Breeders’ Cup implications: New York prep races
The 35th Breeders’ Cup will be held at Churchill Downs on November 2-3 and pre-entries will be released next week. Five of the 13 Breeders’ Cup races last year were won by horses making their […]
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Breeders’ Cup implications: California prep races
Pre-entries will be released next week for the 14-race Breeders’ Cup program and this is a good time to review the final round of prep races stateside. Here are some quick thoughts on the California […]
Breeders’ Cup implications: Kentucky prep races
The final preps are in the books for the 14-race Breeders’ Cup program on November 2-3 at Churchill Downs. Here are some quick thoughts on the Kentucky prep races: Breeders’ Cup Kentucky Implications Keeneland Alcibiades […]
Blue Prize takes Spinster; Strike Silver, Current up in time in Keeneland juvenile turf stakes
by JOHN MUCCIOLO A trio of “Win and You’re In” events took place at Keeneland on Sunday. The headliner was the $500,000 Spinster S. (G1) which offered a direct berth to the Breeders’ Cup Distaff […]
Ten line up in Breeders’ Cup WAYI Champagne while Beldame attracts eight
Belmont Park hosts four stakes on Saturday, with much of the attention focused on the $500,000 Champagne Stakes (G1) and $400,000 Beldame Stakes (G1). The former is a Breeders’ Cup “Win & You’re In” contest […]
Keeneland announces prospective fields for host of Breeders’ Cup WAYI races
As we await Keeneland’s Friday opener to be drawn Tuesday, track publicity has offered an appetizer in the form of prospective fields for the Fall Stars Weekend stakes. According to Keeneland Stakes Coordinator Allison DeLuca, […]
Zenyatta stunner: Vale Dori recaptures spark, Abel Tasman loses hers in fifth
Sunday’s $300,345 Zenyatta (G1) was supposed to be a straightforward assignment for champion Abel Tasman on the way to the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1), but the “Win & You’re In” at Santa Anita produced a […]
Midnight Bisou elevated to first over Monomoy Girl in Cotillion
by Teresa Genaro In the minutes after the $1 million Cotillion Stakes (G1) at Parx Racing, owner Sol Kumin paced, alone, on the racetrack. His face was tight, impassive. It was not the face of […]
Monomoy Girl seeks Grade 1 win number five in Cotillion
The once-beaten Monomoy Girl will look to earn a fifth Grade 1 laurel this season in Saturday’s $1 million Cotillion at Parx. The 1 1/16-mile race for three-year-old fillies will serve as Monomoy Girl’s stepping […]
Accelerate, Monomoy Girl close as favorites in Breeders’ Cup Future Wager
Multiple Grade 1 winners Accelerate (#1) and Monomoy Girl (#14) each closed at 3-1 for the Classic and Distaff pools of the inaugural Breeders’ Cup Future Wager on Sunday. Accelerate has captured all but one […]