#My Dear

Few horses have been able to blend the kind of success that Unbridled enjoyed both on the racetrack and in the breeding shed. A strapping, 17-hand colt with a long, ground-gobbling stride, he was slow to develop at 2 after a promising 10 ½-length victory in his career debut. The son of Fappiano was then plagued by a sore hoof at 4, succinctly…

THIS is the controversial ride that got a jockey banned for 30 days - and meant the trainer's son won the race. Stewards acted after noticing jockey Luis Raul Rivera's'lacklustre' ride on Barefoot Beach, trained by Jeffrey Radosevich. Rivera looked to be cruising on the 7-1 shot before being pipped late on by 9-5 Out My Dear, trained by Jeffrey's…

An article of faith in rugby is our game is for all shapes and sizes. Witness the lumpy ballasted prop. The yapping gymnast behind the ruck. Wispy wingers winging it out wide. Beanpoles gangling at lock. Some of us matured in such a jagged line we played in many numbers. Whilst we cannot imagine the granite-skulled Tadgh Furlong playing any…

Welcome one and all to this new weekly column on horse racing. The industry is facing some challenging times - low prize money, small fields, rising costs for trainers/owners, a lack of cohesive leadership and more. But it is not all doom and gloom and Penworthy - the name derives from a character in P.G. Wodhouse's short story The Purity of the…

Just Cindy wins the Schuylerville Stakes for 2-year-old fillies on Thursday's opening day at Saratoga. Photo by Chelsea Durand, Cognianese Photos, courtesy of New York Racing Association July 15 (UPI) -- Saratoga is back into action this weekend, with trainer Chad Brown ready to make a statement on the turf course and the usual top-self competition…

Flavien Prat, atop Flightline, looks between his legs for the rest of the field after winning the Breeders' Cup Classic at the Breeders' Cup Championships at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday. Photo by Mark Abraham/UPI | License Photo LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The Breeders' Cup is in the rearview mirror and the star of the…

Y'all came out swinging with your bold predictions heading into the 2022-23 season. I loved the range from team to team, and I loved that most of the predictions straddle the line between bold and conceivable. Let's address the most popular opinions. Shawndaugherty: The Buffalo Sabres finally return to the playoffs There's a recurrent logical…

The British populace understands one certain universal truth: Nothing is certain at the Grand National. Established more than 180 years ago, the Aintree tradition occurs in Liverpool, England, every year in late March or early April. With over 4 miles of track and 30 monstrous fences, the race carries the reputation as the hardest steeplechase in…

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…

Life Is Good, seen winning the Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park in January, warms up for the Breeders' Cup Classic in Saturday's Grade I Woodward at Aqueduct. Photo courtesy of Katsumi Saito Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Seven Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" races, from New York through Kentucky and on to California highlight the weekend U.S.…

Saturday, September 17, 2022 at 4:40 pm |Back to: Top News Mysterious Night | Michael Burns By Mysterious Night (Ire) (c, 2, Dark Angel {Ire}-Mistrusting {Ire}, by Shamardal) made it back-to-back victories for Godolphin in the GI Pattison Summer S. Saturday, careering away to score by 5 3/4 lengths in the finish from Klaravich Stables' Appraise…

Heavily favored Mysterious Night ran himself into the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) with a romp in Saturday's "Win and You're In" Summer (G1) at Woodbine. The companion Natalma (G1) witnessed an upset, however, as longshot Last Call broke her maiden in this Challenge race for the Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1). Bet down to 0.55-1 favoritism in the…

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…

Bet with the Racing Dudes TODAY using our friends at BetPTC and get a $200 new member bonus! Enter promo code DUDES! Seven first-year stars, including Kevin Attard trainee Philip My Dear, take their talents to the E.P. Taylor Turf Course in Saturday's Grade 1 $500000 Pattison Summer Stakes, part of a stakes-stacked Saturday at Woodbine. The…

Seven first-year stars, including Kevin Attard trainee Philip My Dear, take their talents to the E.P. Taylor Turf Course in Saturday's Grade 1 $500000 Pattison Summer Stakes, part of a stakes-stacked Saturday at Woodbine. The one-mile Summer is a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series, "Win and You're In" event. Up for grabs is a fees-paid date in the…

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…

The Pattison Summer Stakes, which will be run Saturday, Sept. 17 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto on the E.P. Taylor turf course, will highlight seven 2-year-old colts competing for a pumped up purse of $500000. This Grade 1 stakes is also part of the Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" Challenge Series. The winner will automatically receive a free…

Arden Barnes-USA TODAY Sports Pattison Summer Stakes takes place at Woodbine this weekend This race offers a place in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf There is exciting action taking place at Woodbine this weekend, which includes the Pattison Summer Stakes. This Grade 1 offers a place in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf to the winner, and a field of…

Picking college football games isn't what it used to be. It has become a high-pressure venture. Why? Because so many people bet. Many of my recent conversations with strangers and friends alike have begun with: "Who do you like in (pick a game)?" But most people don't want to know who will win the game. They want to know who will win against the…