The weekend of racing that fans wait for all year long is seven days away. The top horses in the U.S. and around the world are in Keeneland for the 2026 Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The action kicks off on October 30th, with Future Stars Friday, which includes five Breeders’ Cup races for 2-year-olds: the Juvenile Turf Sprint, the Juvenile Fillies, the Juvenile Fillies Turf, … Continue reading Future Stars Friday @ Breeders’ Cup
The Grade 2, $400,000-dollar Raven Run Stakes is Saturday at Keeneland. The seven-furlong sprint features a deep and talented field of twelve 3-year-old fillies. Here is a brief look at the field: 1. ARMY’S MARAUDER [ML 30-1] Jockey: Luis Saez. Trainer: Christopher Davis. Comes off a Maiden win in a modest final time. Seems a big ask to step up and face this field. 2. … Continue reading Who Wins The Raven Run Stakes ?
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?
A field of 11 will vie for victory in the Grade 1, $1 million-dollar Pennsylvania Derby Saturday at Parx Racing. The 1 1/8-mile signature race at Parx stands as the final Grade 1 Stakes race of 2026 restricted to 3-year-olds at two turns. Here is a brief look at that field: 1. ZIHNAL [ML 8-1] Trainer: Jonathan Thomas. Jockey: John Velazquez. Broke his Maiden in … Continue reading Who Wins The Pennsylvania Derby?
The $300,000-dollar Iroquois Stakes is Saturday at Churchill Downs. In addition to the purse money the winner of the one-turn mile will earn ten points toward next year’s Kentucky Derby. Here is a brief look at the field: 1. CARIBBEAN LIFE [ML6-1] Jockey: Flavien Prat. Trainer: Will Waldon. Drew away in the stretch to win easily in his seven-furlong debut at Ellis Park. Has the pedigree to … Continue reading Who Wins The Iroquois Stakes?
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?
The Grade 1, $1.25 million-dollar Travers Stakes is Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. The Mid-Summer Derby drew a field of 10 that features the winners of all of the Triple Crown races. Here is a brief look at the field: 1. EMERGING MARKET [ML 15-1] Jockey: Ricardo Santana Jr. Trainer: Chad Brown. Won his first two starts, including the Louisiana Derby (G2), which put him in the … Continue reading Who Wins The Travers Stakes?
The Grade 1, $600,000 dollar Alabama Stakes is Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. A field of six 3-year-old fillies are entered for the 1 1/4-mile contest on the main track. Here is a brief look at the field: 1. NYCON [ML 20-1] Jockey: Dylan Davis. Trainer: Whit Beckman. Was a Maiden winner at Churchill Downs in her second start as a 2-year-old in November. She then was … Continue reading Who Wins The Alabama ?
Saturday is the Grade 1, $750,000 Christophe Clement Turf Stakes at Saratoga. The 1 1/2-mile race was previously known as the Sword Dancer Invitational. Here is a brief look at the compact, but competitive field for Saturday’s contest: 1. ANCIENT EGYPT [ML 5-2] Jockey: David Egan. Trainer: Charlie Johnston. Makes his first start in America after a 2nd-place finish in the Grand Prix de Paris (G1) at prestigious … Continue reading Who Wins The Christophe Clement Turf Stakes?
Saturday is the million-dollar, Grade 1 Whitney Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. In addition to the prize money the race is also a Win and You’re In prep for the Breeders’ Cup Classic October 31st at Keeneland. Here is a brief look at the field: 1. MAGNITUDE [ML 9-5] Jockey: Jose Ortiz. Trainer: Steve Asmussen. Enters here after wins in the Stephan Foster and prior to … Continue reading Who Wins The Whitney?
