Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
Divisidero and World Approval, the 1-2 finishers in the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (gr. I), will likely meet again in the Woodford Reserve Manhattan Stakes (gr. I) on June 11th at Belmont Park. Coady Photography One of the biggest weeks of … Continued
Keeneland Photo With the Breeders’ Cup just days away, horses from all over the country and the world were out for training at Keeneland on October 27th. Check out this slideshow of photos of the American contenders on the track, including Big … Continued
Keeneland Photo For the first time since 2007, the winner of the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Fr-I) will run in the $3,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Turf (gr. I). Golden Horn, who scored a convincing win in the Arc after winning the … Continued
Keeneland Photo The once-beaten Golden Horn, winner of the Investec Derby (Eng-I) and Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Fr-I), has been pre-entered in the $3,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Turf (gr. I) at Keeneland and is expected to start as the … Continued
© Benoit Photo During her long career, which has spanned four seasons of success at the highest levels of the sport, Beholder has won many races with impressive ease. But on Saturday, she took her domination to a whole new level with an … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © For the third time this year, the Chad Brown-trained trio of Big Blue Kitten, Slumber, and Shining Copper will team up to try to take down a grade I race when they start in the $600,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational … 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: American Pharoah … Continued
Twilight Eclipse, who earned the first grade I win of his career in the Man o’ War Stakes (gr. I) last month, will attempt to add a second top-level victory to his record in the June 6th Manhattan Handicap (gr. … Continued