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This will be the 39th renewal of the great transatlantic horseracing shemozzle that is the Breeders' Cup and, while some races are a lot newer than that, most have a historical profile worth noting. What follows are some observations based on what we've seen previously in the hope that it might help to predict what will happen in Keeneland on the…

This is the hands down the best two days in horse racing. The Breeders Cup. The best of the best, racing over two days. I wanted to put together a little guide like I've done in the past. Go over some races, make some picks and just shoot the shit about horse racing, a sport I'm very fond of. It's a little weird in horse racing because wait until…

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…

It's a bumper racecard of ten high quality races from the United States, but our attention is on the five big Grade 1 spectacles. First a quick list of our selections, plus the reasons behind our highlighted picks further down the page. You can check out the race cards, results and live odds in Planet Sport's Racing Live Centre. (All times are GMT,…

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…

Pletcher-trainee Atomically out for a breeze at Keeneland Wednesday morning. Coady Photography Breeders' Cup Notes/Edited LEXINGTON, Ky.-Trainer Todd Pletcher's 12 Breeders' Cup victories have come from nine races, but one race missing from that resume is the NetJets Juvenile Fillies (G1). He will have two chances to alter that statistic Friday…

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Months of anticipation will come to 14 thundering conclusions over the next two days as the Breeders' Cup draws many of the world's top thoroughbred racehorses to the heart of Bluegrass country. Most of the attention will be focused on the $6 million Classic on Saturday at historic Keeneland Race Course, where unbeaten and untested…

1pt win Masters Legacy in 3.00 Exeter at 9/1 (General) 1pt e.w. Be Your Best in 8.20 Keeneland at 18/1 (Sky Bet, William Hill 1/5 1,2,3,4,5) Some classy jumpers are on show across ITV4's Exeter and Down Royal coverage, before attentions turn to Future Stars Friday at the Breeders' Cup, but attractive betting races are unsurprisingly at a premium.

McLean's Selections for Breeders' Cup Friday - Nov. 4 (Keeneland this Fall / All Photos by Coady Photography) Stats Are Completely Updated Well, it is upon us. Another Breeders' Cup. Another day of Championship racing. Another wonderful day to celebrate the breed, the horses, all those connected, and, of course remember the brilliance and…

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…

It was a very cool, very breezy Saturday at Churchill Downs for the Breeders' Cup in November 2006. When I arrived at my outdoor, clubhouse-bend temporary bleacher seat, for which I had forked over a thin brick of cold hard cash, I was not pleased. No way, no how was I going freeze my ass off for several hours of racing - from left, freakin'…

Horse racing returns to Keeneland on November 4 with Day 1 of the 2022 Breeders' Cup. Get the best bets for the Juvenile Turf Sprint, Juvenile Fillies Turf, and Juvenile Turf. The first day of the Breeders' Cup is Future Stars Friday. Five Breeders' Cup races are featured, all for two-year-olds. Three are on the grass track - the Juvenile Turf…

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…

The Shadwell operation might've been streamlined significantly ahead of the 2022 Flat season, but the horses that remain carrying the famous blue and white silks are firing at present, as evidenced by a golden Lockinge day at Newbury. BAAEED, the flagbearer. Not only for Shadwell but for European racing, this unbeaten superstar is now as short as…

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…

Notes & Quotes From G2 Miss Grillo Stakes: Pleasant Passage From the NYRA Media Team: Emory Hamilton's homebred Pleasant Passage overcame rainy conditions and a yielding turf course to live up to her name in Saturday's Grade 2, $200000 Miss Grillo at Aqueduct Racetrack with a gate-to-wire three-quarter-length victory that could catapult her to the…

Following the first of two co-highlights from the Belmont, Fall meet at Aqueduct comes the Breeders Cup Miss Grillo Stakes on the Turf for Fillies Two-Year-Old. Unfortunately, now looking at the weather forecast for the New York Area, we may see a postponement of this race as the weather seems to be wet, which could cause the cancellation of Turf…

Saturday is shaping up to be a big day of racing at " Belmont at the Big A, " a meeting in which traditional Belmont Park races are being hosted by Aqueduct as the former completes a construction project. Four graded stakes worth a combined $1.4 million are slated to be held, and while the $200000, Grade 2 Miss Grillo Stakes isn't the most…

Life Is Good warms up for Breeders' Cup with a win in Saturday's Grade I Woodward at Aqueduct. Photo by Dom Napolitano, courtesy of New York Racing Association Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Some monumental showdowns loom in next month's Breeders' Cup World Championships after impressive weekend performances by the likes of Life Is Good, Hot Rod Charlie, Ce Ce…

Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports Juvenile action takes place at Aqueduct this weekend, as Belmont at the Big A continues The Miss Grillo Stakes offers a place in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf There is a lot of Breeders' Cup Challenge action this weekend. However, the majority of races will give us glimpses of some of the finest juveniles…

Sometimes, in assessing stakes races, it is best to look at the history of the race and see if there is a dominant factor in that history. This weekend's racing features both the Champagne Stakes and the Miss Grillo Stakes, two Win and You're In races for the Breeders' Cup (coverage begins Saturday at 4 pm ET on NBC). For both races, you need to…

Todd Pletcher's favorite Mo Donegal ran down a furious pacesetting We the People at the start of the stretch to win the 154th Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park. Irad Ortiz Jr. was in the irons for the winning ride. This is the fourth Belmont Stakes win for Pletcher and was his debut in the final leg of the Triple Crown. This is Donegal Racing's first…

1ST RACE - 5 1/2 furlongs, Turf, 2YO, State-bred, Maiden Special Weight. Purse: $88000. No.