Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
© Benoit Photo One of the greatest things about horse racing is that there’s always lots to look forward to–with so many races and so many horses, there’s always another great race just around the corner! Here are eight things to look … Continued
In the third episode of the Turf’s Up horse racing podcast, J. Keeler Johnson discusses Frosted’s win in the second round of the Al Maktoum Challenge, Danzing Candy’s impressive allowance win at Santa Anita, and a couple of longshot contenders in the … Continued
Hoppertunity (left) finishing second in the Hagyard Fayette Stakes (gr. II) at Keeneland – Keeneland Photo The talented Hoppertunity, who won the 2014 Clark Handicap (gr. I), has his sights set on a start in the 2016 Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) … Continued
Keeneland Photo Triple Crown champion American Pharoah has drawn post position four in the $5,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I), which will mark the final start of his legendary career. Trained by Bob Baffert, American Pharoah has trained well for … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/Chelsea Durand Triple Crown winner American Pharoah and two-time Eclipse award winner Beholder are among the horses that have been pre-entered in the $5,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I), scheduled to be held on October 31st at Keeneland. They will be … 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
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) contender Frosted, coming off of a decisive victory in the September 29th Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II) at Parx Racing, breezed five furlongs over the all-weather track at the Greentree Training Center on … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © 1 Beholder It’s rare to see a horse win a race as easily as Beholder won the Zenyatta Stakes, which was a picture-perfect prep given how hot it was at Santa Anita last Saturday. Incredibly, Beholder just … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © 1 American Pharoah The Triple Crown winner returned to the work tab on September 21st, breezing a half-mile in a very easy :49 4/5 at Santa Anita. The modest time of the workout suggests that a prep … Continued
© Benoit Photo Another fantastic weekend of racing has come and gone, and there’s plenty of action to recap! Here are my thoughts on some of the best races over the weekend: Frosted is an iron horse–if not an iron … Continued