Trainer Wesley Ward was at his Keeneland base Oct. 4, but his stable’s influence was felt all the way up into Canada. The Ward-trained No Nay Hudson traveled north to Woodbine to win the $183,520 Nearctic Stakes (G2T), scoring an 8-1 last-to-first upset in the 5-furlong turf sprint. He rallied to catch 2023 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1T) winner Nobals …
The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) is the highlight of the Oct. 5 card at Longchamp, but there are five other group 1 races set to be contested at the track Sunday, with all of them offering automatic, fees-paid berths to corresponding Breeders’ Cup races through the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series. Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere The…
The open forum of the 59th International Conference of Horseracing Authorities, organized by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA), will be available on the IFHA’s website (ifhaonline.org) beginning at approximately 10:30 CEST (GMT+1) on Monday 6 October via live stream. Additionally, a replay of the Conference will be posted in the days following the…
Fallen Angel blew her rivals away Oct. 4 on a windswept Rowley Mile in the Sun Chariot Stakes (G1) to complete a third straight group 1 win and set up a possible showdown with the colts in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (G1) Oct. 18 at Ascot Racecourse. Karl Burke’s star was cut to 4-1…
Who could have predicted that more than four decades after his death in a racing accident at Pimlico Race Course the jockey named Robert Pineda would become the star of a celebrated play? But there he is, alive and well, embodied by the remarkable Robert Montano in his sublimely staged production of “Small,” now being…
Since taking up the helm of the Clement training operation after his father’s death this past spring, Miguel Clement has now saddled nine graded stakes winners. The young trainer added to his blossoming C.V. at Aqueduct Racetrack Oct. 3 with wins in the Pilgrim (G2T) and Futurity (G3T) stakes with Bottas and Intricate Spirit , respectively. Both runners…
Spendthrift Farm’s Tommy Jo crossed the wire second in the $650,000 Alcibiades Stakes (G1) Oct. 3 at Keeneland, but a midstretch bump from original winner Percy’s Bar led the stewards to change the order of finish. Hat Creek Racing’s Percy’s Bar took charge of the race for 2-year-old fillies at the start and led at every point…
Sara Elbadwi & Paul Verderosa look ahead at the Frizette Stakes & the Champagne Stakes at Belmont at the Big A Source link
The Oregon Thoroughbred Owners & Breeders’ Association congratulates its 2024 Oregon-bred champions: 2-Year-Old KISS THE TIGER Smiling Tiger — Grand Yodeler (Swiss Yodeler) Bred by: Connie & Lee Erickson Owned by: Connie & Lee Erickson 2024 5 starts 1 wins 1 second 1 third $15,140 3-Year-Old WHISKEYJACK Rise Up — Our Lindsay (Victory Gallop) Bred…
It is 22 years since Godolphin won the final non-juvenile group 1 of the season on the Rowley Mile, but they look in prime position to break that run with Cinderella’s Dream , who has proven her effectiveness at both Newmarket Racecourse tracks. Trainer Charlie Appleby and William Buick are also bidding to add the 1-mile…
