Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
Classic Empire (inside) winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Photo by Zoe Metz/Eclipse Sportswire/Breeders Cup) One week before his expected start in the $1,000,000 Arkansas Derby (gr. I) at Oaklawn Park, the reigning champion two-year-old Classic Empire breezed a half-mile at Winding Oaks Farm … Continued
Keeler Johnson likes a 15-1 shot to pull off an upset in the Mucho Macho Man Stakes at Gulfstream Park.
Coady Photography As usual, the $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. I) is shaping up to be an exciting and competitive race. Horses like Oscar Performance and Good Samaritan have stamped themselves as leading contenders from the United States, while the European contingent will surely … Continued
Tourist (outside) breezing at Keeneland on October 22nd – Keeneland/Coady Photography Two weeks before the Breeders’ Cup is held at Santa Anita, a handful of Breeders’ Cup contenders turned in morning workouts at Keeneland in Kentucky, including Bill Mott-trained pair … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo One day after winning the Breeders’ Futurity (gr. I) at Keeneland with Classic Empire, trainer Mark Casse sent out his talented three-year-old filly Catch a Glimpse to breeze four furlongs at Keeneland. According to clockers, the daughter of City Zip … Continued
Thirstforlife (left) finishing third in the Kentucky Juvenile Stakes at Churchill Downs – Coady Photography Churchill Downs Press Release: Trainer Mark Casse swept both 2-year-old stakes races on closing day of Churchill Downs’ Spring Meet with the John C. Oxley-owned pair … Continued
Keeneland Photo NYRA Press Release: Mark Casse worked several of his Grade 1 stakes stars Friday morning, as Tepin and World Approval worked on the Oklahoma turf course within minutes of each other, shortly after Noble Bird went a sharp half-mile … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © NYRA Press Release: Robert E. Masterson’s Champion Turf Mare Tepin is set to depart from trainer Mark Casse’s Churchill Downs base midweek to settle into her summer digs at Saratoga Race Course, according to Norm Casse, the head assistant for … Continued
Noble Bird (right) finishing second in the Ben Ali Stakes (gr. III) at Keeneland – Keeneland Photo Churchill Downs Press Release: John C. Oxley’s Noble Bird, sixth in the June 11 Metropolitan Handicap (GI) at Belmont Park, will return to the New … Continued
Coady Photography/Keeneland Photo Churchill Downs Press Release: The John C. Oxley-owned and Mark Casse-trained 2-year-olds Classic Empire and Pretty City Dancer, both recent maiden victors at Churchill Downs, put in final serious preparations Saturday morning for their looming stakes debuts in … Continued