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Nov 25 2013
The $500,000 Clark Handicap (G1) is one of the final classic-distance races of the year. The 1 1/8 mile test will be held at Churchill Downs on Friday, November 29 and is for 3-year-olds and up. Among the top contenders is Game On Dude, Will Take Charge and Golden Ticket.
Game On Dude had his si...
Nov 13 2013
Aqueduct Racetrack will close out its fall stakes program on the turf with the running of the $250,000 Red Smith Handicap (G3) on Saturday, November 16. Tannery is expected to headline the list of 3-year-olds and up for the 1 3/8 mile race, along with Atigun and Howe Great.
Trained by Alan Goldb...
Nov 04 2013
The 2013 Breeders’ Cup took place on November 1-2, 2013 at Santa Anita Park. The two-day event was composed of 14 races and brought together some of the best horses from North America and overseas to compete for $25M in purse money and some of the most prestigious titles in horse racing.
Behol...
Oct 21 2013
10. $1M Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) – Friday, November 1
The $1M Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) has its star power coming from a pair of 3-year-olds: Verrazano and Goldencents. Verrazano was a top 2013 Kentucky Derby contender after a four-race win streak but finished 14th. He went on to w...
Oct 21 2013
10. $1M Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) – Friday, November 1
The $1M Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) has its star power coming from a pair of 3-year-olds: Verrazano and Goldencents. Verrazano was a top 2013 Kentucky Derby contender after a four-race win streak but finished 14th. He went on to w...
Oct 21 2013
10. $1M Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) – Friday, November 1
The $1M Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) has its star power coming from a pair of 3-year-olds: Verrazano and Goldencents. Verrazano was a top 2013 Kentucky Derby contender after a four-race win streak but finished 14th. He went on to w...
Oct 21 2013
10. $1M Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) – Friday, November 1
The $1M Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) has its star power coming from a pair of 3-year-olds: Verrazano and Goldencents. Verrazano was a top 2013 Kentucky Derby contender after a four-race win streak but finished 14th. He went on to w...
Oct 21 2013
10. $1M Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) – Friday, November 1
The $1M Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) has its star power coming from a pair of 3-year-olds: Verrazano and Goldencents. Verrazano was a top 2013 Kentucky Derby contender after a four-race win streak but finished 14th. He went on to w...
Oct 15 2013
The $250,000 Raven Run Stakes (G2) will take place at Keeneland on Saturday, Oct. 19. This 7-furlong race is for 3-year-old fillies and has attracted, among others, Lighthouse Bay, Ciao Bella Luna and Silsita.
Lighthouse Bay is a 3-year-old daughter of Speightstown trained by George Weaver....
Oct 08 2013
Alterite, Discreet Marq and Caroline Thomas are among the top invitees for the $400,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1), to be held at Keeneland on Saturday, October 12. The 1 1/8 mile race is for 3-year-old fillies over turf.
French filly Alterite, a daughter of Literato, made her North A...
Oct 01 2013
The $750,000 Shadwell Turf Mile (G1) will take place at Keeneland on Saturday, October 5. The “Win and You’re In” event for the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) is a one-mile turf race for 3-year-olds and up and has attracted last year’s Horse of the Year Wise Dan, along with Silver Max and Wil...
Sep 24 2013
Two-time reigning champion Flat Out, along with Cross Traffic and Palace Malice, are among the top contenders for the $1M Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (G1), held at Belmont Park on Saturday, September 28. The 1 1/8 mile race for 3-year-olds and up is also a “Win and You’re In” event f...
Sep 16 2013
One-two finishers in the Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga a month ago, Will Take Charge and Moreno will clash in the $1M Pennsylvania Derby (G2) at Parx Racing on Saturday, September 21. Java’s War is also expected in the 1 1/8 mile race for 3-year-olds.While failing to make much of an impressi...
Sep 09 2013
Breeders’ Cup Mile defending champion Wise Dan is among the top contenders for the $1M Woodbine Mile (G1), which will take place at Woodbine Park on Sunday, September 15. The one-mile turf race for 3-year-olds and up, which has also attracted Za Approval and Trade Storm, is also a “Win and Y...
Sep 04 2013
Departing, Power Broker and Holiday Mischief are among the top contenders for the $500,000 Super Derby (G2), a 1 1/8 mile race for 3-year-olds held at Louisiana Downs on Saturday, September 7.
Departing will be one of the favorites going into the Super Derby (G2) based on his performance in the ...
Aug 26 2013
Closing weekend at Saratoga Racecourse means the running of the $750,000 Woodward Stakes (G1). Paynter, Mucho Macho Man and Cross Traffic will be among the top contenders in the 1 1/8 mile race for older horses taking place on Saturday, August 31.The comeback story of the year is 4-year-old Payn...
Aug 26 2013
Dave Tuley
The Contenders:Game On Dude is the 5-2 morning-line favorite off five-straight graded stakes wins (though he is 0-for-2 at Del Mar, including a second as the favorite in last year’s Pacific Classic). Dullahan, the 7-2 second choice, ran down Game On Dude to win this race last yea...
Aug 23 2013
Dave Tuley
The Conteders:
Kentucky Derby winner Orb leads a star-studded field as he’s still the division leader but it’s still a wide-open race for 3-year-old champion.
Belmont winner Palace Malice is back after also winning the Jim Dandy Stakes, Saratoga’s prep race for the Travers. Ver...
Aug 19 2013
This year, the $1M Travers Stakes (G1) could shed light on which horse is most deserving of the title of top 3-year-old. The 2013 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Orb is slated to start in the 1 1/4 mile race at Saratoga Racecourse on Saturday, August 24, along with Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Palace M...
Aug 12 2013
The 31st running of the $1M Arlington Million (G1) at Arlington Park has attracted last year’s defending champion, Little Mike, along with 13 other strong contenders. Fourteen horses are expected to start in the 1 1/4 mile turf race for 3-year-olds and up, which will take place on Saturday, Au...
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