Irishman Joseph O’Brien, the son of champion trainer Aidan O’Brien, holds the distinction of being both the youngest jockey and trainer to have ever won a Breeders’ Cup race. In 2011 he rode St....
It’s as touching a story as you’ll ever find, the unique relationship between a courageous, long-suffering teenager and a thoroughbred who would grow up to be a champion. It took three yea...
Two days after Geaux Rocket Ride was fitted with new shoes for “tender feet,” the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) contender sustained a condylar fracture in his right front leg during a Saturday morn...
The Breeders’ Cup was conceived in the early 1980s as a year-end championship for North American thoroughbred racing. Longtime owner and breeder John R. Gaines presented the idea to the industry dur...
Frankie Dettori is back in the USA. The popular Italian jockey known for his “flying dismounts’’ begins the next phase of his riding career on Saturday (Oct. 28) at Santa Anita Park. Last week a...
While pedigree is certainly an important part of thoroughbred racing and absolutely in the Breeders’ Cup each year, some Breeders’ Cup winners have excelled in producing Breeders’ Cup winners th...
The purse for the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) has doubled to $6 million from $3 million since its start in 1984. Of course, the winner’s share has followed suit, doubling to $3.12 million to the wi...
For those who believe there is indeed a home track advantage, your betting strategy for the Breeders’ Cup must include the Santa Anita success of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. Sure, fellow Hall ...
From Arcangues at 133-1 to Meadow Star a 1-5, the first 39 editions of the Breeders’ Cup have been filled with sure shots and long shots. Who knows what will happen this time around? Let’s take a ...
The field is almost set for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Santa Anita Park on Saturday (Nov. 4). The 1¼-mile Classic is the centerpiece of racing’s two-day, 14-race, $31 million ch...
