Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
Breeders’ Cup Photo © The New York Racing Association has released the lists of probable and possible starters for the five Breeders’ Cup prep races scheduled to be run on October 3rd at Belmont Park, a day of racing billed as “Super Saturday.” … Continued
Another great day of racing awaits on September 12th, highlighted by a large number of graded stakes races across the U.S. and Europe. Here are some brief thoughts on four of the best races! Pocahontas Stakes (gr. II) 8.5 furlongs at Churchill … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/Susie Raisher On the sixth anniversary of the day Rachel Alexandra achieved her historic victory in the Woodward Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga, it was only fitting that her daughter Rachel’s Valentina was able to secure an … Continued
Photo by Coglianese Photos/Susie Raisher Rachel’s Valentina, the two-year-old daughter of Rachel Alexandra that broke her maiden in impressive fashion on August 2nd, will make her stakes debut this Saturday in the $350,000 Spinaway Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga. Trained by … Continued
Of all the 2yo fillies to have raced in California this year, few have been as impressive as Patriotic Diamond.
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
After a busy week, I’ve fallen a bit behind in recapping all of the top-notch 2yo races at Saratoga and Del Mar, so lets start getting caught up by examining the results of three days worth of races! AUGUST 12th … Continued
Big Thrill stamped herself as a filly to watch with an impressive debut victory at Saratoga.
Two more days, four more promising maiden winners at Saratoga and Del Mar! Here’s a quick recap of the 2yo racing action from August 9th and 10th: AUGUST 9th Saratoga Race 2: Maiden Special Weight for Fillies 8.5 furlongs on … Continued
The 2yo racing action at Saratoga and Del Mar has been stellar over the last couple of days, with several more promising youngsters stamping themselves as horses to watch during the coming months. In particular, a couple of colts really stood out … Continued