Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
2014 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. I) winner Hootenanny, who won the Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot last year, will make his second appearance at England’s most prestigious race meet when he faces seventeen rivals in the Commonwealth Cup (Eng-I). The inaugural … Continued
Get ready, everyone! The most prestigious race meet in England is set to begin on June 16th, that being the eagerly-anticipated Royal Ascot meet at Ascot Racecourse. The opening-day card features six exceptional races full of talented horses and competitive … Continued
The remarkable Hong Kong-based miler Able Friend and the multiple group I-winning French star Solow will face off in a battle for supremacy in the June 16th Queen Anne Stakes (Eng-I), the first race of the prestigious five-day Royal Ascot meet. Both of the five-year-old horses … 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
The first post-Triple Crown weekend of the year brings with it an exciting series of graded stakes races and Breeders’ Cup prep races, led by a pair of grade I races at Santa Anita and Churchill Downs. The action is bound to … 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! Performance of the Week: American Pharoah … Continued
Twilight Eclipse, who earned the first grade I win of his career in the Man o’ War Stakes (gr. I) last month, will attempt to add a second top-level victory to his record in the June 6th Manhattan Handicap (gr. … Continued
2014 Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) winner Bayern and 2014 Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winner Tonalist are among eleven horses that have been entered in the June 6th Metropolitan Handicap (gr. I) at Belmont Park. Here are the entries and post positions: 1 Private … Continued
Untapable, the Eclipse champion 3yo filly of 2014, has drawn post position four in a six-horse field for the June 6th Ogden Phipps Stakes (gr. I) at Belmont Park. Here are the entries: 1 Rosalind, Joel Rosario, Chad Brown 12-1 2 … Continued
Unbeaten Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (gr. I) Lady Eli will make her second start of the year on Sunday when she runs in the $200,000 Wonder Again Stakes at Belmont Park. The nine-furlong turf race has drawn a surprisingly large field … Continued