Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
Breeders’ Cup Photo © Reigning Breeders’ Cup Sprint (gr. I) champion Runhappy will attempt to stretch his speed to a mile when he faces a quality field in the $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) on November 4th at Santa Anita. The talented … Continued
Coglianese Photos NYRA Press Release: Godolphin Racing’s Frosted is scheduled to breeze Wednesday at Greentree Training Center as he prepares for the Breeders’ Cup, trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said on Sunday morning. He said there has not been a decision made on … Continued
Coglianese Photos NYRA Press Release: Essafinaat’s Mubtaahij is back training at Belmont as the Grade 1 Woodward runner-up prepares for his next start in the Grade 1, $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup Invitational on October 8 in the second of … Continued
Coady Photography NYRA Press Release: Shadwell Stables’ Mohaymen, looking to rebound from his fourth-place finish as the favorite in the Grade 2 Jim Dandy on July 30, zipped a bullet half-mile on the main track this morning in his final … Continued
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
Sentiero Italio (dark blue colors in the middle of the picture) finishing third in the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (gr. I) at Keeneland – Keeneland Photo According to the Belmont Park Notes for October 16th, trainer Kiaran McLaughlin … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © The New York Racing Association has released the lists of probable and possible starters for the five Breeders’ Cup prep races scheduled to be run on October 3rd at Belmont Park, a day of racing billed as “Super Saturday.” … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo A gigantic day of racing awaits tomorrow afternoon at Saratoga, highlighted by six grade I stakes races. Over on the Bloodhorse.com blog Unlocking Winners, I’ve been sharing my thoughts on some of the races in the comments section, and while … Continued
2014 Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) winner Bayern and 2014 Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winner Tonalist are among eleven horses that have been entered in the June 6th Metropolitan Handicap (gr. I) at Belmont Park. Here are the entries and post positions: 1 Private … Continued
It was a busy morning at Belmont Park, where a quartet of contenders for the June 6th Belmont Stakes (gr. I) turned in their final official workouts in advance of the race. Headlining the work tab were a trio of … Continued