Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
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 Rachel’s Valentina, the grade I-winning daughter of 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra, breezed a half-mile at Keeneland on the morning of October 5th as she prepares for a start in the $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies … 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
The first Saturday of the Keeneland meet brought a maiden special weight filled with promising two-year-old colts, but perhaps the most exciting juvenile racing action of the day was at Belmont Park, where a pair of races yielded impressive results. Let’s take … Continued
Keeneland Photo In what was unquestionably one of the most breathtaking performances by any horse in the U.S. this year, the talented filly Tepin posted a resounding victory in the $400,000 First Lady Stakes (gr. I) at Keeneland on October 3rd, stamping herself … Continued
Welcome back to “Diamonds in the Rough!” After chronicling the results of the best two-year-old races at Saratoga and Del Mar this summer, it’s time to resume the series by recapping the results of all the great juvenile races at Keeneland … Continued
Keeneland Photo On opening day at Keeneland, the three-year-old sprinting sensation Runhappy picked up another major victory when he defeated a top-notch field in the $250,000 Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix Stakes (gr. III). Racing over a sloppy, sealed track that he was unfamiliar … Continued
Charles LoPresti may not have Wise Dan for this year’s Breeders’ Cup, but the Keeneland-based trainer will still be represented in the championship event with the filly Salama, a Peruvian filly that will make her U.S. debut in the $2,000,000 Breeders’ … 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