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Rachel Alexandra Stakes, Worth 50 Kentucky Oaks Points, Attracts Seven
February 13, 2020 | Margaret RansomLouisiana-Based Fillies Take Next Step Toward Kentucky Oaks By Margaret Ransom Seven talented fillies whose connections are no doubt eyeing the May 1 Kentucky Oaks (G1) will race 1 1/16 miles in the $300,000 Rachel Alexandra Stakes (GII) at Fair Grounds on Saturday. Champion and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (GI) fillies heroine British Idiom will […]
Los Al’s Starlet, Futurity Provide Last Hurrah For Southern California Juveniles
December 6, 2019 | Margaret RansomBaffert Seeks To Extend Domination In Both Races By Margaret Ransom With Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (GI) and likely champion British Idiom tucked away for the rest of 2019, a handful of races remain to be claimed in the division, including Saturday’s $300,000 Starlet Stakes (GI) at Los Alamitos. Both Donna Veloce and Bast, […]
Maximum Security, Spun To Run Lead Cigar Mile
December 5, 2019 | Margaret RansomEleven Will Line Up For Aqueduct Saturday Feature By Margaret Ransom Multiple grade 1 winner and disqualified Kentucky Derby (GI) hero Maximum Security will face off against a talented field of ten others, including Breeders’ Cup Mile (GI) hero Spun to Run, in Saturday’s $750,000 Cigar Mile Handicap on Saturday at Aqueduct. The Jason Servis-trained […]
Demoiselle, Remsen Stakes Mark Last Juvenile Showcase Of 2019 in New York
December 5, 2019 | Margaret RansomRoad to The Kentucky Derby/Oaks Points Up For Grab By Margaret Ransom Twelve juvenile fillies are set to race nine furlongs in Saturday’s $250,000 Demoiselle Stakes (GII) at Aqueduct including two stakes winners – Maedean and Critical Value – and several others who will face winners for the first time. The Demoiselle was first […]
Racing Returns To Del Mar With Bing Crosby Season
November 7, 2019 | Margaret RansomFall Season Gets Underway Friday By Margaret Ransom With the 36th Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita in the books, Southern California racing shifts south for the 6th annual “Bing Crosby Season” at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in San Diego county. The 15-day season kicks off on Friday with a 12:30 p.m. post […]
Breeders’ Cup Saturday 2019 Has Arrived
November 2, 2019 | Margaret RansomSaturday Offers Nine Amazing World Championship Races By Margaret Ransom With the second Future Stars Friday successfully in the books, the early Kentucky Derby and Oaks favorites established (Storm The Court and British Idiom, respectively, in case we all haven’t been paying attention), all eyes now turn toward the nine Saturday main event races. […]
Future Stars Friday Kicks Off Breeders’ Cup 2019
October 31, 2019 | Margaret RansomJuveniles Take Friday Breeders’ Cup Spotlight By Margaret Ransom Breeders’ Cup Friday – known as Future Stars Friday – kicks off Thoroughbred racing’s world championship weekend with five of the 10 races on the day on the carrying the prestige of the signature purple and gold colors. The concept of highlighting the juveniles on […]
188 Pre-Entered For Breeders’ Cup 2019
October 24, 2019 | Margaret RansomMCKINZIE, CODE OF HONOR, MIDNIGHT BISOU, BRICKS AND MORTAR AND MAGICAL LEAD 188 HORSES PRE-ENTERED FOR 2019 BREEDERS’ CUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Breeders’ Cup Press Release Led by Whitney (G1) winner McKinzie, Travers Stakes (G1) and Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) winner Code of Honor, standout filly Midnight Bisou, multiple Grade 1-winning turf star Bricks and Mortar, and Qipco Champions […]
2019 Breeders’ Cup Post Times and Wagering Menu
October 24, 2019 | Margaret RansomBreeders’ Cup Press Release Friday, November 1 Race 1 10:45 TBD WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 5 Race 2 11:20 TBD WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 4 Race 3 11:55 TBD WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Race 4 12:32 TBD WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 6 Race 5 […]
Eight Rings, Eight Others Attempt To Earn Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Spot in American Pharoah
September 26, 2019 | Margaret RansomBaffert Seeks Ninth Winner In Santa Anita Staple By Margaret Ransom The connections of Eight Rings — SF Racing, Starlight Racing and Madakat Stables – are no doubt hoping for a little more than just winning luck than in his last race when he heads postward as the 9-5 favorite in a field of nine […]