The Breeders’ Cup deadlock between champion trainers Aidan O’Brien and Bob Baffert could be broken this weekend with each stable striving to gain the upper hand and sole bragging rights in the quest to have trained the most winners in Breeders’ Cup history. They currently share that distinction with 21… Read More »
âIt happened over five years, bit by bit. Tiffany hasnât been unplaced in 13 starts, plenty of those in Group 1s,â said Newmarket-based trainer Sir Mark Prescott. âSheâs been remarkable and sheâs kept improving all the time. Everything with her seems a bit of a bonus, because we all thought… Read More »
Breedersâ Cup excitement aplenty with Diktaean going back-to-back in the Korea Cup, and itâs a âWin and Youâre Inâ for the $1 million Breedersâ Cup Dirt Mile at Keeneland on October 31. Returning to defend his title in the Korea Cup, an international Group 2, it was G1 Racing’s Diktaean… Read More »
âSovereignty, he is a massive physical specimen,â said assistant trainer Neil Poznansky with the Kentucky Derby hero now a scratching from the Breedersâ Cup Classic. âHe has nerves of steel – look at him – he is like the total package, and when I breezed him over 4 furlongs in… Read More »
With Del Mar to stage both the 2024 and 2025 Breedersâ Cup World Championships, it was the 40th at Santa Anita âthat was certainly worthy of the vision of its founders.â However, the World of the Breedersâ Cup was deeply saddened with the passing of Cody Dorman who was there… Read More »
In this COVIT changing world of international racing has the 146th Kentucky Derby of 1Âź miles become a âprepâ for the Breedersâ Cup World Championship at Keeneland on 6,7 January, now 9 weeks later. To be run at Churchill Downs on Saturday 5 September, the Kentucky Derby offers the best… Read More »
News in from Lexington, Kentucky is that The Breedersâ Cup has launched Cup branded face masks, currently available for preorder at BreedersCupShop.com. Featuring the Breedersâ Cup signature horsehead profile printed with its traditional purple background, with all proceeds donated to Breedersâ Cup Charities, the official charity outreach program for COVID-19… Read More »
Is undefeated Arkansas Derby winner Charlatan heading for Triple Crown and Breedersâ Cup glory for trainer Boib Baffer, with news that HillânâDale has purchase the star colts âbreeding rights.â âHorses with Charlatanâs immense ability combined with superior pedigree and conformation are a very rare community,â said John G Sikura, President… Read More »
Leading trainers competing at the Breeders’ Cup meeting are confident Santa Anita will be safe for their horses despite a surge of deaths at the famed Southern California racetrack. Thirty four horses have perished at the Stronach Group-owned venue over the past 11 months with the latest three-year-old gelding Satchel… Read More »
The Breeders’ Cup will remain at Santa Anita despite the deaths of 30 horses at the Southern California track over the past six months. The board of directors unanimously decided to keep the two-day Breeders’ Cup meeting at the Arcadia track for a record 10th time on November 1 and… Read More »
For those peering ahead to November and the annual gathering of equine excellence at the Breedersâ Cup carnival, take note. It now may not be run at Santa Anita as previously advertised â all over the world. This is because the California government unanimously voted last night to give authority… Read More »
Saeed bin Suroor is looking to Thunder Snow to continue his recent run of Group One wins in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs. The Godolphin trainer has been in fine form on a worldwide scale with Royal Meeting landing a French Group One victory on Sunday while both… Read More »
It was another 1-2 for super-sire Galileo in todayâs Group One Juddmonte International at York with the Sir Michael Stoute trained four year old Ulysses getting the better of Aidan OâBrienâs dual 2,000 Guineas winner Churchill by two lengths. Barney Roy was a further neck back in third. In the… Read More »
The Breeders’ Cup meeting to be run at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. * Billed as the world championships of thoroughbred racing, the annual Breeders’ Cup meeting began in 1984 as a seven-race, one-day event with total prize money of $10 million. * In 2007, the meeting was expanded… Read More »
Twelve months after American Pharoah ended a stellar career with a commanding victory at the Breeders’ Cup Classic, California Chrome is ideally placed to follow suit in similar fashion in the same race . A fan favourite like 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, ‘Chrome’ is near the end of… Read More »
All roads lead to the Breeders’ Cup for Tepin after the mare extended her winning streak to eight in the Woodbine Mile. While she may not have been as impressive as in some of her victories, the Mark Casse’-trained five-year-old did what she had to do under Julien Leparoux to… Read More »
Royal Ascot will have to wait another year for Chautauqua with connections deciding to bring the champion sprinter home after his breathtaking performance in Hong Kong. Co-trainer Wayne Hawkes said the decision to return to Australia rather than continue his journey to England was made in the best interests of… Read More »
French star Flintshire has left Andre Fabre to be trained in America by Chad Brown. Owned by Khalid Abdullah, Flintshire has been runner-up in the past two editions of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. At his most recent start, the six-year-old was second in the Hong Kong Vase won… Read More »
Australian caller Craig Evans has been shortlisted to become the permanent track announcer at the prestigious Santa Anita course in California. The West Australian is currently the senior race broadcaster for the Singapore Turf Club, a position he’s held since 2010. Santa Anita will host this year’s Breeders’ Cup in… Read More »
Golden Horn’s swan song has been spoiled by Coolmore filly Found in the Breeders’ Cup Turf at Keeneland in Kentucky. Pacemaker Shining Copper blazed a trail but his race was run with half a mile (800m) still to travel, and Frankie Dettori made his move on the John Gosden-trained Prix… Read More »
