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Timber Country, with Pat Day aboard, wins the 1994 Breeders' Cup Juvenile

Timber Country, shown winning the 1994 Breeders' Cup Juvenile, is among the champions trained by D. Wayne Lukas (Photo by Horsephotos.com)

Five underappreciated champions trained by D. Wayne Lukas

Mon Jun 30 2025Kellie Reilly

As serious health issues have forced Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas into retirement at the age of 89, thoughts turn reflective about the inevitable passing of time in our own lives.

Triple Crown

Field of Gold runs away with the St James's Palace at Royal Ascot (Photo by Horsephotos.com)

Top 10 takeaways from 2025 Royal Ascot

Mon Jun 23 2025Kellie Reilly

“This place tames lions. It is so special to win here because it's so tough.”

Royal Ascot

Satono Reve wins the Takamatsunomiya Kinen at Chukyo (Photo copyright Japan Racing Association)

Royal Ascot 2025: Selections for Saturday

Fri Jun 20 2025Kellie Reilly

An international cast of sprinters assembles for the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee (G1), the feature on Saturday’s closing day at Royal Ascot.

Royal Ascot

Royal Ascot scenic on a sun-splashed opening day of the 2025 meeting (Photo by Horsephotos.com)

Royal Ascot 2025: Selections for Wednesday

Tue Jun 17 2025Kellie Reilly

The highlight of day two of Royal Ascot, Wednesday’s Prince of Wales’s (G1), serves as a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1).

Royal Ascot

Rosallion, shown winning the St James's Palace at Royal Ascot (Photo by Megan Coggin)

Royal Ascot 2025: Selections for Tuesday

Mon Jun 16 2025Kellie Reilly

Three Group 1 prizes, including two Breeders’ Cup Challenge races, and a typically loaded juvenile contest live up to the meeting’s reputation as a handicapping challenge.

Royal Ascot

Ides of March training prior to the Breeders' Cup.

Ides of March, shown training prior to the Breeders' Cup, is a live longshot in Friday's Commonwealth Cup (Photo by Horsephotos.com)

Royal Ascot 2025: Five longshots to know

Sun Jun 15 2025Kellie Reilly

Here are five contenders, trading at double digits as we begin the week, who are worth knowing in their respective Group races.

Royal Ascot

Asfoora became the sixth Australian sprinter to win the King Charles III (Photo by Megan Coggin/Ascot Racecourse)

Royal Ascot 2025: Australian Asfoora goes for title defense; Satono Reve flies flag for Japan

Sat Jun 14 2025Kellie Reilly

Royal Ascot has lured Australian mare Asfoora for a title defense in Tuesday’s King Charles III (G1), and Japan seeks a breakthrough with Satono Reve in Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee (G1).

Royal Ascot

Illinois, winner of the 2024 Queen's Vase at Royal Ascot, looms as the heir apparent to Kyprios in the Gold Cup (Photo by Megan Coggin/Ascot Racecourse)

Royal Ascot 2025: Five stars to watch

Fri Jun 13 2025Kellie Reilly

By definition, Royal Ascot showcases star performers throughout its festive week. Here’s one to watch for each of the five days.

Royal Ascot

Carl Spackler wins the Maker's Mark Mile at Keeneland. (Photo by Coady Media / Credit to Ali Smith)

Royal Ascot 2025: Carl Spackler leads U.S. shippers

Fri Jun 13 2025Kellie Reilly

Although Wesley Ward will not be represented at Royal Ascot 2025, there is plenty of U.S. interest over the course of the week.

Royal Ascot

Sovereignty wins the 2025 Belmont Stakes at Saratoga. (Photo by Coglianese Photos)

2025 Belmont Stakes winner: Sovereignty (5-2) wins 157th Belmont

Sun Jun 08 2025Kellie Reilly

In a stretch run reminiscent of the Kentucky Derby (G1), Godolphin’s homebred Sovereignty overhauled favored Journalism to prevail in Saturday’s $2 million Belmont (G1).

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Sovereignty wins the 2025 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

Sovereignty upsets Journalism in the 2025 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. (Photos by Coady Media)

Belmont Stakes Head-to-Head: Sovereignty versus Journalism

Sat Jun 07 2025Kellie Reilly

Although Saturday’s $2 million Belmont (G1) has several angles, the most compelling is the rematch between the winners of the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness (G1), Sovereignty and Journalism.

Belmont Stakes

Epic Ride winning the 2024 Leonatus at Turfway

Epic Ride winning the 2024 Leonatus S. at Turfway Park (Photo by Coady Photography)

Spot Plays for Churchill Downs on June 7

Sat Jun 07 2025Kellie Reilly

Horses of interest on the Saturday card at Churchill Downs include two longshots on turf, a first-time starter, and a Mighty Beau experimenter.

Wagering

Scenic view of Epsom Downs (Photo by Frank Sorge/Horsephotos.com)

International spotlight: 2025 Epsom Derby

Fri Jun 06 2025Kellie Reilly

After longtime antepost Derby (G1) favorite #17 The Lion in Winter (6-1) met with a setback that roiled his spring plans, his Aidan O’Brien stablemate #3 Delacroix (5-2) took over as the market leader.

International

Baeza, named for a three-time Belmont-winning jockey, could make history for dam Puca (Photo by Susie Raisher/Coglianese Photos)

Top 10 storylines for 2025 Belmont Stakes Day

Fri Jun 06 2025Kellie Reilly

If the third jewel of the Triple Crown offers most of the storylines, the undercard has its own brand of intrigue.

Belmont Stakes

Epsom Downs scenic (Photo by Horsephotos.com/Frank Sorge)

2025 Epsom Oaks: Giselle, Elwateen have appeal at a price

Fri Jun 06 2025Kellie Reilly

Godolphin’s #1 Desert Flower (6-5) brings an unbeaten record into Friday’s Oaks (G1) at Epsom, but will she be as effective on the step up to 1 1/2 miles?

International

Turf racing at Saratoga (Photo by Joe Labozzetta/Coglianese Photos)

2025 Belmont Stakes Festival: International form in Friday's Belmont Gold Cup, Just a Game

Fri Jun 06 2025Kellie Reilly

We’ll take a look at two making their U.S. debuts in graded stakes on Friday, German shipper Flatten the Curve in the Belmont Gold Cup (G2) and Resolute Racing’s new recruit A Lilac Rolla in the Just a Game (G1).

International

Camille Pissarro (right) denies Rashabar in the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (Photo by Horsephotos.com)

Rashabar (left) was just denied by Camille Pissarro in the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere, with the gray Field of Gold (far right in pink cap) fourth (Photo by Horsephotos.com)

International spotlight: ‘Hell’ to pay for Irish 2000 Guineas favorite?

Fri May 23 2025Kellie Reilly

Overturned as the favorite in the 2000 Guineas (G1) at Newmarket, Field of Gold turns up at the Curragh for compensation in Saturday’s Irish 2000 Guineas (G1).

International

Picturesque Goodwood in Sussex (Courtesy of the Racenews Racecourse Service)

British Racing $10 Money Back May 23: Play for Goodwood’s 4TH Race

Thu May 22 2025Kellie Reilly

Race 4 is the featured event, the Festival S., with two principals in a cast of nine.

International

Journalism rallies furiously in the Preakness (Horsephotos.com)

2025 Preakness Stakes winner: Journalism (even-money) wins the 150th Preakness

Sun May 18 2025Kellie Reilly

Twenty years after Afleet Alex recovered from near-disaster to win the Preakness (G1), even-money favorite Journalism escaped from perilously tight quarters in Saturday’s renewal at Pimlico.

Triple Crown

Rosallion, shown winning the St James's Palace at Royal Ascot (Photo by Megan Coggin)

British Racing $10 Money Back starts May 17: Play for Newbury’s 5th race

Fri May 16 2025Kellie Reilly

Whether you’re a longtime fan of British racing, or just curious to test the waters, TwinSpires.com’s money-back offer is a great opportunity to get involved in the action across the pond.

International

Preakness Stakes International Scouting Report: Heart of Honor

Fri May 16 2025Kellie Reilly

Heart of Honor, the near-misser in the UAE Derby (G2), is luring Jamie Osborne into a rare stateside raid for the Preakness (G1) and potentially the June 7 Belmont (G1).

Preakness Stakes

Leinster sets a Saratoga course record in the 2019 Troy

Leinster, shown setting a Saratoga course record in the 2019 Troy (G3), has first-crop progeny in both Royal Palm Juvenile events (Photo by Coglianese Photos)

Pedigree clues for 2025 Royal Palm Juvenile contests

Fri May 09 2025Kellie Reilly

Saturday marks just the third running of Gulfstream Park’s Royal Palm Juvenile S. and its fillies’ counterpart, but each turf dash has had an impact at Royal Ascot already.

Pedigree

Sovereignty draped in roses in the Kentucky Derby winner's circle (Photo by Coady Media)

2025 Kentucky Derby reflections: Historic result in a vintage edition

Thu May 08 2025Kellie Reilly

Despite the sea of slop at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May, the 151st Kentucky Derby (G1) delivered a satisfyingly logical result.

Kentucky Derby

Burnham Square galloping at Churchill Downs

Burnham Square reacts to his 7.80 Dosage Index (Photo by Coady Media)

Dosage Index and birthdates for 2025 Kentucky Derby contenders

Fri May 02 2025Kellie Reilly

I regard it as more akin to reading tea leaves than offering meaningful insights into a horse’s genetic inheritance, or aptitude for 1 1/4 miles on the first Saturday in May.

Triple Crown

Secretariat ranks as the best Kentucky Derby winner of all time (Photo courtesy of the Kentucky Derby)

The 10 best Kentucky Derby winners of all time

Thu May 01 2025Kellie Reilly

The greatest Kentucky Derby winners didn’t just run the race of their lives as three-year-olds on the first Saturday in May. They built resumes, often as older horses, that stand the test of time.

Kentucky Derby

Luxor Cafe gallops at Churchill Downs ahead of the Kentucky Derby (Photo by Coady Media)

Kentucky Derby International Scouting Report: Luxor Cafe, Admire Daytona

Wed Apr 30 2025Kellie Reilly

After Japan came closer than ever in the 2024 Kentucky Derby (G1), the two Japanese shippers for the 2025 Run for the Roses will attract plenty of attention.

Kentucky Derby

Heart of Honor during morning training ahead of the UAE Derby

Heart of Honor at Meydan (Photo by Dubai Racing Club)

2025 Dubai World Cup: Top selections and price plays

Fri Apr 04 2025Kellie Reilly

Even in races with such lopsided favorites as Forever Young and Romantic Warrior, there’s no shortage of quality rivals who can outperform market expectations.

International

Forever Young works for the Dubai World Cup (Photo by Dubai Racing Club)

Top storylines for 2025 Dubai World Cup: Forever Young bids for historic double

Tue Apr 01 2025Kellie Reilly

Storylines for the big night at Meydan - Forever Young, Romantic Warrior, Rebel's Romance, Straight No Chaser, Kentucky Derby implications and more!

Dubai World Cup

Mad Cool just staves off Namura Clair in the 2024 Takamatsunomiya Kinen (Photo copyright Japan Racing Association)

2025 Takamatsunomiya Kinen: One-line assessments

Sat Mar 29 2025Kellie Reilly

Turf sprinters scramble about six furlongs in the Takamatsunomiya Kinen (G1) at Chukyo late Saturday night stateside (2:40 a.m. ET), the first top-level turf race of the year in Japan.

International

Forever Young edges Romantic Warrior in the Saudi Cup (Photo by Horsephotos.com)

2025 Dubai World Cup prospectus: Forever Young, Romantic Warrior part ways

Mon Mar 24 2025Kellie Reilly

Globetrotters extraordinaire Forever Young and Romantic Warrior, who served up a Saudi Cup (G1) thriller last time out, will return to action on Dubai World Cup (G1) night April 5.

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