The determined head of Iridessa in the Filly & Mare Turf (G1) prevented the internationals from going winless at the 2019 Breeders’ Cup.
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We start our two-day look back at the Breeders’ Cup World Championships and discuss the big races from Saturday including the Classic, Turf, Mile, and Sprint.
We continue to discuss the upcoming Breeders’ Cup weekend of races. Looking ahead to the Juvenile races on Friday and the other championship Saturday races as well as a look back at…
How to bet a trio of standout turf performers headlines the lucrative $4 million Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) on Saturday and second biggest race of the day.
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…
Defending Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) heroine Sistercharlie exuded her considerable class yet again when dominating her competition in the Beverly D. S. (G1) for the second straight season on…
As the Breeders’ Cup Challenge series kicks off stateside with Monday’s Shoemaker Mile (G1), it’s an opportune time to assess the state of the various divisions at this still relatively early stage…
When first thinking about the “Race of the Year” topic, I couldn’t settle on just one. Enable’s historic victory in the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) was on the short list, for the…
When you think about choosing a “Race of the Year,” the default choice is often a) something historic, or b) a thrilling, spine-tingling finish. Maybe something in combination, if you’re lucky to…
South America’s most important race, the Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini (G1), will be run Saturday at San Isidro Racecourse outside Buenos Aires, Argentina, and this year’s renewal will have some added significance.…
Noting a few horses who, though they didn’t quite make my personal Breeders’ Cup cut, might still prove dangerous at a price.
Enable (c) Frank Sorge/Horsephotos.com The Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) could end up being a one-horse race, if two-time Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) heroine Enable produces anything like a characteristic effort.…