Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
Breeders’ Cup Photo © On May 29th, Naas Racecourse in Ireland held a “Royal Ascot Trials Day” featuring four stakes races, and trainer Aidan O’Brien enjoyed a good afternoon while scoring impressive victories with the two-year-olds Peace Envoy and Cuff. In the six-furlong Rochestown Stakes, Peace Envoy–a son … Continued
Horses training at Keeneland – Coady Photography/Keeneland Photo A large and talented group of U.S.-based horses led by Tepin and Undrafted will be running at the prestigious Royal Ascot meet in England this June, and on May 31st, it was announced that the U.S.-based … Continued
A drop in class proved to be just what Zonderland needed to return to the winner’s circle. After running very well without winning in three major stakes races, including the 2,000 Guineas (Eng-I) at Newmarket, Zonderland proved decisively best in the one-mile Heron Stakes … Continued
A solid Saturday of racing on May 28th at Haydock racecourse in England featured three major stakes races, and the winner of the featured Timeform Jury Stakes (Eng-III) could potentially be seen at the Breeders’ Cup later this year. Home … Continued
Keeneland Photo According to a Churchill Downs press release, the 2015 Eclipse champion turf female Tepin, who has won her last six starts in spectacular fashion, might not venture to Royal Ascot for a run in the Queen Anne Stakes (Eng-I) after … Continued
Coady Photography The remarkable sprinter Acapulco, who was a dominant winner of the Queen Mary Stakes (Eng-II) at Royal Ascot last summer, is bound for Royal Ascot once again after winning the Unbridled Sidney Stakes on May 14th at Churchill Downs. … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © Bobby’s Kitten, a talented son of Kitten’s Joy that won the 2014 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (gr. I), may have finally found his true calling. After going 0-for-3 in 2015, with his best finish being a fourth … Continued
When the three-year-old filly Acapulco made her return to the races on February 19th at Turfway Park, many fans were expecting a spectacular and easy victory. After all, Acapulco had been fantastic in Europe last year, dominating the Queen Mary Stakes … Continued
Of the twelve Triple Crown winners, Omaha is perhaps the one most often overlooked in discussions of great horses. Secretariat, Seattle Slew, Affirmed, Citation, Count Fleet, and Whirlaway remain legends to this day; Sir Barton is often recalled as the … Continued
Welcome to “The Weekend Accolades,” a weekly series in which we’ll look back on the previous week of racing and hand out a few informal awards to horses, trainers, jockeys, etc. that achieved notable feats in racing. Enjoy! Performance of the Week: Undrafted in … Continued