Racing News
Breeders Cup Flashback: Ricks Natural Star. Not Close. No Cigar.
By Maryjean Wall The middle-aged man and his pals who were hauling a horse in a trailer to the 1996 Breeders Cup were not joyfully singing Oh Canada while they stewed at the border in disbeli...
Breeders Crown Odds: Harness Racings Championships Set for Weekend
By John Furgele A week before the top thoroughbreds go at it in the Breeders Cup at Keeneland Race Course, harness racing stages its own championships the Breeders Crown, 12 races over two days...
On Top of the World: Irish Trainer Aidan OBrien Hoping for Magical Breeders Cup
By Ed McNamara Hes a workaholic perfectionist, a family guy who doesnt drink but whose horsemanship inspires countless champagne toasts. The unfailingly polite Irishman looks and acts li...
Breeders Cup Pre-Entries: Baffert has 3 for the Classic; Distaff likely for Swiss Skydiver
By Richard Rosenblatt As usual, its all about Bob mostly. A total of 201 horses were pre-entered Wednesday for the 14 Breeders Cup races at Keeneland on Nov. 6-7, with Preakness-winning fill...
Home on the Range: Texas-bred Tizm retires to his Birthplace
By Margaret Ransom Texas-based veterinarian Dr. Jaqueline Rich keeps close tabs on the horses shes been responsible for bringing into the world. Her always busy cell phone gets some added activity ...
BC Classic Runners Post Weekend Works; Belichick Spoils Mighty Hearts Canadian Triple Crown Try
By Richard Rosenblatt As temperatures fall and autumn fades, the racing world is heating up again less than two weeks before the $31 million, 14-race, two-day Breeders Cup World Championships. Over...
Breeders Crown on Halloween Weekend Taking Shape
By John Furgele. The 37th edition of the Breeders Crown begins taking shape this weekend with elimination heats in nine of the 12 finals set for Halloween weekend (Oct. 30-31). For the second time, Ha...
Canadian Triple Crown Try by Mighty Heart at Woodbine
By Mike Farrell And you thought Triple Crown fever dissipated after the Preakness (G1) earlier this month. Not so fast friends. There is another pandemic-delayed Crown on the line Saturday, and the ve...
Eddie Macs Book: New York, Maryland breds in Saturday Spotlight
By Ed McNamara The Kentucky thoroughbred is revered throughout the world as a four-legged aristocrat. Horses who took their first steps in the Bluegrass State have won 112 of the 146 Kentucky Derbies ...
Breeders Cup 2020 Jockeys: Best of the Best, and Still Riding
Breeders Cup Jockeys: Best of the Best, and Still Riding First of a series of jockeys and their performances in the Breeders Cup, scheduled for Nov. 6-7 at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ke...