Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
Coady Photography On an extremely busy morning at Churchill Downs, the Todd Pletcher-trained pair of Destin and Outwork completed their major preparations for the May 7th Kentucky Derby (gr. I) by turning in timed workouts on April 29th. Destin, unraced since winning the Tampa … Continued
Eclipse champion Big Blue Kitten is among the probable starters for the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Stakes (gr. I) at Churchill Downs – Breeders’ Cup Photo © With less than two weeks remaining until the May 6th Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) … Continued
Coady Photography With just over three weeks remaining until the Kentucky Derby, things are starting to heat up at Churchill Downs, where many of the Derby contenders are starting to get serious with their pre-race training. However, the day’s most notable bit … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © Today marks a milestone–it’s just 50 days until the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby! Here’s the latest news on the road to the Derby… Fields Coming Together for Derby Prep Races With just over seven weeks remaining … Continued
Keeneland Photo A full field of fourteen two-year-olds will contest the $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. I) on October 30th at Keeneland, including the highly-regarded European shippers Hit It a Bomb and Cymric. Aidan O’Brien, who won the Juvenile Turf in 2011 and … Continued
Keeneland Photo The Breeders’ Cup is rapidly getting closer, and the major contenders are busy turning in pre-race workouts at Keeneland. The Turf Board’s Breeders’ Cup Workouts Replay Center will help you keep track of all the action by posting … Continued
Keeneland Photo Check out this slideshow of pictures from morning training at Keeneland on October 16th! Rachel’s Valentina, Curalina, Sticksstatelydude, and Ralis were among the horses turning in workouts. All photos by Keeneland Photo
It’s been a busy week for top-notch 2yo racing at Saratoga and Del Mar–let’s catch up on some of the action! AUGUST 15th Saratoga Race 1: Maiden Special Weight 5.5 furlongs on dirt Kiaran McLaughlin’s Sallisaw didn’t get off to the best of … Continued