#Midnight Bisou

In this biweekly series, racing analyst J. Keeler Johnson shares promising horses from his handicapping watch list, reviewing runners who have recently caught his eye and previewing horses scheduled to run back in the near future. New to the Watch List Gun Pilot You know Saturday's fourth race at Oaklawn, an $80000 allowance optional claimer (post…

The Breeders' Cup is over, but it's not really over. The breakdown of Mongolian Groom during the stretch run of the $6 million Classic sucked the air out of the vast Santa Anita grandstand on Saturday. Fans slumped toward their cars or buses, as what had been two days of sensational - and safe - racing was instantly overwhelmed by yet another death…

The richest event on the horse racing calendar begins Saturday, when some of the finest thoroughbreds in the world compete in the Saudi Cup. Held at the King Abdulaziz Racetrack in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the inaugural edition of the race carries the significant incentive of a $20 million dollar prize pool-which makes it the most lucrative event in…

Defending race champion Mishriff will once again take on a strong group of American shippers when he tops a field of 14 entered for Saturday's $20 million Saudi Cup at King Abdulaziz Racetrack. Mishriff is well proven on dirt, but has done all his recent running on the turf. Trained by John and Thady Gosden, the 5-year-old son of Make Believe has…

A TOP racehorse owner is said he is OK with losing £8MILLION - if it means no more doping in racing. Gary West says he will not object if his horse Maximum Security is stripped of his win in the 2020 Saudi Cup - the world's richest race. Maximum Security was trained by Jason Servis, the disgraced US trainer who last week pleaded guilty to doping…

Though it takes place every year, essentially the Breeders Cup is horse racing's Olympics. Regardless of the surface or distance you like to run, the best of the best are matched up and a winner in each division is crowned. The Breeders Cup Classic is a terrific race led by Improbable, Tiz the Law, and Maximum Security. Breeders Cup Classic odds…

The most promising juveniles on the east coast line up on Saturday, October 1 for the Champagne Stakes (G1) at Aqueduct, which is hosting Belmont's fall meet this year. The one-turn mile race features a $500000 purse, and the winner receives an expenses-paid berth into the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) at Keeneland. Keep reading to learn about the…

With the help of some early past performances, many bettors over the last few days have hopefully scouted out some probable favorites at next week's Breeders' Cup that they intend to stand against for the win. It's an annual exercise that should be on everyone's to-do list, because if you're right, the account balance has a much better opportunity…

Hello, Letruska. We know you now! In a thrilling stretch duel featuring two-time champion Monomoy Girl and the sort-of-overlooked Letruska, the final nose bob went to Letruska in the $1 million Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) at Oaklawn Park on Saturday. And what a surprise it was. The expected and much-hyped showdown between two champions - 6-year-old…

Letruska has been sensational in 2021 and is the horse to beat in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) loaded with talented fillies and mares. The 5-year-old daughter of Super Saver trained by Fausto Gutierrez has distinguished herself not only as the top female racehorse, but also as a legitimate contender for Horse of the Year. A…

Gulfport, second in the Grade 1 Hopeful last out, headlines a field of six 2-year-olds set to battle it out in Saturday's Grade 1 Champagne Stakes at the Belmont fall meet being held at Aqueduct. After a pair of very impressive wins at Churchill Downs to begin his career, including the Bashford Manor Stakes, the Steve Asmussen charge was a troubled…

Last year, Gun Runner became the hot new sire quickly when his progeny broke their maidens early and won many of the 2-year-old stakes races. One year later, the number of successful new sires has been a longer one, although none of the names stand out in the same way as Gun Runner did in 2021. According to Blood-Horse, the list of leading…

OZONE PARK, N.Y.- Jonathan Poulin, Westerberg, Mrs. John Magnier, Derrick Smith and Michael B. Tabor's regally-bred Verifying, a half-brother to 2019 Champion Older Dirt Female Midnight Bisou, will make his stakes debut in Saturday's Grade 1, $500000 Champagne, a one-turn mile for 2-year-olds, at the Belmont at the Big A fall meet.

Race 8: 1800 Meters (Dirt), The Saudi Cup (Group 1), Purse $20 Million, 4+ (Saturday) The 3rd Annual Saudi Cup Meet is back for another go from Riyadh, and will once again feature the "richest horse race" on the planet … $20 Million... The Saudi Cup. That signature race brought a capacity field in both 2020 and 2021. The inaugural edition saw…

The eyes of the racing world on this September Saturday will be turned to a place that usually gets virtually no national attention: the day's best card, and the day's biggest races, are at Parx Racing, just outside of Philadelphia. With a staggering ten stakes races on a 13-race program, this is the biggest day of the year for Thoroughbred racing…

Saturday features a massive afternoon of racing at Parx Racing in Philadelphia with no less than 10 stakes races. A strong field of nine 3-year-old fillies, led by Kentucky Oaks winner Secret Oath, have been entered in Saturday's Cotillion Stakes at Parx Racing with seven of the nine listed at 8-1 or lower in the morning line odds coming in at the…

Join our channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage This Saturday's Cotillion Handicap Stakes, on a star-studded Parx Racing card, will focus around the D Wayne Lukas-trained Secret Oath, who will be hoping to get back to winning ways after seeing the back of the classy Nest the last twice. Run over 1m 1/2f and for 3 year-old fillies, the…

The biggest weekend of the Belmont Park fall meet's calendar is upon us this Saturday, September 28, 2019. This year's theme is "quality over quantity" because although the field sizes might be small, the talent level is top-notch. Several high-end horses will enter the gates in hopes of showing enough to convince their connections to head to…