#Cairo Consort

Lovely Ride wins Saturday's Pippin Stakes at Oaklawn Park Coady Photography, courtesy of Oaklawn Park Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Trainer Bob Baffert saddled the first three finishers in Sunday's $100000 Grade III Sham Stakes at Santa Anita, a "Road to the Kentucky Derby" race, while the other weekend qualifier went to a colt who might find the Derby distance…

The Queens County Stakes is a 1 1/8-mile dirt stakes for 4-year-olds and up and this year a nearly full field of 11 has been entered including two trained by Norman Cash. The runners exit dirt races in 10 cases including five at Aqueduct, three at Laurel Park and one each at Parx and Keeneland with the final runner coming out of a synthetic race at…

Welcome to Noel Michaels' Weekend Winners, the place to go for weekend best bets and spot plays from veteran handicapper and tournament-play pioneer Noel Michaels. Check back every week for a couple of highlighted selections designed to help you cash a few bets and make some money. Noel's selections have been featured just about everywhere horse…

Poulin in O T wins the Frost King Oct. 14 at Woodbine (Michael Burns) By Chris Lomon - Woodbine Communications TORONTO- A pair of $150000 2-year-old stakes, the Clarendon and Shady Well, share the spotlight on Saturday's 11-race card at Woodbine. Each set for 6 furlongs over the Tapeta, the Shady Well (2-year-old fillies) and Clarendon…

The 2022 Breeders' Cup World Championships broke betting records. The two-day event with 14 Breeders' Cup races started with Future Stars Friday and finished with a flurry when the world's No. 1 racehorse Flightline captured the Classic in record-setting style with an 8-length victory. The beautiful horses are the main attraction at the Breeders'…

Veteran Woodbine trainer Nathan Squires was thrilled with the performance of his filly Cairo Consort at the Breeders' Cup this month. But a couple of days after the race, Squires felt as though he was punched in the stomach. Cairo Consort placed an impressive third in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf stakes on Nov. 4 - the world…

LEXINGTON, Ky. - The 39th annual Breeders' Cup World Championships kicked off at Keeneland Race Course on a beautiful autumn day in the Bluegrass. Forte inserted himself as the early Derby favorite via his come-from-behind win in the Juvenile for Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher. The son of Violence, ridden by Eclipse Award-winning jockey Irad…

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Tyler Gaffalione's first Breeders' Cup victory had an inauspicious start. Riding the historically front-running Wonder Wheel, Gaffalione was in the back of the pack in Friday's $2 million Juvenile Fillies at Keeneland. "She didn't break very well," Gaffalione said. "I got pushed back a little further than I wanted to be." But…

Washington (AFP) - Forte outraced favored Cave Rock down the stretch for a 1 1/2-length upset victory Friday in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile to become the early 2023 Kentucky Derby favorite. Todd Pletcher-trained Forte charged late and Cave Rock, weakened by an early challenge from 30-1 longshot Hurricane J, won the 1 1/16th-mile race in…

The 2022 Breeders' Cup competition got underway Friday, with the so-called future stars of horse racing taking center stage. Viewed as the crowned jewel of horse racing outside of the Triple Crown, the Breeders' Cup features 14 races that carry $29 million worth of prices. Here is a look at the first day of action from Del Mar Racetrack in…

THE star-studded Breeders' Cup returns on ITV on Friday night - and it looks like being an absolute barnstormer. Richard Fahey's The Platinum Queen is among a throng of British runners looking for Group 1 glory over the weekend. Friday's action kicks off at 6.30pm on ITV3 - but there will be TEN straight hours of coverage on a mouthwatering…

Welcome to a special Friday edition of "Team Tuley's Thoroughbred Takes" as we have 5 Breeders' Cup races at Keeneland on "Futures Stars Friday" with another 9 on Saturday (a separate column with those plays will be posted on Friday). We're proud to be joined each day by DraftKings' head oddsmaker John Avello with some of his top selections. We…

The two-day Breeders' Cup World Championships will get going Friday at Keeneland. Friday's five Breeders' Cup races will start at 3 p.m. with the Juvenile Turf Sprint and conclude with the Juvenile Turf at 5:40 p.m. All five Breeders' Cup races will be televised by USA Network. Here's an analysis of each race: The pick: The Platinum Queen (#12) is…

Breeders' Cup Friday is known as Future Stars Friday. All Breeders' Cup races on the day are for 2 year olds. The format is meant to highlight the next generation of racing superstars. Post: 11:55 AM ET; $185k Allowance Optional Claiming going 1 1/16 miles on dirt; Entries: 9 #6 B DAWK (2-1) gets the top selection. He comes into the race in really…

LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Breeders' Cup World Championships begin on Friday, with online racebooks and sportsbooks offering odds on all five Juvenile races. Bovada is offering odds on all five Grade 1 races, which will be a mix of Fillies and Colts that are all two years old. Despite the youth and relative lack of experience of many horses, researching…

Seven weeks out from the 2022 Breeders' Cup at Keeneland, top-notch turf horses took center stage in a series of lucrative prep races at Woodbine and Belmont at the Big A (Aqueduct). Let's catch up on the results, then look ahead to next week's exciting slate: Perhaps the most impressive performance of the weekend came from Modern Games in…

Heavily favored Mysterious Night ran himself into the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) with a romp in Saturday's "Win and You're In" Summer (G1) at Woodbine. The companion Natalma (G1) witnessed an upset, however, as longshot Last Call broke her maiden in this Challenge race for the Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1). Bet down to 0.55-1 favoritism in the…

The 2023 Kentucky Derby trail begins Saturday at the track that will host that event next May. Echo Again (2-1) is the morning-line favorite for the Grade 3, $300000 Iroquois Stakes. Post time from Churchill Downs is 4:55 p.m. EDT, with FS2 showing the 1 1/16-mile race for 2-year-olds. The Iroquois kicks off the series of points-paying preps toward…

Bet with the Racing Dudes TODAY using our friends at BetPTC and get a $200 new member bonus! Enter promo code DUDES! Cairo Consort, a 2-year-old daughter of Cairo Prince-Absolutely Awesome, will face seven rookie rivals in the Grade 1 $500000 Johnnie Walker Natalma Stakes, Saturday at Woodbine. The one-mile Natalma is part of the Breeders' Cup "Win…