Meet the Field for the 2025 Breeders' Cup Classic

Atlantic Friends Racing’s Historic Heart fended off the challenge of Grade 1-winner Proven Innocent to notch his first top-level triumph in the July 23 $150,000 A.P. Smithwick Memorial (NSA-1), a 2 3/8-mile hurdle handicap for older horses, at Saratoga Race Course. Trained by Keri Brion, the 8-year-old Fracas gelding made just his second start off…

In this week’s edition of On Racing: Trainer John Shirreffs will try to upset the favorites in the Santa Anita Derby (G1), which looks like the Kentucky Derby (G1) prep of the year despite a short field. Source link

There was no shortage of connections interested in adding a graded sprint victory to their 3-year-old filly’s résumé before the year ends as the $400,000 Raven Run Stakes (G2) at Keeneland drew 12 runners and three also-eligibles for Oct. 18. Although she’s not the only graded winner in the field, Godolphin homebred Ragtime  is the only…

The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation will host its annual Fashionable Fillies Luncheon in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., at Saratoga National Golf Club on Monday, August 4, 2025. This year’s keynote speaker and honoree is Lindsay Czarniak. Czarniak is a highly experienced media personality who has been working in sports journalism for more than two decades….

Breeders’ Cup Limited issued a reminder that the deadline to nominate foals born in 2025 to the Breeders’ Cup program at a one-time fee of $400 is Aug. 1 at 11:59 p.m. ET. To ensure that the “Breeders’ Cup Nominated” designation appears on catalog pages for upcoming fall and winter breeding stock sales, foals must…

Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott discusses Kentucky Derby (G1) and Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Sovereignty after his five-furlong workout July 12 in 1:02.18. Source link