#Goodnight Olive

No matter how big the hype, no matter how high the expectations, Flightline exceeded every marker in his historic win Saturday in the $6-million Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland Race Course. Did he cement his place in horse racing history with his 8¼-length win in the country's most prestigious race? The 45973 in attendance appeared to think so…

Ray Acevedo-USA TODAY Sports Ballerina Handicap takes place at Saratoga on Sunday, August 28 Ce Ce returns to action, but faces fierce competition in the forms of Bella Sofia and Obligatory After an enthralling day of racing action at Saratoga on Saturday, which includes the Travers Stakes, the attention turns to the feature at the track on Sunday.…

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'…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Running the biggest race of a brief career, Flightline left no doubt about this year's top thoroughbred. The unbeaten colt posted another dominant run, overtaking Life Is Good entering the top of the stretch and pulling away to an 8¼-length victory in the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday at Keeneland, and all but…

Flavien Prat rides Flightline to victory during the Breeders' Cup Classic race at the Keenelend Race Course, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, in Lexington, Ky. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Running the biggest race of a brief career, Flightline left no doubt about this year's top thoroughbred. The unbeaten colt posted another dominant run,…

A good rule of thumb is that favored horses, according to expert horse racing predictions, win about 30% of the time. It would follow, then, that favorites would win approximately four of the fourteen Breeders' Cup races. The odds were slightly tipped to the public's favor, however, as five post time betting choices came home winners: Meditate…

Flightline's racing career was so brief that he didn't even get his full quota of fifteen minutes of fame - his six races and six wins were wrapped up in a total time spent racing of not much more than nine minutes. But he certainly made the most of his limited time on the track, posting his first top-class performance on just his third start when…

The encore to the 1998 Breeders' Cup Classic was Ghostzapper's 2004 performance. The 1998 Classic was said to be the greatest field ever assembled. Then the 2004 race was said to be the best. November 5, 2022, we saw Flightline win with a hand ride to an 8 1/2 victory and that race and Flightline were called the best. So, who is the BC Classic…

The Distaff appeared a cracking race on paper and lived up to that billing when Malathaat saw off outsider Blue Stripe in a thrilling three-way finish that also featured the fancied Clairiere. John Velazquez donned the blue of Shadwell on the four-year-old Malathaat, who needed every inch of the 1m1f trip to repel Blue Stripe, who ran a massive…

With the 2022 Breeders' Cup now in the history books, the Racing Roundtable is back to reflect on the 39th edition of the series held at Keeneland last weekend. James Scully: In terms of sheer dominance, Goodnight Olive, Meditate, Rebel's Romance, and Wonder Wheel were worthy of distinction, and it's easy to appreciate how Elite Power and Mischief…

The Grade 1 Ballerina Handicap is a Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" race, which offers entry into the F&M Sprint (G1). Analysis of the race below...

Irish-bred Modern Games defeated Bass Racing's homebred Annapolis and 12 other world-class thoroughbreds Saturday in the $2 million FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. The race was contested as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, an event highlighted by the highly anticipated and widely expected…

Breeders' Cup Notebook: The "Math" of the Aftermath (Breeders' Cup 2022 / Coady Photography) From the Breeders' Cup Media Team: Europeans, New York-based Runners Dominated World Championship Weekend Horses based primarily in Europe and New York accounted for 11 of the 14 victories in the 39 edition of the Breeders' Cup 14 World Championships this…

Strap in for a huge day of racing from Kentucky as nine Grade 1 races are on offer across the dirt and turf. 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.

When jockeys are in the starting gate, you often hear the starter tell them "Let's get tied on," which means they should be ready for the gate to spring open. For people who bet on horse races, the Breeders' Cup represents the greatest opportunity to "get tied on" in the entire year. Where else will you have two days of 14 world championship races,…

LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Breeders' Cup (BC) undercard Saturday includes a number of talented thoroughbreds on Day Two of the world championships at Keeneland Race Course. Nine Breeders' Cup races means a full schedule of betting opportunities on tap. The Breeders' Cup will be televised live on NBC, Peacock, USA Network, and FanDuel TV (formerly known…

TEMPLEGATE takes on the star-studded Breeders' Cup confident of finding a few winners on Saturday. The top-class action from Keeneland will be shown live and in full on ITV 4 as part of their mega TEN hours of coverage. Read on for our man's breakdown of each race below and, hopefully, bag yourself a winner or three. 3.50 GOODNIGHT OLIVE was…

The Breeders' Cup is one of the major international meetings on the horse racing calendar. This year's two-day event comes from Keeneland in Kentucky and there is plenty of UK and Irish interest. ITV is broadcasting on both days - on ITV 3 on Friday from 6.30 to 10.15pm, and on ITV4 on Saturday, from 3.40 to 10.30pm - and our expert has predictions…

When jockeys are in the starting gate, you often hear the starter tell them "Let's get tied on," which means they should be ready for the gate to spring open. For people who bet on horse races, the Breeders' Cup represents the greatest opportunity to "get tied on" in the entire year. Where else will you have two days of 14 world championship races,…

The two-day Breeders' Cup World Championships will conclude Saturday at Keeneland. Saturday's nine Breeders' Cup races will start at 11:50 a.m. with the Filly & Mare Sprint and conclude with the $6 million Classic at 5:40 p.m. TV coverage will be on USA Network (1-3:30 p.m.) and NBC (3:30-6 p.m.). Here's an analysis of each race: The pick: Frank's…

So here's the deal - have your scrambled eggs, bacon and toast ready to go if you're on the West Coast and maybe try a BLT on rye if you're settling down for lunch further east when the horses load into the starting gate for the first Breeders' Cup race Saturday at Keeneland. Better be ready because Irad Ortiz Jr. is going to sweep the early Pick…

LEXINGTON, Ky. - First the dark of night lifted, then the thick mist of a dense fog, which reduced the racehorses to ghostlike silhouettes on Thursday morning, also lifted. All clear, we are set for takeoff. It's perhaps a measure of a horse's mystique when his rival connections are more effusive than his own trainer is. Or maybe John Sadler just…

Streaking into her biggest test yet off four consecutive victories, Goodnight Olive looms the one to beat in a full field of 13 set for Saturday's $1 million Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) at Keeneland. A 4-year-old daughter of Ghostzapper, the Chad Brown-trained filly was an impressive winner of the Grade 1 Ballerina in her most recent…

Friday and Saturday's 14 championship races at the Breeders' Cup are among the most rewarding handicapping challenges on the horse racing calendar each year. The evaluation of these races, which match the best from America and the world, starts with the query: Can you beat the favorite? Let's look at the races in order from Friday to Saturday with…

The Breeders' Cup World Championships, the ultimate handicapping challenge for horseplayers, heads to Keeneland this year, with Saturday's schedule featuring nine championship races, including the $4 million Breeders' Cup Turf and the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic. Flightline, unbeaten in five starts and the favorite in the Breeders' Cup…

When jockeys are in the starting gate, you often hear the starter tell them "Let's get tied on," which means they should be ready for the gate to spring open. For people who bet on horse races, the Breeders' Cup represents the greatest opportunity to "get tied on" in the entire year. Where else will you have two days of 14 world championship races,…

When jockeys are in the starting gate, you often hear the starter tell them "Let's get tied on," which means they should be ready for the gate to spring open. For people who bet on horse races, the Breeders' Cup represents the greatest opportunity to "get tied on" in the entire year. Where else will you have two days of 14 world championship races,…

When jockeys are in the starting gate, you often hear the starter tell them "Let's get tied on," which means they should be ready for the gate to spring open. For people who bet on horse races, the Breeders' Cup represents the greatest opportunity to "get tied on" in the entire year. Where else will you have two days of 14 world championship races,…

It's that time of year again when everybody will be wanting to have a wager on the Breeders' Cup, and this year we are back to cover the horses, the trainers, the jockeys, but more importantly the odds for the big races. Last year, more than $121 million was wagered on the Breeders' Cup and we could see that being surpassed this year at…

Belmont's Fall meets at Aqueduct raceway look to close out their final day of racing for week two before their largest racing weekend comes next Saturday, and the G2 Gallant Bloom closes out the card. The race for fillies and mares three years old and up will have a post time of 5:18 with Wesley Wards Kimari leading the field. But the Honorable…

In this week's Racing Roundtable, Kellie Reilly, Vance Hanson, and Alastair Bull talk about the championship aspirations of the Pennsylvania Derby (G1) and Cotillion (G1) winners, as well as Echo Zulu and other topics. Kellie Reilly: Taiba has one possible path to supplant division leader Epicenter, but it would require an incredible performance in…

Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable's Forte made the grade with a decisive three-length score in Monday's Grade 1, $300000 Hopeful, a seven-furlong main track sprint for juveniles, on Closing Day of the 40-day summer meet at Saratoga Race Course. Trained by Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher and piloted by the Spa's leading rider Irad Ortiz, Jr., Forte…