Stakes Preview: Jockey Club Oaks & Knickerbocker
Greg Wolf & Sara Elbadwi look ahead to the Jockey Club Oaks & Knickerbocker at Aqueduct. Source link
Terranova Bullish on Fast Market in Pebbles Stakes
Hit The Bid Racing Stable’s Fast Market exited the summer racing season as a maiden, having gone winless in her first eight starts. But she could end the fall as a graded stakes winner. The John Terranova trainee, much improved in a pair of starts since blinkers were removed from her racing equipment, is the likely favorite…
OwnerView Webinar Looks at Foal Conformation
The ninth installment in the 2025 OwnerView webinar series was held Nov. 12 and featured a veterinarian from Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital discussing foal conformation and possible corrections. Gary Falter, project manager for OwnerView, moderated the panel with guest Dr. Ali Broyles, a surgeon at Rood & Riddle. Dr. Broyles obtained her undergraduate degree…
Fighting Cancer, Bushey Achieves Claiming Crown Dream
For five consecutive years, thanks to a work conference that lined up on the right days, Dave Bushey stood above the Gulfstream Park paddock and watched horses get saddled for the Claiming Crown. During that time he envisioned what it would be like to see the silks of Bush Racing Stable, which was started by his father Bryan, as…
Showcase to Enter Stud at McMahon of Saratoga
McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds announced Nov. 14 it will stand grade 2 winner Showcase for his first season at stud in 2026 at a fee of $5,000. The now 3-year-old son of Uncle Mo bred by WinStar Farm sold for $300,000 during the 2023 Keeneland September Yearling Sale and was raced by Harrell Ventures. Trained…
Big Late Double Powers Smyth to BCBC Victory
Landing a daily double on the last two races of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships and earning $607,800 with his victory, Dave Smyth, 50, a financial planner from Lexington, won a record-setting edition of the 2025 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC). The 17th annual Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge, Thoroughbred racing’s biggest live-money tournament, was held…
Point Dume Brings Cancer-Fighter Bushey to CC Jewel
For five consecutive years, thanks to a work conference that lined up on the right days, Dave Bushey stood above the Gulfstream Park paddock and watched horses get saddled for the Claiming Crown and envisioning what it would be like to see the silks of Bush Racing Stable, which was started by his father Bryan, as part of…
Spearman to Step Down From Role as Eclipse Chairman
Brian Spearman, who has served as chairman of Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners since 2015, has decided to step away from his day-to-day role with the company at the end of this year, marking a decade of unprecedented success for the Eclipse stable and overall business during Spearman’s tenure. A native of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Spearman grew…
Resolute Racing Celebrates First Winner in Australia
John Stewart’s Resolute Racing silks were carried to victory for the first time in Australia when expensive filly Ernaux produced a commanding display to break through Nov. 14 at Canterbury Racecourse. Trained by Chris Waller, the daughter of I Am Invincible was fourth and second at her most recent starts at Newcastle and she came…
Full Field Set for Japan’s Historic QE II Cup
The Nov. 16 renewal of the Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1) at Kyoto Racecourse fairly drips with history and sports a well-matched field of fillies and mares looking to write a new chapter. This will be the 50th running of the QE II Cup, which commemorates the 1975 visit to Japan by Her Majesty, the…