2016 Breeders’ Cup Mile Post Positions

Keeneland Photo The amazing mare Tepin, who is 6-for-7 this year with wins in the Queen Anne Stakes (Eng-I) and Woodbine Mile (gr. I)) on her record, will start from post eight when she seeks to defend her title in the $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup … Continued

2016 Breeders’ Cup Mile Pre-Entries

Breeders’ Cup Photo © An impressive total of 23 horses have been pre-entered in the $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Mile (gr. I), including defending winner Tepin and the star European miler Alice Springs. Nine horses have been placed on the also-eligible list, including four-time Breeders’ … Continued

Keep Quiet: A Live Longshot in the Juvenile Turf?

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

Casse Lays Plans for Tepin, Catch a Glimpse, and Noble Bird

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

“Outside Chance” that Tepin Could Run at Saratoga

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

Tepin Scores Historic Win in Queen Anne Stakes

Breeders’ Cup Photo © When a two-year-old filly named Tepin won the Delta Downs Princess Stakes (gr. III) in November 2013, it is doubtful that anyone could have guessed that she would wind up a champion and future Hall of Fame inductee. But 2 … Continued

Thoughts and Selections for Day 1 of Royal Ascot

Keeneland Photo There may be no race meet in the world more prestigious than the five-day Royal Ascot meeting in England, which gets underway with an exceptional six-race card on June 14th. Here are brief thoughts and selections for the four … Continued

Tepin Questionable for Royal Ascot

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

Fields Coming Together for Derby Week Stakes Races

Eclipse champion Big Blue Kitten is among the probable starters for the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Stakes (gr. I) at Churchill Downs – Breeders’ Cup Photo © With less than two weeks remaining until the May 6th Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) … 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

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