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Run since 1938, the Delaware Oaks is open to 3-year-old fillies at Delaware Park going 1 1/16 miles. Hall of Famers such as Gallorette, Dark Mirage and Lauries Dancer. Some notable winners include ...
A Lexington native who grew up in Frankfort, Patrick Reed attended the University of Kentucky as an undergrad, working at Keeneland’s Turf Catering during his senior year. A casual racing fan through ...
It may not match Alydar vs. Affirmed in terms of racing's greatest all-time rivalries. But what happened June 7th in the 157th Belmont Stakes (G1) at Saratoga finally brought a large dose of ...
After an exciting several months of preparation, horse racing’s biggest moment is only days away, as the best 3-year-old Thoroughbreds are set to compete May 3 in the $5 million Kentucky Derby ...
The $1 million, Grade 1 Whitney Stakes Saturday at Saratoga Race Course is one of the most important races in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic division as well as one of the marquee summertime races ...
This year’s Pacific Classic Aug. 31 at Del Mar is part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In” series. The winner of the Pacific Classic will earn an expenses-paid spot in the starting gate ...
The focus of the horse racing world zeroes in on Saratoga Race Course Aug. 24 for the 155th running of the DraftKings Travers Stakes. The 1 ¼-mile Travers, called the “Mid-Summer Derby,” is the most ...
Other interesting post-position stats include a 10.5% win rate for gate 5, which was the post position of both 2017 winner Always Dreaming and 2014 winner California Chrome and has produced the most ...
The $500,000, Grade 2 Cigar Mile Handicap Presented by Twinspires.com scheduled for Saturday at Aqueduct offers one final opportunity for accomplished dirt mile horses to compete in a marquee race ...
“I don’t think he had the best of trips,” trainer John Shirreffs said. “Running on an off-track for the first time, that’s a little bit of a different experience. But he handled everything so well.” ...
The $2 million, Grade 1 Preakness held at 1 3/16 miles on dirt stands as the second leg of U.S. horse racing’s Triple Crown for 3-year-olds, following the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve ...
There are stables who expect to compete in the Derby year after year. They are backed by owners who spend millions with the hope of getting here. That is not the case with our stable and with so many ...