#Classic Contenders

Sky Sports Racing pundit Kevin Blake says Dee Stakes winner Star Of India will be a "magic ride around Epsom" for whichever jockey gets the ride on Cazoo Derby day. The Aidan O'Brien-trained three-year-old was one of a string of Ballydoyle Classic hopefuls who enhanced their claims over the last week, staying on powerful to land the Listed Dee…

I cannot walk through my neighborhood without seeing an Astros shirt. Or an Astros hat. Or an Astros flag. Or a dog proudly wearing an Astros scarf. Have you been to the grocery store lately? If so, you've been seeing the same fall trend: a local Astros convention. Yordan Alvarez's super famous No. 44 is everywhere. Alex Bregman's No. 2 and Jose…

When Authentic won the Breeders' Cup Classic in 2020, it was a surprising result, even though the Kentucky Derby winner from earlier entered with 6-1 odds. The 2022 Breeders' Cup Classic also features the Kentucky Derby champion, Rich Strike, amid a loaded 2022 Breeders' Cup Classic field. Authentic gave trainer Bob Baffert his fourth Breeders' Cup…

The most successful jockey in the history of the Breeders' Cup is Mike Smith, who holds 27 wins in various divisions at the iconic race. He will return to ride Taiba in the 2022 Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday and will look for his first win in the main event since 2016, when he rode Arrogate to victory. Smith's most recent win in a graded stakes…

Breeders' Cup Notebook: A Look-In at Classic Contenders (Epicenter on Thursday morning at Keeneland / All Photos by Coady Photography) From the Breeders' Cup Media Team: Classic Look-In: Epicenter - Winchell Thoroughbreds' Epicenter continues to thrive in his training as he had another strong gallop Thursday morning under Roberto Howell leading…

Ce Ce, shown winning the Azeri Stakes on March 12 at Oaklawn Park, is among the favorites for Saturday's Grade I Apple Blossom over the same track. Coady photography, courtesy of Oaklawn Park April 22 (UPI) -- As spring blossoms, horse racing stars including Letruska, Ce Ce, Pizza Bianca, Malathat and Channel Maker return from winter vacations this…

The 2022 Breeders' Cup Classic will feature a stacked field of eight horses running at Keeneland Race Course on Saturday, all looking to claim the last major horse racing event of the year. Not limited to three-year-olds, the purse for the Breeders' Cup Classic 2022 is $6 million, which equals this year's Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and…

Epicenter in his Oct. 30 work at Keeneland. Coady Photography Breeders' Cup Notes LEXINGTON, Ky.-Keeneland is a busy place this week with horses getting in gallops and schooling in the gate and paddock. Epicenter, Flightline, Happy Saver, Life Is Good, Hot Rod Charlie, Rich Strike and Taiba were all out and about. Epicenter - Winchell…

Of the eight 2022 Breeders' Cup Classic contenders, Taiba, seated as fourth favorite in the Keeneland morning line at 8-1, does look like he could bring a price, if not the winning run up against the two older horses, Flightline and Life Is Good. The Baffert-trained three-year-old colt has arguably had a roller-coaster ride getting to the gate on…

Magical: won a high-class running of the Irish Champion Stakes last year It's almost here. Longines Irish Champions Weekend takes place this Saturday and Sunday, with leading international performers doing battle across a host of divisions at Leopardstown and the Curragh. First introduced in 2014, the massive two-day meeting begins with eight races…

There is another bumper Saturday afternoon of racing action ahead with the first Classic of the Flat season, the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, taking centre stage. The Guineas is one of four live ITV races from that meeting alongside action from Goodwood, Thirsk and two Grade 1 contests from the final day of the Punchestown Festival (not on ITV). Our…

In the days leading up to the 38th Breeders' Cup at Del Mar in California, usracing.com is publishing profiles on the horses in the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic (Saturday, Nov. 6). The profiles will be updated following the post-position draw on Monday, Nov. 1. By Ed McNamara How do you knock a horse who's never done anything wrong? Well, in…

In the days leading up to the 38th Breeders' Cup at Del Mar in California, usracing.com is publishing profiles of the horses in the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic (Saturday, Nov. 6). Profiles will be updated followed the post-position draw on Monday, Nov. 1. By Jenny Kellner Last two times out, Max Player proved he's not a horse to be overlooked…