Powell willing to oppose Belmont's Super Saturday II horses in Breeders' Cup

Thu Oct 13 2016TwinSpires Staff

by Dick Powell Super Saturday wasn’t so super after all. The folly of lumping a bunch of graded stakes races on the same day, while hurting the rest of the weekends that are not designated as “super,” was in evidence Saturday at Belmont Park wher ...
Idaho’s early favorite in vintage renewal of Canadian International

Thu Oct 13 2016Kellie Reilly

European shippers have captured the past six runnings of the Canadian International (G1), and that may soon become seven thanks to a formidable foursome on the scene at Woodbine. With invaders the caliber of Idaho, Protectionist, Dartmouth, and Eru ...
Tracking Breeders’ Cup storylines

Thu Oct 13 2016James Scully

With most of the prep races in the books, let’s take an early look at some storylines for the 33 rd running of the Breeders’ Cup in three weeks. Classic As the centerpiece of a 13-race event, the $6 million Classic tends to define the Bree ...
Yonkers Hosts International Trot; State And Province-Bred Stakes Parades In Maine, Ontario, Indiana, Ohio

Thu Oct 13 2016TwinSpires Staff

It’s state-bred mania this week, while many stakes campaigners take a breather before possible schedules include the Breeders Crown. We will take readers on a full tour of a heavy Saturday, Oct. 15, with stops in four states and one province. That ni ...
Quartet Of Simpsons For Sophs At Philadelphia

Thu Oct 13 2016TwinSpires Staff

Harrah’s Philadelphia attracts Breeders Crown competitors for their Friday, Oct.14 card, which features two divisions of the $80,000 John Simpson Memorial for both three-year-old trotting fillies and three-year-old trotting colts and geldings. ...
Harrington and Rosecroft Offer Good Thursday Cards

Thu Oct 13 2016Ted Black

Looking to upend the Delaware invader are Cedar Hall Heiress, who won a conditioned event easily last week and gets the rail here, Valentina De Vie (Henrik Lundell) who very rarely loses in this spot, Rhapsody Rose (Roger Plante, Jr.) who owns a w ...

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La Coronel inviting favorable comparisons following Jessamine romp

Wed Oct 12 2016Vance Hanson

Even with turf stars like Tepin and Catch a Glimpse in the barn, the Mark Casse stable is always on the lookout for young fillies that will ultimately fill those big shoes. They might have one in La Coronel, who rolled to a decisive victory Wednesday ...
Catch a Glimpse headlines tough QE II Challenge Cup field

Wed Oct 12 2016Jen Caldwell

Catch a Glimpse returns to action on Saturday in Keeneland’s $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) having suffered her first turf loss August 21. That tough neck beat came in the Lake Placid Stakes (G2) at Saratoga and was the sophomore ...
Kentucky stakes wrap and the Breeders’ Cup

Wed Oct 12 2016John Mucciolo

Many of the best horses in the U. S., and a few from abroad, raced last weekend, with many hoping to sharpen their tools in advance of the upcoming Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships in four weeks. With a bevy of stakes races spanning the ...
New York stakes wrap and the Breeders’ Cup

Wed Oct 12 2016John Mucciolo

Many of the best horses in the U. S., and a few from abroad, raced last weekend, with many hoping to sharpen their tools in advance of the upcoming Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships in four weeks. With a bevy of stakes races spanning the ...
California stakes wrap and the Breeders’ Cup

Wed Oct 12 2016John Mucciolo

Many of the best horses in the U. S., and a few from abroad, raced last weekend, with many hoping to sharpen their tools in advance of the upcoming Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships in four weeks. With a bevy of stakes races spanning the ...
Rawnaq faces seven in Grand National at Far Hills

Wed Oct 12 2016Vance Hanson

Rawnaq , the dominant hurdler in the spring when registering back-to-back wins in the Temple Gwathmey (G3) and Iroquois (G1), begins a late-season push for divisional honors Saturday in the $350,000 Grand National (G1) at Far Hills, New Jersey. ...
Judd Kearl and Paul Jones Duel as Top Quarter Horse Trainers of 2016

Wed Oct 12 2016

Paul Jones has been AQHA trainer of the year a record 14 times Paul Jones is American Quarter Horse racing's all-time leader in money earned with over $78 million. The California native is second in victories to the late Blane Schvaneveldt with ...