#Grosser Preis von Berlin

Knicks Go, seen winning the Grade I Pegasus World Cup in January, is favorite for Saturday's Grade I Whitney at Saratoga. Photo courtesy of Gulfstream Park Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Rich purses drew some top foreign talent for the Saratoga Derby and Oaks on Saturday and Sunday on the upstate New York turf to highlight a big weekend of Thoroughbred…

Rising Star (right): last year's Royal Ascot winner is set to return to the track on January 13 Marco Botti feels he has his "best chances in years" at the upcoming Dubai Carnival which kicks off at Meydan on Friday. Last year's Italian Derby winner Ardakan recently joined the Newmarket trainer and spearheads a three-handed raiding party from…

Down On Da Bayou blitzes her rivals in Thursday's UAE Oaks at Meydan, and now is headed for the Saudi Derby. Photo by Erika Rasmussen, courtesy of Dubai Racing Club Feb. 21 (UPI) Weekend horse racing features a dash of Kentucky Derby, Saudi Derby, Hong Kong Derby, Qatar Derby and even the Winter Derby with action from the Far East to the Middle…

Regal Glory, shown winning the 2021 Matriarch at Del Mar, takes on male rivals in Saturday's Grade I Fourstardave at Saratoga. Benoit photo, courtesy of Del Mar Turf Club Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Turf racing at Saratoga, Del Mar and Churchill Downs tops the weekend agenda, with a pair of Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" slots up for grabs. A third…

Big money and Breeders' Cup berths will be on the line on both turf and dirt this weekend all over North America. We'll start at beautiful Belmont Park where a pair of rich turf races for 3-year-olds will lead the way. The $1 million Jockey Club Derby offers a "Win and You're In" for the Breeders' Cup Turf, while the $700000 Jockey Club Oaks closes…

Every year, the Breeders' Cup attracts a strong contingent of international raiders to challenge North America's best horses in a series of lucrative races. Among the 14 Breeders' Cup events, none attract a stronger international presence on a year-to-year basis than the $4 million, Grade 1 Longines Breeders' Cup Turf. Held over 1 ½ miles, the Turf…

Rebel's Romance: landed the Grosser Preis von Berlin last time Godolphin, Charlie Appleby and William Buick bid for more top-level international success when the four-timer-seeking Rebel's Romance contests the Preis von Europa at Cologne on Sunday. The four-year-old gained a Group 1 success at the first attempt with a neck victory in the Grosser…

The Charlie Appleby-trained son of Dubawi had opened his four-year-old campaign with victory in the Listed Fred Archer at Newmarket and followed up in the Group Three Glorious Stakes at Goodwood. His run continued at Hoppegarten on his previous outing, annexing the Grosser Preis von Berlin and he followed up with a second consecutive success at the…

Horse racing is one of the most popular sport in the world right now. The practice of racing horses can be traced back to the most ancient of civilizations. This means that, not only is horse racing hugely popular today, but it has been for pretty much most of human history. Today, however, we are at a certain advantage when it comes to horse…

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…

Nations Pride and Classic Causeway will face off once again in Saturday's Caesars Jockey Club Derby (G3) at Aqueduct closing out the Caesars Turf Triple. Classic Causeway got away easy in the Belmont Derby, but Nations Pride evened the score by winning the G1 Saratoga Derby. While the Jockey Club Derby's longer, mile-and-a-half distance could…

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…