Mitole is considered one of the best sprinters in America — at six furlongs. How he fares stretching out beyond that distance for the first time will be determined Saturday in the $500,000 Churchill Downs, […]
A blockbuster opening Saturday of Keeneland will, of course, feature the Blue Grass (G2) and Ashland (G1), but also three graded stakes pitting many of the best sprinters in the country against one another. Here’s […]
Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) threat Catalina Cruiser toured seven furlongs in 1:26.60 at Santa Anita Sunday. The only worker at that distance on the day, the unbeaten John Sadler colt posted splits of :25.40, […]
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 […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. — North America’s oldest stakes race, the Phoenix (G2) at Keeneland, has had an excellent track record of producing future Breeders’ Cup winners this decade. On Friday’s opening of the fall meet in […]
by Dick Powell Six horses are entered for Friday’s Phoenix Stakes (G2) at Keeneland going six furlongs on the main track. The distance makes the race more meaningful as it is the same distance as […]
Central Kentucky revels in Keeneland’s fall meet and the fun gets underway Friday with a 10-race card highlighted by the $400,000 Alcibiades (G1) and $250,000 Phoenix (G2). The 17-day meet offers a $5.75 million stakes […]
by Teresa Genaro In his 21-race career, five-year-old Whitmore had run at nine racetracks. He’d won at five of them. He’d won one Grade 2, and four Grade 3s. But he’d never run at Saratoga […]
The $1.25 million Travers (G1) serves as the main event and six additional stakes races, including five Grade 1s, support the centerpiece program of the Saratoga meet. Four are “Win & You’re In” Breeders’ Cup […]
We’re about three months away from the Breeders’ Cup at Churchill Downs, a weekend that should decide most divisional championships that are still undecided at that time. As usual, early August is far too early to […]
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