Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
The up-and-coming three-year-old Matt King Coal, who is one of the fastest colts on the Derby trail in terms of Beyer speed figures, completed his preparations for the April 9th Wood Memorial (gr. I) at Aqueduct when he breezed seven furlong … Continued
On November 22nd, a pair of one-mile maiden special weights for 2yos were held at Aqueduct, and both yielded impressive and dominating winners that look poised to join the Kentucky Derby trail in the near future. The first of the two races … Continued
Keeneland Photo La Verdad, who won the $150,000 Iroquois Stakes at Belmont Park on October 24th, is expected to run back one week later in the $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) on October 31st at Keeneland. … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © Trainer Linda Rice, seeking her first win in a Breeders’ Cup race, will have a starter in both the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (gr. I) and Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) on October 31st at … Continued
With summer having concluded, and with the fall season of Breeders’ Cup prep races underway, I thought now would be a great time to go back and highlight five two-year-old colts that turned in impressive maiden victories during the Saratoga meet. Time will … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/Chelsea Durand La Verdad, the remarkable five-year-old sprinter that has won 14 of her 20 career starts, may get a chance to shine on racing’s biggest stage in the $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos Todd Pletcher’s talented sprinter Rock Fall, a four-year-old son of Speightstown that has won six straight races, will return to the races on September 26th in the six-furlong Vosburgh Stakes (gr. I) at Belmont Park. Earlier … Continued
Big Thrill stamped herself as a filly to watch with an impressive debut victory at Saratoga.