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'Nelson' poised to lord over TwinSpires.com BC Sprint rivals

Tue Oct 25 2016Vance Hanson

This is the first in a series profiling the top contenders for the $1.5 million   TwinSpires.com Breeders' Cup Sprint. Lord Nelson's paternal family is one of the most highly regarded in American racing. By Pulpit, his classic-oriented pat ...
My Theory on…Theory

Tue Oct 25 2016John Mucciolo

Todd Pletcher is once again well-armed for the Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championships at Santa Anita on November 4-5, with a nice mix of standout performers heading west for the marquee event. The set includes a pair of prime-time players for ...
The Beemie Awards are on December 9

Tue Oct 25 2016TwinSpires Staff

If awards season seems like it's happening earlier each year it's not because the earliest awards are earlier it's because they're better and people are talking about them more. Well, at least that's the case with the Beemie Awards , which will c ...
Rosecroft Offers Contentious Tuesday Card

Tue Oct 25 2016Ted Black

Then one race later in the Winners Over $6000 last five class for pacers, youthful participants JW Renegade (John Mackinnon) and Rocktavius (Roberts) will look to continue their winning ways against local star Hi Sir (Foster), who has thrived over ...
Bank of America Challenge Championships Saturday at Los Alamitos

Mon Oct 24 2016

Jrc Callas First will compete in Saturday's $350,000 Bank of America Challenge at Los Alamitos If you will be in California on Saturday, Los Alamitos is rewarding the first 2,500 on-track patrons with a free sweatshirt with their paid admission ...
BC Juvenile contentious while Juvenile Fillies a head scratcher

Mon Oct 24 2016Vance Hanson

The Juvenile (G1) and Juvenile Fillies (G1) are generally some of the most anticipated races on Breeders' Cup weekend. After all, these are the potential stars of tomorrow, and a lot of folks hope to glean valuable insights into possible contenders f ...

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California Chrome aims to make history in Breeders’ Cup Classic

Mon Oct 24 2016Kellie Reilly

It’s already been an historic year for California Chrome – first passing Tiznow as the richest Cal-bred, then beating Curlin’s bankroll as the all-time North American earnings leader – but the all-conquering chestnut could rewrite the history books i ...
Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 10/23/2016

Mon Oct 24 2016Jason Michael

 That's all we have for this week.  See you next time for the Wrap-Up! ...
Elektrum fires in Dowager

Sun Oct 23 2016Jen Caldwell

Hronis Racing LLC’s Elektrum came with a fast-charging rally in Sunday’s $125,000 Dowager Stakes (G3) at Keeneland and just got up to stick her nose in front of Apple Betty to score under Drayden Van Dyke. The five-year-old mare ran in the rear ...
Found to be cross-entered to Breeders’ Cup Classic

Sun Oct 23 2016Kellie Reilly

In all my thought experiments about whether Found would contest the Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita , I very boringly imagined a title defense in the Turf (G1) was the only option. Why bother to put her in the way of Highland Reel, who stood to benefit ...
Tepin, Vyjack could serve up rare sibling rivalry in Breeders’ Cup

Sun Oct 23 2016Kellie Reilly

Although Tepin’s title defense is the overarching storyline for the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1), the champion mare might be part of another historic angle. Her half-brother, Vyjack, is also under consideration for the Mile. If the two Machmer Hall-bred ...
Top ‘Crown’ Elim Winners At $15 And $10; H2W Average Rises To 49-Percent Across The Board

Sun Oct 23 2016TwinSpires Staff

Our features focused on the Breeders Crown elims, Friday, Oct. 21 and Saturday, Oct. 22 at The Meadowlands. Friday’s four events were handled by our other blog: BREEDERS CROWN COUNTDOWN The Breeders Crown Countdown (BCC) blog covere ...
Lightstream rallies for Raven Run victory

Sat Oct 22 2016Jen Caldwell

Up Hill Stables and Head of Plains Partner LLC’s Lightstream was sent off the 2-1 favorite in Saturday’s $250,000 Raven Run Stakes (G2) at Keeneland and lived up to expectations with a rallying 1 1/4-length victory. Ridden by Julien Leparoux, Li ...