After invitations were extended, and updated, over the past couple of weeks, the prospective fields for the Jan. 25 Pegasus World Cup (G1) and its companion Turf (G1) are coming into focus.…
Articles by Author: Kellie Reilly
Instead of compiling a list of the obvious stars of the past decade, I’ve found it a more intriguing exercise to recall significant performers who never earned Eclipse Awards.
The determined head of Iridessa in the Filly & Mare Turf (G1) prevented the internationals from going winless at the 2019 Breeders’ Cup.
After Japanese success in British and Australian Group 1s of late, can a Breeders’ Cup coup be next? Matera Sky is a tough read.
It’s fitting that Aidan O’Brien’s first Breeders’ Cup runner was Second Empire. Although he was only sixth at odds of 21-1 in the 1998 Mile (G1), the colt’s name can be reinterpreted…
The Breeders’ Cup presents a handicapping challenge in weighing the merits of so many legitimate contenders, especially the international shippers. It can help to view their performances in the context of historical…
Four of the 10 lining up in Saturday’s E.P. Taylor (G1) are European shippers seeking to extend their rate of success in the Woodbine feature. Internationals have prevailed in seven of the…
European shippers have won eight of the past 10 editions of the Canadian International (G1), and the raiding party brings strength in numbers to Saturday’s renewal at Woodbine. Two-thirds of the field…
Fall Stars Weekend is coming up at Keeneland, with nine Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” events (and 10 stakes in total) on tap Friday through Sunday. The track’s prolific media department…
Redzel will be a two-time defending champion bidding for a very different style of three-peat Down Under compared to Enable’s unprecedented three-peat attempt in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) thirteen days prior.
Although the European-raced contenders in Sunday’s Summer (G1) and Natalma (G1) don’t stand out on form, the variables of two-year-olds experiencing different rates of development make them worth a look at Woodbine.…
Just one European shipper has turned up for the Woodbine Mile (G1), but she’s brought a stablemate along for the Canadian (G2), and Godolphin sends the one to beat in the Northern…