ELMONT, N.Y. - At least three - and as many as five - winners of stakes races Saturday at Belmont Park will be pointed to the Breeders’ Cup on Nov. 4-5 at Santa Anita, their connections said
With the Breeders’ Cup races just around the corner — go to a corner and check if you don’t believe me — now is a good time to start preparing for the wagering war to come. Starting this week,...
Though Sunday’s Juddmonte Spinster Stakes (GI) is a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” event for the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (GI) in just under four weeks, it’s no surprise that only five t...
Spendthrift Farms’ Lord Nelson qualified — again — for the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Sprint (GI) after earning a 2 ½-length victory in the Santa Anita Sprint Championship (GI) over four talent...
The $1 million Shadwell Turf Mile (GI) will be the last major American prep race for the Breeders’ Cup Mile, held at beautiful Santa Anita Park on Nov. 5. The winner of the Shadwell Turf Mile wi...
US Racing members can get free handicapping reports for Belmont Park (BEL), Keeneland (KEE), Santa Anita Park (SA) and Woodbine (WO) for the weekend of Oct. 8-9 below: Saturday Pace Profile Reports ...
This weekend is the second of two “Super Saturday” cards to be held at Belmont Park. Headlining the 11-race card is the 98th running of Grade I, $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup at a mile and a qua...
The Futurity Stakes (GI) — sometimes referred to as the Belmont Futurity — was at one time, in the late 1800s, the richest race in North America. Up until 1957, horses were eligible to run after t...
In the years before the Breeders’ Cup became the last stop for connections looking to garner a year-end award for their runners (and even many years after), the Frizette Stakes (GI) was a “must”...
As most regular readers know, I’m kind of a stats geek. Not only do I maintain my own horse racing databases, but most of my “handicapping” these days is based on what I’ve gleaned from gather...
