The Keeneland Fall meet began on Friday, October 2nd which means that the Breeders’Cup World Championships cannot be far off. And when the Keeneland meet ends on Saturday, October 24th the Breeders’ Cup contingent will move right in to ready the facility for Breeders’ Cup weekend- October 30th & 31st. Within each racing season there is only one cumulative Finish Line: the Breeders’ Cup. When the end … Continue reading The Breeders’ Cup Origins
The Grade 1, $500,000- dollar Champagne Stakes is Saturday at the new Belmont Park. A field of six 2-year-olds will have a go at the one-turn mile, which offers a spot in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile on October 30th and some minor qualifying points for the 2027 Kentucky Derby. All six of these youngsters are seeking their first Stakes victory, and all but two of … Continue reading Who Wins The Champagne Stakes?
The crisp morning air rolling over the limestone gates, the vibrant amber canopy framing the backstretch, and the thunder of Thoroughbred hooves under an autumn sky—there is truly nothing like racing at Keeneland Race Course in October. This Friday, October 2nd, 2026, the gates swing open once again for the highly anticipated 2026 Fall Race Meet, kicking off a spectacular 17-day season that runs through … Continue reading Autumn In Bluegrass Country
The Grade 1 Spinaway Stakes is Saturday at Saratoga Race. Eight 2-year-old fillies are entered to run seven furlongs on the main track on the final Saturday of the meet. Along with the winner’s share of the $300,000-dollar purse, the Spinaway provides a win-and-you’re-in spot into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies at Keeneland on October 30th. Here is a brief look at the field: 1. BANDMASTER [ML … Continue reading Who Wins The Spinaway Stakes?
After a pair of losses to begin his 4-year-old campaign, reigning Horse of the Year SOVEREIGNITY ran back to form as he closed from the back of the pack to crush his competition in the million-dollar, Grade 1 Whitney Stakes Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. What the capacity crowd witnessed on Saturday was vintage SOVEREIGNITY. Last year’s Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes and Travers winner took his dynamic closing … Continue reading SOVEREIGNITY Rules The Whitney
It was an outstanding field of seven for the 59th running of the Grade 1 Haskell Stakes Saturday at Monmouth Park. There was a Classic winner, along with another Grade 1 winner and three other colts who were Grade 1 placed, but on a smokey, grey, rainy day at the Jersey Shore, the eventual winner was none of them. Instead, it was 28-1, BABY VINO– son … Continue reading Toast Of The Jersey Coast
Every July, the eyes of the Thoroughbred racing world turn to Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey, for one of the most anticipated races of the summer—the Grade 1, million-dollar Haskell Stakes. Scheduled for Saturday, July 18, this year’s edition once again promises to showcase many of the nation’s top three-year-olds as they continue their journey toward the Travers Stakes and, for the winner, an … Continue reading The Haskell Stakes
The $1.5 million Arkansas Derby is Saturday at Oaklawn Park. It is the track’s fourth and final qualifying points prep race for the Kentucky Derby. The 1 1/8-mile race offers a total of 200 points to the top five finishers toward reserving a spot in the Run for the Roses, distributed on a 100-50-25-15-10 basis. Here is a brief look at the field for the 90th edition … Continue reading Who Wins The Arkansas Derby?
The man who trained ZENYATTA to a Hall of Fame career and saddled longshot 2005 Kentucky Dery winner GIACOMO has passed away. John Shirreffs died in his sleep February 12th at his home in Arcadia, California. He was 80 years of age. Known for his patience and individualized attention to his horses, Shirreffs left his mark in some of Thoroughbred racing’s greatest events. “The industry … Continue reading One Of The Good Guys
Prior to 2013 the traditional qualifying factor for horses wanting to participate in the Kentucky Derby was total Graded Stakes purse earnings. The more money an eligible horse won, the increased chance of entering the starting gate on the first Saturday in May. But beginning in 2013 Churchill Downs scratched the classic earnings method in favor of a points-based system which totally revamped the traditional Prep Races. These Prep … Continue reading When ‘The Road’ Began
