Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
Breeders’ Cup Photo © It was confirmed earlier today that Upstart, winner of the Holy Bull Stakes (gr. II) and runner-up in the Florida Derby (gr. I), will run in the $1,600,000 Travers Stakes (gr. I) on August 29th at Saratoga after previous plans … Continued
Good news! 2013 Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winner Palace Malice, whose campaign thus far this season has been interrupted and delayed by injuries, is scheduled to return to the races on August 9th in the $100,000 Alydar Stakes at Saratoga. The nine-furlong … Continued
Welcome to “The Weekend Accolades,” a weekly series in which we’ll look back on the previous week of racing and hand out a few informal awards to horses, trainers, jockeys, etc. that achieved notable feats in racing. Enjoy! Veteran of the Week: Big Blue Kitten … Continued
With a terrific weekend of racing on schedule, it could be easy to overlook an unheralded grade III race at Monmouth Park, but if you’re looking for bragging rights and would like to find a future star runner before the majority of racing … Continued
Donworth stamped himself as a three-year-old to watch during the coming months when he scored an incredibly easy victory in the 8.5-furlong Stanton Stakes at Delaware Park, winning by eleven lengths while just missing the track record. Sent off as the 1-5 favorite … Continued
2015 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) starters Far Right, War Story, Tencendur, and Mr. Z, as well as Preakness Stakes (gr. I) runners Divining Rod and Bodhisattva, are among the nine horses that have been entered to run in the $500,000 Ohio Derby on June 20th at … Continued
The tough-as-nails three-year-old colt Mr. Z, who most recently finished fifth in the May 16th Preakness Stakes (gr. I), is scheduled to start in the $500,000 Ohio Derby on June 20th at Thistledown. According to a news report on the Churchill Downs website, … Continued