Flashback Friday: Curlin Wins the 2008 Dubai World Cup

Breeders’ Cup Photo © With five talented U.S.-based racehorses seeking victory in tomorrow’s Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) at Meydan, now is a great time to recall the dominating victory by two-time U.S. Horse of the Year Curlin in the 2008 Dubai … Continued

Horse of the Week 3-16-16: Tepin

Keeneland Photo Congratulations to the champion mare Tepin, whose impressive victory in the Hillsborough Stakes (gr. III) at Tampa Bay Downs has earned the title of “Horse of the Week” on The Turf Board! In a poll on The Turf … Continued

Flashback Friday: Barbaro Wins the Holy Bull Stakes

Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/Chelsea Durand It’s hard to believe that ten years have passed since Barbaro emerged as a Kentucky Derby contender with his win in the 2006 Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park. With the 2016 edition of the … Continued

Weekend Recap: Flexibility Enters the Spotlight

© Benoit Photo Last Saturday was the kind of racing day that I always enjoy. Being that it was the first weekend of January, it wasn’t as if the racing action was particularly significant at the championship level–no grade I races were run, and no soon-to-be-crowned Eclipse … Continued

Replays and Recaps of the Hong Kong International Races

Early in the morning on December 13th, while many racing fans in the U.S. were asleep, a terrific series of four group I races were held at Sha Tin racecourse in Hong Kong. These were the Hong Cup Vase, Hong Kong … Continued

My Top 5 Favorite Races of 2015

Breeders’ Cup Photo © The year 2015 is nearly complete, and what a fantastic year it has been! In 2015, we were treated to a spectacular number of incredible races from star runners like American Pharoah, Beholder, and Runhappy, and the talent of these great … Continued

Flashback Friday: Midnight Lute Wins Back-to-Back BC Sprints

Breeders’ Cup Photo © There have been few sprinters as remarkably talented as Midnight Lute, the massive Bob Baffert-trained colt that won the Breeders’ Cup Sprint in 2007 and 2008. Relive Midnight Lute’s breathtaking Breeders’ Cup victories by watching the replays … Continued

Flashback Friday: 5 Great Kentucky Derbies

With the 2015 Breeders’ Cup in the history books, talk has already turned to the 2016 Kentucky Derby. Let’s kick off the Derby season by watching the replays of five great Kentucky Derbies! Genuine Risk became only the second filly to win … Continued

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