Horse Racing News

Breeders' Cup Classic favorite Game On Dude, defending Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic winner Royal Delta, 2011 Kentucky Derby hero Animal Kingdom and grass course stars Wise Dan and Point of Entry lead the marquee among the 171 horses.

Nine G1 winners headline the Breeders' Cup Classic field which drew on Monday afternoon at Santa Anita Park.

The Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic didn't draw the largest field, but it attracted eight fillies and mares that could put on quite a show in the $2 million event Nov. 2 at Santa Anita Park.

There is no Zenyatta or Curlin in this year's Breeders' Cup Classic. In other words, there is no megastar to grab the attention of the general public.

Live racing in the Northeast has been cancelled for at least two days due to Hurricane Sandy.

A flight carrying a contingent of Breeders' Cup horses from New York to California was rescheduled to 1 a.m. EDT Oct. 29 and was able to take off as Hurricane Sandy approached the Northeast, Breeders' Cup officials said.

Multiple Grade 1 star Game On Dude shored up his early favoritism for the Breeders' Cup Classic with a strong seven-furlong drill in 1:25 over Santa Anita's fast main track Sunday morning.

Newsdad rallied from last to capture Saturday's Grade 2, $150,000 Fayette on Saturday, the final day of Keeneland's fall meet.

Exactly one week before her half-brother and stablemate Shackleford lines up in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, Afleeting Lady broke through with her first graded victory in Saturday's Grade 3, $150,000 Turnback the Alarm Handicap at Belmont Park.

Godolphin Racing's Buffum quickly moved to the front at the start of Belmont Park's Grade 3, $150,000 Bold Ruler Handicap on Saturday and held to score by 1 1/4 lengths under jockey Eddie Castro.