Horse Racing News
Posted 10/22/10 9:26 AM by Claire Novak
Oddsmaker Mike Battaglia has set the undefeated Zenyatta as the preliminary favorite for the Breeders' Cup Classic on Nov. 7 at Churchill Downs, representatives of the Breeders' Cup World Championships said Oct. 21.
Posted 10/21/10 2:52 PM by Marcus Hersh
Gio Ponti will be cross-entered in both the Breeders' Cup Classic and the Breeders' Cup Mile when Breeders' Cup pre-entries are taken on Monday, according to a manager at the Castleton-Lyons Farm of Gio Ponti's owner, Shane Ryan.
Posted 10/20/10 1:59 PM by Jay Privman
The Breeders' Cup Classic is worth considerably more than the Breeders' Cup Mile, no more so than in the case of Gio Ponti, who is under consideration for both races.
Posted 10/20/10 1:41 PM by Marty McGee
Not that one has anything to do with the other, but when a full field of 14 3-year-old fillies ran last fall in the Raven Run Stakes at Keeneland, the Grade 2 race was dominated by huge longshots.
Posted 10/20/10 1:36 PM by Marty McGee
Nine-year-old Brass Hat will square off against 8-year-old Musketier and 7-year-old Presious Passion in a compelling 16th running of the $100,000 Sycamore.
Posted 10/20/10 1:33 PM by Marty McGee
Cloudy's Knight has been retired after an old injury flared up, ending a terrific racing career in which the 10-year-old gelding earned more than $2.5 million, was voted a champion in Canada, and barely missed winning a Breeders' Cup event.
Posted 10/16/10 10:48 PM by Joe DeVivo
Runco saddled three stakes winners on Saturday night's 25th West Virginia Breeders' Classic program for West Virginia-breds at Charles Town, highlighted by a 57-1 upset by the 4-year-old colt Sea Rescue in the featured $500,000 Classic.
Posted 10/16/10 7:31 PM by Mike Welsch
Mad Flatter won the first graded race of his career and in the process earned an automatic berth in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile by virtue of his easy 6 1/4-length triumph in the $100,000 Spend a Buck Handicap.
Posted 10/16/10 7:31 PM by Ron Gierkink
The Aidan O'Brien-trained Joshua Tree barely held off two other European raiders, Mores Wells and Redwood, to capture the Grade 1, $2 million Canadian International at Woodbine Saturday.
Posted 10/16/10 7:29 PM by Steve Andersen
Mad Flatter won the first graded race of his career and in the process earned an automatic berth in the Saturday, Fantastic Pick won for the third time in his last four starts in the $150,000 Oak Tree Derby.