By Ed McNamara The $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) on Friday shaped up as a three-horse race among Dennis’ Moment, the 8-5 morning line favorite, Eight Rings, the 2-1 second choice,...
Breeders’ Cup 2019: Letting the ‘Dirt’ Mile Speak for Itself By John Furgele There are certain numbers in sports that make you pay attention. In baseball, it could be a .300 batting average, 20 ...
By Lynne Snierson It started with a tweet and could end up on a trophy. Covfefe, who was named by her owner for one of the more infamous misspelled words in a tweet fired off in the early morning hour...
By Ed McNamara Unlike the Kentucky Derby, a mainstream festival of Americana, the Breeders’ Cup is all about gambling. It’s a two-day test of wits and nerve for serious handicappers, not amateurs ...
By Richard Rosenblatt Which War of Will shows up for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic is anyone’s guess, but the way he’s been working lately has trainer Mark Casse feeling somewhat optimist...
By Ed McNamara Before the Breeders’ Cup expanded its original menu of seven races in 2007, Saturday was a one-day pari-mutuel orgy. Now there are five Friday stakes featuring 2-year-olds – the Juv...
By Richard Rosenblatt A perfect season and Horse of the Year honors are on the line for Midnight Bisou in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff. And no doubt, this star 4-year-old filly is the one to...
By John Furgele It’s time for the Breeders Crown, a two-day celebration where the best of the best in harness racing will go at it and try to establish or enhance their legacies. The Breeders Crown,...
By Mike Farrell Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer and the brave men of the 7th Cavalry Regiment saddled up and rode off into the Black Hills one final time on a fateful day in 1876. As one th...
By Ed McNamara Many questions were asked about the 32 fatal breakdowns during races at Santa Anita in the past 10 months, including two since Sept. 28, during Wednesday’s Breeders’ Cup conference ...
