BRIS Speed Stakes Ratings December 26-31
Top Winning Stakes Speed Ratings (12/25-12/31) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date Race Bris Speed Royal Son 5G 1 1/16m (ft) TP 12/29 Prairie Bayou S. 104 John Jones 5G 1m (ft) […]
Unique Bella
BRIS Southern California Speed By Circuit December 26-31
Top Winning Speed Ratings (12/25-12/31) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date BRIS Speed Donworth 5G 1 1/16m (ft) SA 12/30 98 Giant Expectations 4C 1 1/16m (ft) SA 12/26 98 Popular Kid […]
Unique Bella overhauls Paradise Woods in La Brea
After overexerting herself early when flopping as the even-money favorite in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1), Don Alberto Stable’s Unique Bella rebounded courtesy of a stalk-and-pounce trip in the $301,035 La Brea […]
Paradise Woods, Unique Bella square off in La Brea
Though both were pointing for the Kentucky Oaks (G1) earlier this year, Paradise Woods and Unique Bella missed out on running against each other. The talented duo even ended up in different Breeders’ Cup races […]
Breeders’ Cup follow-up identifies horses to back or fade next time
By Scott Shapiro The first Breeders’ Cup at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club proved to be an overwhelming success. The 13-races provided some whacky results, as well as impressive performances by Forever Unbridled in the […]
Bar of Gold upsets Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint at 66-1
Only two of the 14 runners in Saturday’s $920,000 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) were listed at higher odds than Chester and Mary Broman’s homebred Bar of Gold when the gates opened. The […]
How to Win Bet the Breeders’ Cup Races
My opinions on this year’s 13 Breeders’ Cup races can be distilled into three categories: Most likely winners who I have a difficult time opposing Favorites I’m against with no strong opinion of which price […]
Unique Bella an imposing presence in Filly & Mare Sprint
Unique Bella was being pointed toward the Kentucky Oaks (G1) earlier this year and is expected to compete in two-turns events at age 4. But the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) […]
Workers out in force one week before Breeders’ Cup Friday
A number of hopefuls from around the country put in their final major moves on Friday ahead of next week’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships on November 3-4 at Del Mar. The pre-entries for the event […]
Answering Shapiro’s 5 Questions About the 2017 Breeders’ Cup
As we eagerly await the release of 2017 Breeders’ Cup pre-entries on Wednesday, October 25, Scott Shapiro kept the Breeders’ Cup discussion with 5 questions ahead of this year’s World Championships on November 3-4 at […]