Channel Archives: Racing

A night after the eclipsed blue super moon, the boys in blue eclipsed the competition and remained super, securing a sweep of Group 2 events and a consecutive Dubai World...

Hometown Godolphin enjoyed a grand slam-winning evening Thursday at Meydan highlighted by a comfortable 4 1/2-length win by Promising Run in the featured mile-long Group 2 Cape Verdi turf for...

With North American racing catching its breath before the 2017 Eclipse Awards on Jan. 25, and the $16 million Pegasus World Cup at Florida's Gulfstream Park two days later, this...

In their 2007 hit film "The Bucket List", terminally ill buddies Edward (Jack Nicholson) and Carter (Morgan Freeman) set out to see the world before theirs ends. Among their stops...

Two days, 13 races, hundreds of the world's top thoroughbreds, jockeys and trainers in one place with $28 million up for grabs. It's a battle of bloodlines. American stars versus...

Humans have been breeding and racing thoroughbreds all over the world for centuries, and each year, the best of the best converge at the Breeders' Cup for a weekend of...

Travers Day at Saratoga has always served as one of the sport’s grandest stages; a Vegas-esque buffet complete with delectable appetizers culminating in the main course: The Travers Stakes. Back...

If it takes a village to raise a child, then getting a horse ready for the races certainly requires an equal measure of collaborative nurturing. No one has to teach...

StarLadies Racing enjoyed a strong start right out of the gate on opening weekend at Saratoga. On Friday, promising maiden winner Stainless made her graded stakes debut in the $150,000...

How do you measure a horse's will to win? Past performances are the logical starting point, but statistics only tell part of the story. Horses can amass a heap of...

Here's a handy little trivia nugget for you... What is the longest continuously run horse race in North America? Kentucky Derby? Belmont Stakes? Preakness? Travers? Nope. If you read the...

On the evening of September 17, 1962, dozens of horsemen gathered just outside Toronto for the annual thoroughbred yearling sale at Windfields Farm. The farm's owner, Canadian business tycoon E.P....

Ascot Racecourse has been staging horse races since its establishment in 1711 by Queen Anne. Her Majesty was enjoying a ride near Windsor Castle, so the story goes, when she...

The Belmont Stakes might own the marquee, but the main attractions Saturday in New York are found on one of tastiest undercards outside of the Breeders' Cup. A total of...

It’s a pleasantly mild Wednesday evening in late May. There are 10 races on the evening card and while the Thoroughbreds racing this evening are hardly world class, most rated...

Spring in the Bluegrass is full of many pleasant things but among those at the top of my list are the variety of equestrian events that usher in the season....

The Preakness would like you to know that it’s not just the Triple Crown’s middle child. While few things in sports can compete with the pageantry and magnitude of the Kentucky...

The First Saturday in May could not have come soon enough for Todd Pletcher. The venerable trainer who has won (*cue the Eagles*) everything, all the time, brought his usual...

With its long and storied past, the Kentucky Derby has a history filled with unforgettable horses and performances. Gear up for Kentucky Derby 143 by reliving 10 of the most...

In 2015 there was Mubtaahij, who brought mystery and intrigue to Kentucky after winning the UAE Derby in Dubai, only to finish 9th. Last year, it was looney Lani who...