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...
Idiomatic took the lead from Randomized heading into the stretch and held off all comers in posting a half-length victory in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) at Santa Anita Park on Saturday...
After a confounding performance as the 1-5 favorite in the Champagne (G1) last month, Fierceness came through with an overpowering victory in the $2 million Breeder’s Cup Juvenile (G1) over a fast t...
None of the Triple Crown race winners are in the field (Mage, National Treasure – he’s in the Dirt Mile – or Arcangelo), but he 12-horse Classic is still a strong one, with so many betting o...
This edition of the $2 million Distaff (race 7, post time 5:10 p.m.) features one of the most competitive fields in years. Idiomatic, riding a four-race winning streak for trainer Brad Cox, is the 5-2...
The 40th edition of the Breeders’ Cup, thoroughbred racing’s two-day, 14-race extravaganza with more than $31 million in prize money, opens with Future Stars Friday at Santa Anita Park. Friday’s...
There are many adjectives that can be applied to trainer Rick Dutrow, Jr., recently back from a 10-year suspension to saddle White Abarrio, a top contender in Saturday’s $6 million Breeders’ Cup C...
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...
The field is almost set for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Santa Anita Park on Saturday (Nov. 4). In the days leading up to the race, usracing.com will publish snapshots of the entries...
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 c...
