Eight horses have been entered for the 39th running of the $6 million Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (Gr.1), which will be held on Saturday, November 5 at Keeneland. The morning line favourite is Hronis Racing, Summer Wind Equine, West Point Thoroughbreds, Siena Farm, and Woodford Racing's unbeaten Flightline, which opened at 3-5 on Monday. On Future Stars Friday, all of the Breeders' Cup stakes ...
The inclusion of "World Championships" in the name of the Breeders' Cup indicates that they will in fact be the world championships. Horses from all over the world travel to the host track each year in the hopes of taking home one of the coveted Breeders' Cup trophies. While some of the horses are yearly fixtures at the event, others are newcomers to North America, having flown in on turbojet ...
The 2022 Melbourne Cup was won by Mark Zahra on Gold Trip, reversing the jockey's previous run of bad luck. With 300 metres to go, the French-bred 6YO, who was odds-on at 18-1, took the lead and held off Emissary, with stablemate High Emocean coming in third. Deauville Legend, widely considered the race's favourite, placed fourth, behind Gold Trip. Earlier, he had come second on I'm ...
Gwenda Markwell, a Gr.1-winning trainer who lost her fight with cancer over the weekend, had a Gr.1-winning stable represented by the mare Nautical Miss, who won at Randwick. Alysha Collett, a former New Zealand jockey, dedicated her win in the Midway Handicap to the memory of her late trainer. “This is the most fitting thing for Gwenda to win this race, much respect to everyone that knows her, ...
Flightline was bred to succeed, as he is the product of the cross of the early-winning graded-stakes horse Feathered and the legendary stallion Tapit. It wasn't until September of his fourth year that people started to seriously consider what he was capable of, and now he is widely considered to be the favourite to win the Breeders' Cup Classic (Gr.1). This John Sadler trainee has had a ...
Half a year ago, the thought of a heavy favorite in the Breeders' Cup Distaff (Gr.1) seemed absurd. Malathaat, Clairiere, and Letruska were headed for a hotly contested season in the older-horse races. And, among the 3YO fillies, the Kentucky Oaks (Gr.1) looked like a two-horse race between Nest and Secret Oath. In a sense, Nest was the new shooter headed into the Oaks. Sure, the Todd Pletcher ...
Led by the undefeated Flightline, Whitney Stakes (Gr.1) winner Life Is Good and Kentucky Derby (Gr.1) winner Rich Strike in the $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (Gr.1); Malathaat, Clairiere, and Nest in the $2 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff (Gr.1); War Like Goddess in the $4 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (Gr.1), and two-time Breeders’ Cup Champion Golden Pal in the $1 ...
It's not just the unbeaten and untested favourite Flightline running in the $6 million Longines Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland Race Course for the Breeders' Cup World Championships. Just as much praise should be given to Golden Pal. When it comes to defending his crown in the Nov. 5 Turf Sprint, Golden Pal looks as unbeatable as a horse can be in a sport where there are precious few sure ...
Bayside Boy (IRE), bred by Teme Valley & Ballylinch Stud, shocked the field to win the QIPCO-sponsored Queen Elizabeth II Stakes over a mile (Gr.1). The son of New Bay (GB) won at odds of 33-1 in the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series, earning him an automatic starting slot and fees paid into this year's FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile (Gr.1). Bayside Boy, ridden by Tom Marquand and trained by Roger ...
When the QIPCO Champion Stakes (Gr.1) was held on QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot, the previously unbeaten colt, Baaeed (GB), finished a disappointing fourth behind the son of New Bay (GB), Bay Bridge (GB). As part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In, Bay Bridge has earned a spot in the US$4 million Longines Breeders' Cup Turf (Gr.1). Winners of the 82 foreign stakes ...
After the race that cemented Anamoe's place in Godolphin lore, the stable's Australian trainer lavished praise on the Ladbrokes Cox Plate victor. By taking home the A$5 million first prize and putting himself up for a possible trip to Royal Ascot, Anamoe increased his Gr.1 win total to seven and became the all-time leader in that category for horses wearing the Godolphin blue. As a result, it ...
On Friday, RV vets will re-examine Melbourne Cup hopefuls Gold Trip and Schabau, who passed their preliminary checks on Thursday. Inspecting Schabau, owned by Robert Hickmott and presently ranked 32nd, revealed lameness in the left front leg. RV vets passed Gold Trip, who was trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, despite the fact that the horse showed minor heat in its right front foot. The ...