chandelier Stakes (G1) on opening day […]
Totally Boss earns Breeders’ Cup berth in Turf Sprint at Kentucky Downs
Totally Boss was just that in Saturday’s $684,640 Kentucky Downs Turf Sprint (G3), clinching an automatic berth to the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) at Santa Anita in November with a 1 1/4-length tally. Under […]
Arklow seeks repeat in Kentucky Turf Cup; Stormy Liberal meets nine in Turf Sprint
The $1 million Kentucky Turf Cup (G3) highlights a big afternoon of racing Saturday at Kentucky Downs. It’s one of five stakes worth a combined $3.2 million at the all-turf venue and has attracted an […]
Acclimate books Breeders’ Cup Turf ticket in Del Mar ‘Cap; Mr Vargas wires Green Flash
Trainer Phil D’Amato won the $250,702 Del Mar H. (G2) for the fifth time in the past six years on Saturday as Acclimate controlled the pace throughout in this “Win and You’re In” for the […]
Cambier Parc tops Del Mar Oaks; Breeders’ Cup Turf spot on line in Del Mar ‘Cap
Saturday’s Pacific Classic (G1) is supported by four graded stakes, three on turf, including the Del Mar Oaks (G1) and the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) “Win and You’re In” Del Mar H. (G2). But there’s […]
Horses to watch heading into the Breeders’ Cup Challenge series
There have been a handful of 2019 Breeders’ Cup Challenge races contested overseas since December, but the all-important North American segment of the “Win & You’re In” series kicks off on Memorial Day with the […]
Blue puts exclamation Point on Al Quoz
Scratched at the gate as the favorite in last year’s Al Quoz Sprint (G1), Godolphin’s Blue Point had no such mishap on the way to glory in Saturday’s $2 million turf dash at Meydan. But […]
Al Quoz Sprint: Unfinished business for Blue Point, Stormy Liberal
While two-time Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) champion Stormy Liberal aims to go one better than his second in last year’s Al Quoz Sprint (G1), Godolphin’s Blue Point has been spoiling just for the chance […]