Trainer Graham Motion highlights his two Breeders’ Cup runners: One Stripe (SAF), the 2024/25 Equus champion miler in South Africa, and Turf Star, runner-up in Keeneland‘s Bourbon Stakes (G2T).
The final chance to earn points toward the Kentucky Derby (G1) comes April 12 at Keeneland in the $400,000 Lexington Stakes (G3). The 1 1/16-mile Lexington offers points on a 20-10-6-4-2 scale. However, none in the field of nine are in the top 32 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. Favored at 2-1 to cross…
Mother Nature may have caused some delays in horses training at Churchill Downs over the last week, but Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen was glad that—if they had to receive severe weather—it coincided with settling Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders Tiztastic and Publisher into the track rather than when the more intense preparations begin as…
From a partnership that began as a shipping business on the steps of Newmarket that has transcended into a flourishing Kentucky breeding operation, it has been a long journey since Brendan and Olive Gallagher started Fankfort Park Farm in 2006. Since departing their native Ireland all those years ago, the couple have established themselves among…
The decision on retiring a Thoroughbred champion is never easy, but one that was reached on June 20 by trainer Mindy Willis regarding 2023 Texas Thoroughbred Association (TTA) Horse of the Year Sunlit Song. After 50 starts in which he thrilled racing fans in Texas and Oklahoma, Willis announced that the 10-year-old son of My…
The Prix d’Ispahan (G1) presents a devilishly trappy profile for punters, acting as it does as a crossroads for milers and middle-distance specialists over its trip of 1 3/16 miles over Longchamp’s Grande Piste. It falls four weeks on from the Prix Ganay (G1) and is run over just three-quarters of a furlong further, yet from the…
Del Mar has always been known for its lineup of top-name horses, and judging by the early nominations this year, there will be no shortage of talent running at the seaside oval this summer. One of the top horses in the nation is expected to run in the July 26 San Diego Handicap (G2). Baoma…
