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...
This year, the 10-furlong Pacific Classic (G1) will be contested for the 33rd time and is again a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” event for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), set t...
By Richard Rosenblatt There’s Uncle Sid. Grandpa Tino. Grandson Joshua. Of course, there’s Kevin Attard, too. He’s the son of Tino and father of Joshua. Talk about a family affair, eh? The $1 mi...
By Noel Michaels Five graded stakes, a pair of Grade 1’s, a pair of Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In’’ races and the Pacific Classic. Put it all together, and it adds up to a highly-playab...
By Margaret Ransom A strong 11-race card is on tap at Del Mar on Saturday anchored by the $1 million TVG Pacific Classic (G1), back to its status as the West Coast’s premier summer event for handica...
By Noel Michaels Saturday is the centerpiece day of the Del Mar summer meet – Pacific Classic Day. The 11-race card at Del Mar features great racing and wagering topped by five graded stakes races f...
By Margaret Ransom Del Mar has put together an outstanding 11-race card Saturday with champion Maximum Security the headliner in a six-horse field for the 30th running of the $500,000 Pacific Classic ...
By Lynne Snierson Named one of People Magazine’s “100 Most Beautiful People” in 2008, Chantal Sutherland was poised to become racing’s “It Girl.” She subsequently appeared in a four-page s...
By Margaret Ransom Make that a double for John Sadler and Hronis Racing, the powerful trainer/owner duo that now claims consecutive victories in the $1 million TVG Pacific Classic (G1). A year ago, it...
By Margaret Ransom A multiple Group 1 winner in Argentina, The Great Day has come up short in his first two starts in the United States. On Saturday, perhaps the third time is a charm when the 5-year-...