#Burning Ambition

All the action, as it happened, at Prestbury Park Another fantastic week of racing at the Greatest Show on Turf. And the Cheltenham Gold Cup certainly lived up to the hype amid a titanic tussle between Native River and Might Bite. Relive that, and the rest of Friday's coverage, below... 1:30pm JCB Triumph Hurdle 1. Farclas 9/1 2. Mr Adjudicator…

Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu left Celtic striker Kyogo Furuhashi and Vissel Kobe forward Yuya Osako out of his 26-man squad for the World Cup on Tuesday, saying he had opted for players with "burning ambition" over experience at the finals this month. The Japanese have never gone beyond the last 16 at a World Cup but Moriyasu is targeting the…

Modern Games, shown winning the 2021 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, returns to North America for Saturday's Grade I Ricoh Woodbine Mile. Photo by Alex Evers, EclipseSportswire, courtesy of Breeders' Cup Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Racing moves back to Churchill Downs and Aqueduct this weekend, but the main focus is north of the border, where Woodbine stages an…

FRANKLIN - Irish-based trainer Joseph O'Brien earned his first victory at Kentucky Downs as Reckoning Force outfought Deer District by a neck in the $500000 Kentucky Downs Juvenile Mile. O'Brien sent a string of four horses to Saratoga this summer, with three traveling on to the FanDuel Meet at Kentucky Downs. Only two got in the entries, with Stay…

The lucrative Kentucky Downs meet comes to a close Wednesday with a 12-race card, which is anchored by a trio of stakes races. Here are my five favorite events on the program, accompanied by my wagering advice. Best bet: Really Good (Race 9) Best value bet: Accredit (Race 5) Race 1 No. 2 Joyful Applause (5-1) is the one to beat on speed figures and…

Gunrunner did his best running on dirt. On Wednesday the stake sharing his namesake will be run on the Kentucky Downs turf. Kentucky Downs continues to be one of the greatest puzzles in horse racing. The racing is all turf over a non traditional configuration. Making things even more difficult is the undulation of the course. The uniqueness of the…

FRANKLIN - One of Europe's top stables will make its first start at Kentucky Downs as the Joseph O'Brien-trained Stay Lost was set to run in Thursday's seventh race for 2-year-old filly maidens. Three O'Brien horses arrived at Kentucky Downs from Saratoga on Tuesday, heading to the track Wednesday morning for training over the undulating turf…

FRANKLIN, Ky.- One of Europe's top stables will make its first start at Kentucky Downs as the Joseph O'Brien-trained Stay Lost runs in Thursday's seventh race for 2-year-old filly maidens. Three O'Brien horses arrived at Kentucky Downs from Saratoga on Tuesday, heading to the track Wednesday morning for training over the undulating turf course. The…