Saudi Crown looms large in WAYI Ack Ack; Lukas Classic attracts Hit Show, Disarm
Both graded stakes on Saturday night’s “Downs After Dark” program at Churchill Downs will have Breeders’ Cup implications. […]
Lukas Classic
Rattle N Roll headlines Lukas Classic; BC Dirt Mile berth up for grabs in Ack Ack
Rattle N Roll proved a bit out of tune earlier this month in the Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) at Saratoga, finishing sixth as the 8-5 favorite. On Saturday, the Kenny McPeek trainee will look […]
Derby winner Rich Strike in tough against older Lukas Classic foes
A year after Knicks Go used the $500,000 Lukas Classic (G2) at Churchill Downs as a springboard to success in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), a strong collection of three-year-olds and up will contest the […]
Knicks Go big favorite in Lukas Classic; Beau Liam makes stakes debut in Ack Ack
Lukas Classic (G3) — Race 8 (4:22 p.m. ET) Knicks Go, the top-rated older horse in the nation, is scheduled to complete his Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) preparations Saturday in the $400,000 Lukas Classic (G3) […]
Mocito Rojo makes it five in a row in Lukas Classic; Mr Freeze sharp in Ack Ack
Prolific Louisiana jockey Gerard Melancon made a rare foray to Churchill Downs to ride Mocito Rojo in Saturday night’s $250,000 Lukas Classic (G3), and the Delta Downs shipper proved worth the trip as he subdued […]
Quip, Tenfold highlight Lukas Classic; competitive fields set for Ack Ack, Jefferson Cup
Oaklawn H. (G2) winner Quip and Pimlico Special (G3) Tenfold are among 10 horses entered for the $250,000 Lukas Classic (G3), one of three stakes on Saturday’s 11-race Downs After Dark program at Churchill Downs. […]
Why Mind Your Biscuits is right to try Breeders’ Cup Classic
Hitherto known as a one-turn artist, Mind Your Biscuits has become one of the most intriguing storylines in Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1). Initially I was cool about the prospect of the $4.2 million-earner trying […]
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 […]
Mind Your Biscuits has Breeders’ Cup options after passing two-turn test in Lukas Classic
Far and away the class of the field in Saturday night’s $200,000 Lukas Classic (G3) at Churchill Downs, 6-5 favorite Mind Your Biscuits had another question to answer: could the one-turn artist negotiate 1 1/8 […]
Mind Your Biscuits heads eight-horse Lukas Classic; seven set for Ack Ack
Mind Your Biscuits can enhance his Breeders’ Cup credentials in the $200,000 Lukas Classic (G3) at Churchill Downs. Runner-up in the Whitney (G1) and Metropolitan Handicap (G1), the New York-bred has been under consideration for […]