Stakes Recap: Virginia Derby & Jimmy Winkfield

Whitham Thoroughbreds’ homebred Burnham Square  made a Tuesday edition of the $1.3 million Blue Grass Stakes (G1) at Keeneland one to remember with a hard-driving last-to-first win over East Avenue  by a head. Burnham Square is a 3-year-old gelded son of Liam’s Map  , who is trained by Iam Wilkes and was ridden by Brian Hernandez…

Sunday’s Kentucky HBPA College Day, presented by Ellis Park, has added a twist for eligible industry participants or their children who are full-time college students: The Kentucky Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association is doubling its last race scholarship to $2,000 to honor the transformative trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who died June 28 at age 89….

The Hopeful Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course is a race intended to point out stars of the future. Though for one of the New York Racing Association’s most liked and respected officials, it will mark the end of a long and stellar career. Once entries were taken for the Sept. 1 Hopeful, Andrew Byrnes…

Sara Elbadwi & Paul Verderosa look ahead at the Apple Blossom Handicap & Count Fleet Sprint Stakes at Oaklawn. Source link

With the thinnest cloud cover in the sky and spectacular temperatures the morning of Oct. 31, Del Mar prepared to roll out the red carpet for the 42nd Breeders’ Cup World Championships. Del Mar is hosting the 14-race event for the fourth time after previously welcoming Breeders’ Cup in 2017, 2021, and 2024. There will be…

There is no doubt Godolphin’s Sovereignty  was the star of the spring season. Winning the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Belmont Stakes (G1) tends to do that. Now he’ll start his summer/fall quest to seal the deal as the champion 3-year-old male and possibly as Horse of the Year. The second half of 2025 will begin…