#Betty Grable Stakes

Mr. Misunderstood wins Saturday's Commonwealth Turf at Churchill Downs, headed for bigger things in the year to come. Photo courtesy of Churchill Downs A spate of major weekend races around the world fueled hopes for the coming season, even as this year's championships are still being debated. In Australia, Redzel silenced any lingering doubts…

There's a reason we're the #1 trusted source for premium racing picks & info. The gray filly Fun to Dream might have been licking her figurative chops down at trainer Bob Baffert's barn when they told her about her upcoming tilt this Sunday. They said we've got you a nice seven-panel sprint against California-bred fillies; kind of like the Fleet…

Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Kentucky-based horses ably defended their home turf in the weekend Claiming Crown series at Churchill Downs, while 2-year-olds, some still eyeing a shot at next year's big races, were at work at tracks from coast to coast. Del Mar swung back into operation, and Woodbine and Churchill Downs had rich stakes offerings. On the…

FUN TO DREAM LOOKS TO DISTANCE THE FIELD IN THE BETTY GRABLE There has been no need for a photo finish camera when Fun to Dream races. When she wins, she wins big and she'll try for another laugher in Sunday's $100000 Betty Grable Stakes at Del Mar. It's the last of the opening weekend's stakes races featuring a compact field of five Cal-bred…

The significantly lower attendance figures at Del Mar for this year's Breeders' Cup apparently will not hinder the track's hopes of hosting future events. The two-day attendance of 47089 was 33 percent lower than the 2017 total of 70420. But track and Breeders' Cup officials Sunday attributed the drop to lingering aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic…