Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
© Benoit Photo When a champion racehorse returns from a long layoff, you cross your fingers and hope for the best, but until they actually race and prove themselves to be just as good as ever, there’s always a question mark–will they … Continued
© Benoit Photo The weekend racing action of December 12th and 13th was a bit quiet by some standards, but did feature several quality stakes races, including the grade I Starlet Stakes (gr. I) at Los Alamitos. But the star … 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 Liam’s Map, who scored an impressive victory in the Woodward Stakes (gr. I) last time out, will start as the heavy favorite against ten rivals in the $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) on October 30th … 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! Veteran of the Week: Big Blue Kitten … Continued
With a terrific weekend of racing on schedule, it could be easy to overlook an unheralded grade III race at Monmouth Park, but if you’re looking for bragging rights and would like to find a future star runner before the majority of racing … Continued