How to Bet the Commonwealth Turf Stakes

Wed Nov 07 2018J. Keeler Johnson

Seemingly every time we turn around, Ken and Sarah Ramsey have been named the leading owner at another Churchill Downs race meet, so it’s hardly surprising to see that they will start one of the favorites in Saturday’s $100,000 Commonwealth Tur ...
The legend that is Enable and other Breeders' Cup reflections

Wed Nov 07 2018TwinSpires Staff

by DICK POWELL How lucky are we that superstar horses like ENABLE and WINX are still racing? This is a great time to follow horse racing around the world with legendary horses competing and still building their reputations. Take a moment and ...
Observations on Breeders' Cup weekend betting pools

Tue Nov 06 2018Vance Hanson

With several days of reflection and a review of the charts, here are random thoughts on some of the betting that occurred during Breeders' Cup weekend at Churchill Downs. Juvenile Turf Sprint By far the strangest odds discrepency involved r ...
Takeaways from Breeders' Cup Future Stars Friday

Tue Nov 06 2018John Mucciolo

Breeders' Cup Friday was for the youngsters and some sensational performances took place. The race for champion two-year-old male is over with Game Winner clinching that award with his Juvenile (G1) triumph. Colt is four-for-four this season for B ...
Horses to watch in the 2018 Melbourne Cup

Mon Nov 05 2018Vance Hanson

Europe has come loaded for bear in Monday night's Melbourne Cup (G1) at Flemington, which can be watched and wagered on at TwinSpires.com . #1 Best Solution , the 127-pound highweight, has won four straight in Britain, Germany, and Australia. # ...
Keeler Johnson's Kentucky Derby Top 10: Game Winner the Early Leader

Mon Nov 05 2018J. Keeler Johnson

Well, the 2018 Breeders’ Cup is in the history books, and you know what that means—it’s time to start looking ahead toward the 2019 Kentucky Derby ! A handful of official prep races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby have already been run, inc ...

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Top 10 Highlights of the 2018 Breeders' Cup World Championships

Sun Nov 04 2018J. Keeler Johnson

What were your favorite moments of the 2018 Breeders' Cup? ...
Monomoy Girl Keeps On Winning in Breeders' Cup Distaff

Sun Nov 04 2018J. Keeler Johnson

"She ran the way she was training,” Cox told Churchill Downs after the race. “She was training like a monster and she ran like a monster. She is a special filly, one of a kind, an unbelievable filly." Monomoy Girl recorded a final time of 1:49.79 wh ...
Accelerate Completes Sensational Season with Breeders' Cup Classic Victory

Sun Nov 04 2018J. Keeler Johnson

Long ago, there was some doubt about Accelerate’s ability to handle 1 ¼ miles in top company. He was more of a miler, or so the thinking went; a talented horse no doubt, but not exactly a superstar. But Accelerate has proven to be a classic exam ...
Game Winner Gamely Wins the Breeders' Cup Juvenile

Sun Nov 04 2018J. Keeler Johnson

Game Winner’s final time of 1:43.67 was 0.05 slower than Jaywalk ran while winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I) earlier in the day, but focusing on the final time misses how much adversity Game Winner had to overcome with his wide tri ...
Jaywalk Cruises to Victory in Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies

Sun Nov 04 2018J. Keeler Johnson

Trained by John Servis, Jaywalk has now won four straight races, a streak that includes a late-running victory in the White Clay Creek Stakes at Delaware Park and a front-running 5 ¾-length triumph in the Frizette Stakes (gr. I) at Belmont that was e ...
‘Crown’-Alumni Sophomores Pay Off At Hoosier; 48 Percent Hit The Board On ‘Watch’ List

Sun Nov 04 2018TwinSpires Staff

Before we review the results of our features’ contenders, make note that we have already and will continue to add to our horses-to-watch list (H2W) all horses that raced in the 2018 Breeders Crown finals no matter where they finished in the events on ...
Meadowlands and Rosecroft offer Saturday night cards

Sun Nov 04 2018Ted Black

On the same night that Churchill Downs offered nine Breeders Cup races on turf and dirt that may have settled every divisional honor other than champion three-year-old colt and horse of the year, the Meadowlands offered an intriguing card in which ju ...