Breeders' Cup International Horse Profile: Malavath

Thu Dec 30 2021Kellie Reilly

The Francis-Henri Graffard filly has raced solely at about six furlongs so far, which hasn’t been the winning formula for this contest. Yet her profile suggests she’d enjoy more distance.
Breeders' Cup International Horse Profile: Cachet

Thu Dec 30 2021Kellie Reilly

With a series of stakes placings highlighted by the Fillies’ Mile (G1) and the “Win and You’re In” Rockfel (G2), the Highclere Thoroughbred Racing colorbearer has claims to get involved.
Breeders' Cup International Horse Profile: Hello You

Thu Dec 30 2021Kellie Reilly

After looking like a work in progress over the summer, Hello You put it all together in the “Win and You’re In” Rockfel (G2).
Breeders' Cup International Horse Profile: Mise en Scene

Thu Dec 30 2021Kellie Reilly

Prestige (G3) winner Mise en Scene has loads of potential for next year, but could be ready to make her presence felt here.
Breeders' Cup International Horse Profile: Great Max

Wed Dec 29 2021Kellie Reilly

After mixing it up against the leading lights in the division in Europe, Great Max hopes that a change of venue will spark a breakthrough.
Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Make It Big

Tue Dec 21 2021J. Keeler Johnson

Make It Big has a chance to make it big in the Kentucky Derby (G1). But does he have the pedigree to handle the Derby's testing 1 1/4-mile distance?
Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Smile Happy

Tue Nov 30 2021J. Keeler Johnson

Smile Happy put smiles on the faces of his supporters when he rallied to victory in the Kentucky Jockey Club S. (G2) at Churchill Downs, in the process joining the Road to the Kentucky Derby.
Breeders' Cup International Horse Profile: Jasper Great

Wed Nov 03 2021Kellie Reilly

From the first crop of the late champion Arrogate, Jasper Great sports a superb pedigree as well as an imperious debut victory on the dirt at Hanshin.
Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Rattle N Roll

Mon Oct 11 2021J. Keeler Johnson

When Rattle N Roll joined the Road to the Kentucky Derby with a victory in the Breeders’ Futurity (G1), racing fans were left to ponder if he's bred to handle the Kentucky Derby’s 1 1/4-mile distance.
Keeneland International Scouting Reports: Order of Australia, Empress Josephine

Thu Oct 07 2021Kellie Reilly

Trainer Aidan O’Brien has dispatched a trio of high-profile runners for Breeders’ Cup preps on Saturday. Since Japan was covered in a recent scouting report, we’ll give a quick update on him before focusing on the two in “Win and You’re In” events at Keeneland – Order of Australia and Empress Josephine.
Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Jack Christopher

Tue Oct 05 2021J. Keeler Johnson

Does Champagne S. (G1) winner Jack Christopher have the pedigree to handle the testing 1 1/4-mile distance of the Kentucky Derby?
Pedigree profile: Corniche

Tue Oct 05 2021J. Keeler Johnson

Based off Corniche's victory in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1), it seems two of the speediest horses of the 2010s have combined to produce one of the speediest Kentucky Derby contenders of the 2020s.
Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Major General

Mon Sep 20 2021J. Keeler Johnson

The first horse to strike on the 2021-2022 Road to the Kentucky Derby was Major General, who displayed an affinity for Churchill Downs and battled to a tenacious victory in the Iroquois S. (G3).