The Saratoga and Delmar summer meets are in the rearview, while the Keeneland and Santa Anita fall meets are underway. This means that the Breeders’ Cup World Championships are near at hand. Each racing season ends with just one finish line: the Breeders’ Cup. Come November 3rd and 4th racing fans from around the world will turn their attention to Santa Anita Park and the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. It’s … Continue reading Breeders’ Cup Origin
As we mentioned here on Wednesday, the annual Fall meet at Keeneland begins on Friday. We previously talked about which jockeys to focus on during this boutique, 17 race-day meet. Today we’ll take a look at which trainers have fared well in the past at the Lexington track: Brad Cox Won the training title at the recently concluded Churchill Downs September meet, where he Won … Continue reading Top Trainers At Keeneland
Fall racing returns to Keeneland as the annual October season gets underway on Friday. The 17-raceday meet runs thru Saturday, October 28th. Keeneland attracts big fields and quality horses that offer the kind of racing and wagering that befits the world epicenter of Thoroughbred horse racing in Lexington, Kentucky. The fall race meet at Keeneland comes and goes fast, so the time is now for … Continue reading Top Jocks At Keeneland
Southern California racing returns on September29th when the autumn meet at Santa Anita Park is set to begin. Racing at the Arcadia track will run through Breeders’ Cup weekend, with closing day being Sunday, November 5th. The autumn season at Santa Anita is one of the fall season’s premier meets and is sure to offer prime betting opportunities, big purses, and high-quality racing on both … Continue reading Santa Anita Opens On Friday
There are several ways for Thoroughbreds to arrive at the Breeders’ Cup: All Thoroughbred foals (baby horses) are eligible to be nominated to the Breeders’ Cup before October 15th of the year they’re born; it’s a $400 fee that ensures that foal will be eligible to the Breeders’ Cup when he or she is of racing age. If a racehorse isn’t nominated to the Breeders’ … Continue reading How To Qualify For The Breeders’ Cup
The adage says that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So is wagering Value. As much as ascertaining Value is a key element in handicapping a race, it’s as subjective as any other part of trying to pick a Winner. What could be an overlay to one bettor just might be seen as an underlay by another. There might not be a clear-cut … Continue reading Hidden Value
New York racing relocates back downstate to its temporary Autumn home at Aqueduct Park as the renovation project at Belmont continues. The 2023 Belmont at the Big A race meet is ready to commence on September 14th. The traditional Belmont Park fall meet, filled with big purses and loaded with important races, will once again be held at Aqueduct in 2023 for a 28-day season that will run four … Continue reading Belmont @ The Big A
The Keeneland Fall Meet for 2023 will open on Friday, October 6th and continue through Saturday, October 28th. There is no racing on Monday or Tuesday throughout the meet. Keeneland will award a total of $9.05 million dollars– a record for any racing season at the track – for 22 Stakes races to be run during the 2023 Fall Meet. Keeneland will present 12 Stakes on … Continue reading Keeneland Fall Meet 2023
After the meet is complete at Saratoga, horse racing fans then turn their attention to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. A two-day extravaganza of important Stakes events for Thoroughbreds competing in various divisions according to age, sex, surface (dirt or turf) and distance. This years Breeders’ Cup is taking place at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California on November 3rd and 4th. The two days of Breeders’ Cup racing represent the sports … Continue reading The Breeders’ Cup
The 1 ¼-mile, Grade 1 Travers, known as the Mid-Summer Derby, is the centerpiece of the Saratoga meet and is, aside from the Triple Crown, the most sought after prize for 3-year-old racehorses. Here is a look at the very competitive field of seven: 1. FORTE [ML 7-5] Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr. Trainer: Todd Pletcher. Was a veterinarian scratch on the morning of the Kentucky … Continue reading Who Wins The Travers Stakes ?
