2015 Road To The Kentucky Derby
2015 Road To The Kentucky Derby The 2015 Road To The Kentucky Derby begins in earnest on Saturday, January 3. There will be 25 prep races between January 3 and April 18 in the run up to the 141st Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 2. There have already…
Breeders’ Cup Pre-Entries Announced, Wagering Menu Set
The Breeders’ Cup announced the pre-entries for 2014 Breeders’ Cup event to be held October 31 and November 1 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. There will be 13 races over the two days next weekend. Entries were taken on Monday, but…
Horse Racing Loses A Great One In Cigar
(Image courtesy of BreedersCup.com) There is sad news out of Kentucky on Wednesday that Cigar, a two-time horse of the year in 1995 and 1996, has passed away at age 24. He died following surgery on his neck. Cigar was and still is a gold…
Dance With Fate Rallies To Win Blue Grass Stakes
Dance With Fate rallied from 11th position at the six furlong marker to win the Grade 1 Blue Grass Stakes. Medal Count also rallied to finish 2nd, Pablo Del Monte held on to be 3rd, and Big Bazinga finished in 4th place. Dance With Fate earned 100 points…
Who’s The Boss? Danza Rolls To Victory In The Arkansas Derby
41 to 1 long shot Danza found room on the rail on the far turn and rode it to a huge upset in the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby on Saturday. He easily won by 4 3/4 lengths to secure a spot in the Kentucky Derby in three weeks. Ride on Curlin came on to finish…
2013 Breeders Cup Classic
2013 Breeders Cup Classic – 1 1/4 Miles Dirt (Race 12, Post Time: 5:35 Pacific Time) 1. Last Gunfighter (20-1) – We last saw him in the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup where he finished 5th beaten 10 1/4 lengths. That day he finished behind Ron…
2013 Breeders Cup Mile
2013 Breeders Cup Mile – 1 Mile Turf (Race 11, Post Time: 4:40 Pacific Time) 1. No Jet Lag (8-1) – He started his career in Great Britain before coming to the U.S. in August. He won an Optional Claimer by 1 1/2 lengths before stepping up big…
2013 Breeders Cup Sprint
2013 Breeders Cup Sprint – 6 Furlongs Dirt (Race 10, Post Time: 4:01 Pacific Time) 1. Justin Phillip (4-1) – He ran in this race last year finishing 5th by 4 lengths on a track that was anything but kind to the closers. He comes into this…
2013 Breeders Cup Turf
2013 Breeders Cup Turf – 1 1/2 Miles Turf (Race 9, Post Time: 3:22 Pacific Time) 1. Vagabond Shoes (IRE) (15-1) – He has really turned the corner since May of this year. In 3 graded stakes, he has not finished worse than 2nd and won the Grade…
2013 Breeders Cup Juvenile
2013 Breeders Cup Juvenile – 1 1/16 Miles Dirt (Race 8, Post Time: 2:43 Pacific Time) 1. Smarty’s Echo (20-1) – The son of Smarty Jones has yet to run on dirt, but that should not be an issue. He ran a good 2nd last out in the Grade 1…
