Stellar Wind 'moving forward' toward Pegasus World Cup 2018

The most accomplished horse in the race, Skippylongstocking will look to bounce back from a disappointing result in the $3 million Pegasus World Cup when he heads a compact field of six older males set for Saturday's Grade 3 Challenger Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs. Before being pulled up in the Pegasus in January, the 5-year-old son of Exaggerator had…

Aaron previews the 2024 Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1) from Gulfstream Park, then gives his top picks. Irish-bred millionaire Warm Heart, a Group 1-winning filly in England and France that is also Grade 1-placed in the U.S. and Hong Kong, will wrap up her world tour as the favorite for one final start in the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1)…

Warm Heart takes the Ribblesdale (G2) June 22, 2023, at Ascot (Megan Ridgwell) David Joseph/Gulfstream Park HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla.- Irish-bred millionaire Warm Heart, a Group 1-winning filly in England and France that is also Grade 1-placed in the U.S. and Hong Kong, will wrap up her world tour as the favorite for one final start in the $1 million…

Editor's Note: Although the thoroughbred racing industry faced a number of challenges this year, including the widely-publicized deaths of horses at the Kentucky Derby as well as track closures and declining betting, horse racing remains a popular sport and an important economic engine. A 2017 survey by the American Horse Council Foundation…

Oct. 6 (UPI) -- The weekend horse racing calendar includes 17 Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" contests, wrapping up the domestic schedule of automatic qualifiers for the World Championships at Santa Anita on Nov. 3 and 4. The slate is heavily tilted to the juvenile stakes that make up the Nov. 3 program, but also impacts the main sprint race and…

The 2016 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park did not lack for star power. Two popular racemares, Lady Eli and Tepin, were on hand to contest the Filly and Mare Turf and Mile, respectively, while the Classic served as the first matchup between 2014 Kentucky Derby and 2016 Dubai World Cup winner California Chrome and the recent…

Graham Motion has gone winless in seven starts at Churchill Downs so far this meet, but that doesn't mean he's not encouraged by the performances of some of his most talented horses. He had five entries in graded stakes on Kentucky Oaks and Derby days, coming away with a second and a third. Motion told Horse Racing Nation on Sunday that one…

Secret Oath, shown winning the 2022 Kentucky Oaks, is back in action Friday at Churchill Downs. Photo courtesy of Churchill Downs May 5 (UPI) -- An action-packed weekend of horse racing headed by the Kentucky Derby also features five of last year's Breeders' Cup champions and the winners of last year's Derby and Kentucky Oaks. The roster of…

Secret Oath, seen winning the 2022 Kentucky Oaks, returns against a tough field in Saturday's Azeri Stakes at Oaklawn Park. Photo courtesy of Churchill Downs March 10 (UPI) -- With just eight weeks left on the clock, Kentucky Derby prep action swings to the Gulf Coast of Florida this weekend, with a lot to be sorted out in the Tampa Bay Derby. In…

The newest race in Gulfstream's star-studded Pegasus races, the Pegasus Filly and Mare Turf, will be run Saturday, January 28 at Gulfstream. The $500000 race drew a field of eleven, though three early scratches have made it a field of eight. Even so, with leading turf mares like Shantisara, Dalika, and Queen Goddess, it will be an excellent race…

The Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1) is a $1 million race for older horses on the lawn going a mile and an eighth. The race drew a classy field of 12, plus two also-eligible entrants. Though two-time winner Colonel Liam will not return for a third chance at the race, some of the leading lights and most promising young stars of the division do appear,…

Top-class miler Ivar has been installed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite in Saturday's $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1) at Gulfstream Park, where his rivals include Lady Speightspeare and City Man. Ivar will make a rare tilt at 1 1/8 miles in the Pegasus Turf. In only prior try at the trip, the Paulo Lobo trainee was sixth off a layoff in the…

LEXINGTON, Ky.- Eleven of the most memorable, significant, and reflective events from the last 12 months of Thoroughbred racing in North America are up for the 2022 FanDuel Racing-NTRA Moment of the Year, a distinction determined by fan voting and recognized at the Eclipse Awards. Voting is now open on the National Thoroughbred Racing Association…

Eleven of the most memorable, significant, and reflective events from the last 12 months of Thoroughbred racing in North America are up for the 2022 FanDuel Racing-NTRA Moment of the Year, a distinction determined by fan voting and recognized at the Eclipse Awards. Voting is now open on the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) website,…

Blue Stripe capturing the Clement L. Hirsch at Del Mar Aug. 7. Ernie Belmonte/Past The Wire Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff Notes LEXINGTON, Ky.-The ladies are getting ready to throw it down in theLongines Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) breezing, walking the shedrow, schooling in the paddock and just getting used to Keeneland (unless the won a race…

Awake at Midnyte - Trainer Doug O'Neill reported "all good" for his Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) contender Awake At Midnyte after she galloped 1 1/8 miles under exercise rider Connor Murray Tuesday morning at Keeneland. She is a 3-year-old daughter of champion Nyquist who was also trained by O'Neill to Breeders' Cup success in the 2015…

Life Is Good, shown winning the Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park in January, is favored in Saturday's Grade I Whitney at Saratoga. Photo courtesy of Katsumi Saito Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Life is Good and Olympiad square off in the heavyweight match that is Saturday's Whitney Stakes at Saratoga, just one race after an international Group I rematch on…

Clear Vision wins Saturday's Tropical Turf at Gulfstream Park. Photo by Ryan Thompson, courtesy of Gulfstream Park Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Clear Vision upset the feature at Gulfstream Park, Under the Stars was a popular winner at Santa Anita and South African trainer Justin Snaith qualified two horses for November's Breeders' Cup races at Keeneland, all…

As Time Goes By/Private Mission - Amazingly, for all his success in Breeders' Cup Championships as the winningest with 17 victories, Bob Baffert will be seeking his first victory in the $2 million Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff when he sends out two starters in the nine-furlong event this Saturday. Private Mission, a once-beaten sophomore, will be…

1 of 2 | Gamine, seen winning the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, is the one to beat in Saturday's Derby City Distaff at Churchill Downs. Photo by John Voorhees/Eclipse Sportswire, courtesy of Breeders' Cup April 30 (UPI) -- The Kentucky Derby overshadows lots of other great horse racing action during the weekend, from Churchill Downs itself to…

Headlined by classic winners Authentic, Swiss Skydiver and Tiz The Law, 184 horses were drawn Monday afternoon into 14 fields for the $28 million Breeders' Cup championships Friday and Saturday at Keeneland. The morning lines were determined by handicapper Mike Battaglia. [] Below are the fields and odds for the 14 Breeders' Cup races in reverse…

After a recruiting trip to Japan, the Stronach Group's President Mike Rogers has secured a commitment from the connections of Aerolithe (Jpn) (Kurofune) for the GI Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational to be run Jan. 26 at Gulfstream Park. The race is worth $7 million. In addition, Rogers reports that the connections of Mexican star Kukulkan…

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Gun Runner will start from one of the outside posts in Saturday's Pegasus World Cup Invitational, a less-than-ideal situation even for the top horse in the sport right now. Then again, at least he'll be out there. Gun Runner's connections wanted him in the inaugural edition of the Pegasus a year ago, only to have their…

It is sometimes called the most important turf meeting in the U.S. this side of the Breeders' Cup. But is the Arlington Million card really all that? The ingredients are certainly there. Impressive purses for three Grade 1 races that have endured for more than three decades. Horses from around the world representing the sport's biggest powerhouse…

LAS VEGAS--Usually the horses racing on Cigar Mile day compete for attention with the ones that know the way to carry the sleigh through the white and drifted snow. That was when they used to run the race on Thanksgiving weekend. That was so last year. For the first time the New York Racing Association has moved the final big day of its calendar…