Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos This is the second part of my massive Weekend Recap analyzing the results of the U.S. racing action during Thanksgiving weekend. Part one, which can be viewed here, recapped the racing action on November 25th and 26th, … Continued
Photo by Morse Code, a two-year-old half-brother to Metropolitan Handicap (gr. I) winner and fan favorite Honor Code, will make his debut on November 11th in the ninth race at Aqueduct. Owned by Lane’s End Farm and trained by Shug McGaughey, the … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © With another fantastic and memorable edition of the Breeders’ Cup in the history books, talk has turned to the year-end Eclipse awards. Some of the categories have clear-cut standout candidates that should win in a landslide, but a … Continued
Keeneland Photo Triple Crown champion American Pharoah has drawn post position four in the $5,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I), which will mark the final start of his legendary career. Trained by Bob Baffert, American Pharoah has trained well for … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/Chelsea Durand Triple Crown winner American Pharoah and two-time Eclipse award winner Beholder are among the horses that have been pre-entered in the $5,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I), scheduled to be held on October 31st at Keeneland. They will be … Continued
Keeneland Photo Breathtaking? Yes. Impressive? Most definitely. Good enough to win the Breeders’ Cup Mile? Quite possibly. Coming off a pair of narrow defeats in graded stakes company at Saratoga, the four-year-old filly Tepin was expected to be rebound with a victory while … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/Susie Raisher Two-time grade I winner Honor Code may have disappointed his backers when finishing third as the heavy favorite in the Kelso Handicap (gr. II) on October 3rd at Belmont Park, but the four-year-old son of … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © 1 Beholder It’s rare to see a horse win a race as easily as Beholder won the Zenyatta Stakes, which was a picture-perfect prep given how hot it was at Santa Anita last Saturday. Incredibly, Beholder just … Continued
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
Breeders’ Cup Photo © 1 American Pharoah The Triple Crown winner returned to the work tab on September 21st, breezing a half-mile in a very easy :49 4/5 at Santa Anita. The modest time of the workout suggests that a prep … Continued