Not many horses win a race then has it renamed in their honor a few years later. But there are not many horses like Cigar, who won 16 races in a row, went 10-for-10 in 1995, and was a two-time Horse o...
The 2025 racing schedule in New York released this week adds another new twist as the renovation of Belmont Park continues: Not only will the $2 million Belmont Stakes be run at Saratoga Race Course a...
The Cigar Mile Handicap is named for two-time Horse of the Year Cigar, the winner of 16 consecutive races from 1994-1996. The race was called the NYRA Mile Handicap from 1988-1996 and renamed the Ciga...
A quick trip to Del Mar on closing day where the “Turf Meets the Surf,” turned out to be quite a wise move by John Velazquez. East Coast shipper snags Del Mar’s closing day feature The Hall ...
First Resort found Churchill Downs to his liking, took charge entering the stretch and won the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) on Saturday. Ridden by Luis Saez, the 2-year-old Uncle Mo colt ...
It’s been a dream season at Churchill Downs for Kenny McPeek. McPeek capped off a historic run at his home base track in Louisville, Kentucky, when Rattle N Roll outdueled Most Wanted and won the $6...
It’s a long way to the first weekend in May at Churchill Downs, but it’s already time for 2-year-old colts and fillies to take their first steps on the road to the marquee events of spring. Saturd...
Del Mar closes out the meet with the annual “Turf Festival,” a weekend full of important grass stakes that attract horses from all over the country. It’s already been quite a fall for the trac...
On Black Friday, America goes shopping with a vengeance. In Louisville, thousands will avoid mall madness at Churchill Downs, where the highlight of a 12-race card is the $600,000 Clark Stakes (G2). C...
Bob Baffert is back in business at Churchill Downs after a three-year plus suspension by the track owners. Barnes, a $3.2 million colt owned by Amr Zedan and named for Baffert’s assistant Jimmy Barn...
