Winning the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) is a tremendous accomplishment for any 2-year-old colt or gelding. The horse that captures the Juvenile on Nov. 1 at Del Mar needs talent, class an...
Back in 1984, in the inaugural running of the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1), the very classy Princess Rooney put on a performance that would set the tone for the race throughout its next 40 iterations....
Seconds before the gates opened for an early renewal of the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1), NBC host Dick Enberg said, “There’s just something about a long race on the grass.” He got that right. A 1�...
Popular California-based trainer Phil D’Amato could be looking at a breakthrough in the Breeders’ Cup. D’Amato has sent out 32 starters in the Breeders’ Cup since opening his own stable in lat...
Over 40 years of Breeders’ Cups, more than two dozen horses (OK, it’s 28) — won a Breeders’ Cup race and returned to win again, and again in some cases. Three-time Breeders’ Cup winners ...
Fierceness posted another “excellent breeze’’ at Saratoga on Thursday (Oct. 17) in preparation for the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1). The Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) and Travers Stakes (G1) ...
Horseplayers are likely to recall how the wagering went in the 2023 Breeders’ Cup, but for millions ready to tune in and bet during racing’s biggest weekend – two-days and 14 races at Del Mar on...
For the second year in a row, none of the Triple Crown race winners will compete in the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), the marquee event of the year that usually decides Horse of the Year. K...
Bob Baffert’s brigade is gearing up for another Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar on Nov. 1-2. The Hall of Fame trainer who has won more money through the first 40 Breeders’ Cups (topping $40 million), s...
In his lone start in North America, Japan’s 3-year-old star, Forever Young, suffered his only career loss when third in a photo finish in the Kentucky Derby (G1). In three weeks, he’ll get his cha...