Fields Coming Together for Derby Week Stakes Races

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

Keeler Johnson’s Graded Stakes Preview for August 22, 2015

Breeders’ Cup Photo © Another great Saturday of racing awaits tomorrow afternoon, led by a pair of grade I races at Saratoga and Del Mar. Bayern, Beholder, Curalina, and Lovely Maria are among the talented horses that will be in action, … Continued

Finnegans Wake Will Try Dirt in Gold Cup

Five-time graded stakes winner Finnegans Wake, who won the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Stakes (gr. I) on Kentucky Derby day, will give dirt a try when he starts in the $500,000 Gold Cup at Santa Anita (gr. I). Trained by Dale … Continued

Twilight Eclipse Favored in Manhattan Handicap

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