Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
Keeneland Photo In what could be considered a prelude to next week’s fantastic four days of racing from November 26-29th, an exciting and intriguing day of racing was held on November 21st, highlighted by eight stakes races at Delta Downs. The feature … Continued
Keeneland Photo Earlier today, pre-entries for the $1,000,000 Delta Downs Jackpot Stakes (gr. III) at Delta Downs were announced, and it looks like the 8.5-furlong race is set to draw an excellent field! Scheduled to be run on November 21st, the … Continued
Keeneland Photo The unbeaten two-time grade I winner Nyquist headlines an extremely deep and talented field of horses that have been entered in the $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I), to be run on October 31st at Keeneland. Breeders’ Futurity (gr. I) winner … Continued
Keeneland Photo Check out this slideshow of pictures from morning training at Keeneland on October 17th! Exaggerator, Red Rifle, Stopcharging Maria, and Camelot Kitten were among the horses turning in workouts. All photos by Keeneland Photo If you enjoyed this article, … Continued
Keeneland Photo Breathtaking? Yes. Impressive? Most definitely. Good enough to win the Breeders’ Cup Mile? Quite possibly. Coming off a pair of narrow defeats in graded stakes company at Saratoga, the four-year-old filly Tepin was expected to be rebound with a victory while … Continued
Keeneland Photo Exaggerator, who turned in an impressive performance in the October 3rd Breeders’ Futurity (gr. I) at Keeneland to finish second after leading in the homestretch, emerged from the race in good shape but wasn’t at his peak in terms … Continued
All photos by Keeneland Photo On the last day of September, with a chill in the air and the arrival of October impending, Keeneland was abuzz with activity as horses, jockeys, and trainers prepared for the start of the track’s much-anticipated … Continued
Keeneland Photo Sticksstatelydude, the promising two-year-old that broke his maiden in impressive fashion at Saratoga earlier this summer, will make his stakes debut on Saturday in the $500,000 Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity (gr. I) at Keeneland. The son of First Dude had been entered … Continued
It’s been a busy week for top-notch 2yo racing at Saratoga and Del Mar–let’s catch up on some of the action! AUGUST 15th Saratoga Race 1: Maiden Special Weight 5.5 furlongs on dirt Kiaran McLaughlin’s Sallisaw didn’t get off to the best of … Continued
July 25th marked arguably the best day for 2yo racing so far this year, with a quartet of intriguing races being held at Saratoga and one more being run at Del Mar. Here’s a recap of all the action! Saratoga Race … Continued