Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
Secretariat had Bill Nack. Seabiscuit had Laura Hillenbrand. Now Sir Barton has Jennifer S. Kelly to recount his long-fabled exploits and bring them to light for a new generation of horse racing fans.
Although the $2,000,000 UAE Derby (UAE-II) at Meydan in Dubai has never been won by a U.S.-based runner, the 1,900-meter test offers a total of 170 Kentucky Derby qualification points to the top four finishers, and those precious points are a big … Continued
Horses training at Keeneland – Coady Photography/Keeneland Photo Keeneland Press Release: Evan, Andrew and Matthew Trommer’s Princess Warrior, runner-up in the Darley Alcibiades (G1) on Oct. 6, opening day of Keeneland’s Fall Meet, worked 4 furlongs in :48.60 Saturday morning in … Continued
Keeneland Photo Keeneland Press Release: Trainer Wesley Ward was excited after Stonestreet Stables and Peter Leidel’s Keeneland-based European champion Lady Aurelia turned in her final Keeneland work Saturday, a day before she leaves for Southern California and her next start in the $1 … Continued
(Photo by Zoe Metz/Eclipse Sportswire/Breeders Cup) Keeneland Press Release: Amerman Racing’s Oscar Performance, winner of the 2016 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1), worked a half-mile in :49.60 on his own Sunday morning over a Keeneland turf course labeled firm. It was … Continued
Oscar Performance winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf at Santa Anita (Photo by Zoe Metz/Eclipse Sportswire/Breeders Cup) With the Breeders’ Cup just over five weeks away, a huge slate of key prep races will be held this weekend at racetracks … Continued
Sunny Skies winning the Debutante Stakes at Churchill Downs – Coady Photography Ellis Park Press Release: Trainer Kenny McPeek took both of Churchill Downs’ closing-night stakes for 2-year-olds with the colt Ten City and the filly Sunny Skies and now shoots … Continued
Coady Photography Ellis Park Press Release: Saratoga was Plan B. Ellis Park was Plan A for keeping talented 2-year-olds on course for this fall’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Del Mar and, hopefully, the 2018 Kentucky Derby. And Jason Loutsch isn’t kidding. … Continued
Ellis Park Press Release: Jon Court is a six-time Ellis Park champion jockey and the only rider ever to win the meet title five years in a row. The winner of 4,035 North American races (which does not include his victory … Continued
Lookin at Lee winning the Ellis Park Juvenile Stakes – Coady Photography Ellis Park Press Release: Christy Hamilton can’t wait to find out what is in store for the 2-year-olds she’ll have in her barn this summer at Ellis Park. Hamilton … Continued