Victoria Road gives Europe a sweep in BC Juvenile Turf

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…

A stacked afternoon of racing takes place at Del Mar on Saturday, but the biggest purse will be on offer in the G1 Hollywood Derby. This race will be run over 1 1/8 miles on the turf, with horses aged three able to compete for the prize fund of $300000. It promises to be an interesting race in prospect, with a number of possible runners likely to…

Matt Chapman has another go at Australian racing ahead of Saturday's Cox Plate. Picture: AAP Master stirrer Matt Chapman says Australian racing should be embarrassed if European raider Victoria Road wins the Cox Plate and it would prove "your mile and a quarter horses are as pants as your stayers." Later, he described Winx as a "pensioner" and…

Master stirrer Matt Chapman says Australian racing should be embarrassed if European raider Victoria Road wins the Cox Plate and it would prove "your mile and a quarter horses are as pants as your stayers." Later, he described Winx as a "pensioner" and questioned the mighty mare's rating as the world's best racehorse. European invader Victoria…

The Foxes and Silver Knott, a pair of multiple group stakes winners in Europe, visit the U.S. to headline a field of eleven young turf horses in Saturday's $750000 Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes at Belmont Park. The Foxes finished fifth last time in the Group 1 Epsom Derby, but before that, the Irish-bred son of Churchill was a determined winner…

HAS there ever been a more confusing 2000 Guineas than the one we have today? And yet, we have a sizzling hot smashed up Group 1-winning juvenile red-hot favourite in Auguste Rodin! So possibly many of us are over complicating things, and it's just simple and an 11th 2000 Guineas is heading to Ireland and Aidan O'Brien. That said, only seven market…

Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore celebrate Tuesday's victory in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Keeneland. BILL DENVER / ECLIPSE SPORTSWIRE There's a reason the two-day horse racing extravaganza is called the Breeders' Cup. And when they celebrate the role of breeders in the sport in the heart of breeding country in Kentucky, the last thing on…

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…

LEXINGTON, Ky. - The 39th annual Breeders' Cup World Championships kicked off at Keeneland Race Course on a beautiful autumn day in the Bluegrass. Forte inserted himself as the early Derby favorite via his come-from-behind win in the Juvenile for Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher. The son of Violence, ridden by Eclipse Award-winning jockey Irad…

Washington (AFP) - Forte outraced favored Cave Rock down the stretch for a 1 1/2-length upset victory Friday in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile to become the early 2023 Kentucky Derby favorite. Todd Pletcher-trained Forte charged late and Cave Rock, weakened by an early challenge from 30-1 longshot Hurricane J, won the 1 1/16th-mile race in…

This is the hands down the best two days in horse racing. The Breeders Cup. The best of the best, racing over two days. I wanted to put together a little guide like I've done in the past. Go over some races, make some picks and just shoot the shit about horse racing, a sport I'm very fond of. It's a little weird in horse racing because wait until…

It's a bumper racecard of ten high quality races from the United States, but our attention is on the five big Grade 1 spectacles. 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. (All times are GMT,…

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Bob Baffert knows a thing or two about getting 2-year-old racehorses to perform at an elite level on the biggest stages. The Hall of Fame trainer has conditioned six Eclipse Award winners for Champion 2-Year-Old Male and a record-tying five winners of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. Baffert appears primed to add to both of those…

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Months of anticipation will come to 14 thundering conclusions over the next two days as the Breeders' Cup draws many of the world's top thoroughbred racehorses to the heart of Bluegrass country. Most of the attention will be focused on the $6 million Classic on Saturday at historic Keeneland Race Course, where unbeaten and untested…

Karl Burke feels Dramatised is returning to the boil at just the right time ahead of her bid for Breeders' Cup glory at Keeneland on Friday. The Showcasing filly justified her trainer's confidence with a sparkling debut at Newmarket in the spring and doubled her tally in the Queen Mary at Royal Ascot in June. The wheels came off slightly at York in…

In this biweekly series, racing analyst 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. Upcoming entries Love Reigns. Trainer Wesley Ward has won the last three editions of the Turf Sprint and might nab another…

The two-year-olds take centre stage at Keeneland on the opening day of the Breeders' Cup. Andy Stephens has a suggestion for each race. Watch all the action on Racing TV. 7.00 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint Wesley Ward has landed the past three renewals and his Love Reigns, back from a 75-day break, is the likely favourite after a fluent win at…

Karl Burke feels Dramatised is returning to the boil at just the right time ahead of her bid for Breeders' Cup glory at Keeneland on Friday. The Showcasing filly justified her trainer's confidence with a sparkling debut at Newmarket in the spring and doubled her tally in the Queen Mary at Royal Ascot in June. The wheels came off slightly at York in…

Karl Burke feels Dramatised is returning to the boil at just the right time ahead of her bid for Breeders' Cup glory at Keeneland on Friday. The Showcasing filly justified her trainer's confidence with a sparkling debut at Newmarket in the spring and doubled her tally in the Queen Mary at Royal Ascot in June. The wheels came off slightly at York in…

Karl Burke feels Dramatised is returning to the boil at just the right time ahead of her bid for Breeders' Cup glory at Keeneland on Friday. The Showcasing filly justified her trainer's confidence with a sparkling debut at Newmarket in the spring and doubled her tally in the Queen Mary at Royal Ascot in June. The wheels came off slightly at York in…

In the first segment of his two-part Breeders' Cup analysis, Graham Dench casts his expert eye over the European challenge for Future Stars Friday Turf courses in the US tend to be sharper with shorter straights than the Europeans are used to - but Keeneland has the advantage of providing more suitable climate and underfoot conditions than are…

Those of a certain age will remember when British and Irish-trained runners at the Breeders' Cup were a novelty, with winners being a rarity. But the boundaries and obstacles have become smaller. As a consequence, the raiding party seems to get bigger every year, with multiple winners becoming the norm. The dirt races may remain a bridge too far…

Jockey Ryan Moore rides Meditate to victory in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, giving Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien his first win in the race / ©GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP Forte outraced favored Cave Rock down the stretch for a 1 1/2-length upset victory Friday in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile to become the early 2023 Kentucky Derby…

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Tyler Gaffalione's first Breeders' Cup victory had an inauspicious start. Riding the historically front-running Wonder Wheel, Gaffalione was in the back of the pack in Friday's $2 million Juvenile Fillies at Keeneland. "She didn't break very well," Gaffalione said. "I got pushed back a little further than I wanted to be." But…