Town Cruise earns Breeders’ Cup Mile berth with Woodbine Mile upset
Speed is a danger in any horse race, as Town Cruise vividly demonstrated when upsetting Saturday’s Woodbine Mile (G1) in gate-to-wire fashion. […]
Win and You’re In
Yibir packs potent punch in Breeders’ Cup WAYI Jockey Club Derby
Godolphin’s Yibir delivered a powerful, last-to-first rush to dominate the Jockey Club Derby, a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1). […]
Blueblood turf juveniles pursue Breeders’ Cup tickets in Summer, Natalma
Woodbine hosts a quartet of turf stakes for two-year-olds on Sunday, with the C$400,000 prizes – the Summer S. (G1) and Natalma S. (G1) – serving as Breeders’ Cup Challenge events. […]
Romantic Proposal, Discoveries surprise in Breeders’ Cup WAYIs at the Curragh
The upsets kept coming on day two of Irish Champions Weekend at the Curragh, including both of Sunday’s Breeders’ Cup Challenge events. […]
Imperador dethrones Arklow in Turf Cup, earns BC Turf spot
Imperador thwarted two-time champ Arklow in Saturday’s Turf Cup (G2), a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1), and Princess Grace extended her winning streak in the Ladies Turf (G3). […]
St Mark’s Basilica prevails over Tarnawa in Breeders’ Cup WAYI Irish Champion
Odds-on favorite St Mark’s Basilica survived an inquiry in the Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Irish Champion (G1), but otherwise upsets were the order of the day at Leopardstown. […]
Breeders’ Cup star Tarnawa meets St Mark’s Basilica in WAYI Irish Champion
Three Breeders’ Cup Challenge events are on tap at Saturday’s kickoff of Irish Champions Weekend at Leopardstown. […]
War Like Goddess boosts Breeders’ Cup credentials in WAYI Flower Bowl
The $600,000 Flower Bowl S. (G1) found a new spot on the calendar at Saratoga, but the venerable prize will once again have major Breeders’ Cup implications thanks to the streaking War Like Goddess. […]
War Like Goddess tops seven in Flower Bowl; Public Sector leads Saranac
$600,000 Flower Bowl S. (G1) – Race 11 (6:11 p.m. ET) A convincing winner of the Aug. 7 Glens Falls (G2), War Like Goddess will seek her fourth consecutive graded stakes victory when she lines […]
Pat O’Brien becomes slam dunk for Ginobili
Finally poised to fulfill his early promise, Ginobili scored a stakes breakthrough in Saturday’s $202,000 Pat O’Brien (G2) and booked his spot in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) at Del Mar. […]