#Wonder Wheel

As the 2023 Kentucky Derby trail takes a one-weekend pause, the 2023 Kentucky Oaks path continues Saturday in New York. Occult is the 7-5 morning-line favorite for the $100000 Busanda Stakes. Post time from Aqueduct is 3:47 p.m. EST, with FS2 showing the 1 1/8-mile stakes for 3-year-old fillies. The Busanda is the first prep race to pay points on a…

Southern California's first points-paying Kentucky Derby prep of 2023 features only two runners eligible to collect those points. National Treasure is the 2-1 morning-line favorite for the Grade 3, $100000 Sham Stakes. Post time from Santa Anita is 6:30 p.m. EST, with FanDuel TV showing the one-mile trip for 3-year-olds. Bob Baffert trains National…

Ray Acevedo-USA TODAY Sports First look at some potential runners that could target the Kentucky Oaks in 2023 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies offers a purse of $2 million There is a competitive Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies set for Keeneland this year, as the winning runner will pick up points on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks. Below, you can find…

The 2022 Breeders' Cup World Championships broke betting records. The two-day event with 14 Breeders' Cup races started with Future Stars Friday and finished with a flurry when the world's No. 1 racehorse Flightline captured the Classic in record-setting style with an 8-length victory. The beautiful horses are the main attraction at the Breeders'…

Leave No Trace winning the Spinaway handily at Saratoga Sept. 4. NYRA/Coglianese NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y. - WellSpring Stables owns a strong hand of horses in the care of conditioner Phil Serpe led by Grade 1 Spinaway winner Leave No Trace and Queen's Plate winner Safe Conduct. Security Code, a 2-year-old daughter of Frosted, will attempt…

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…

KY HBPA Interviews: "Claiming Crown" Coming to Churhcill Downs This Saturday From the KY HBPA Media Team / Jennie Rees: The Claiming Crown was created 24 years ago to serve as a Breeders' Cup-style event celebrating the blue-collar horses that populate most of America's racing programs. With the eight-race series coming to Churchill Downs for the…

In his latest column, Charles Hayward reflects on Keeneland's two-day championships - which he watched avidly from his couch at home in Saratoga Springs Like everybody else in the racing world, I was transfixed by Flightline's astonishing display in the Breeders' Cup Classic, which came as a triumphant climax to two wonderful days in front of the…

With the 2022 Breeders' Cup now in the history books, the Racing Roundtable is back to reflect on the 39th edition of the series held at Keeneland last weekend. James Scully: In terms of sheer dominance, Goodnight Olive, Meditate, Rebel's Romance, and Wonder Wheel were worthy of distinction, and it's easy to appreciate how Elite Power and Mischief…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The 2022 Breeders' Cup competition got underway Friday, with the so-called future stars of horse racing taking center stage. Viewed as the crowned jewel of horse racing outside of the Triple Crown, the Breeders' Cup features 14 races that carry $29 million worth of prices. Here is a look at the first day of action from Del Mar Racetrack 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…

THE star-studded Breeders' Cup returns on ITV on Friday night - and it looks like being an absolute barnstormer. Richard Fahey's The Platinum Queen is among a throng of British runners looking for Group 1 glory over the weekend. Friday's action kicks off at 6.30pm on ITV3 - but there will be TEN straight hours of coverage on a mouthwatering…

The Breeder's Cup began in 1984. The idea was simple, the public falls in love with the Triple Crown, and then moves on to other sports. By creating a year-end spectacle, with all the best horses, it would not only be a day for the sport to get a lot of attention and crown champions, but it would make all of the summer and fall stakes races into…

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…

McLean's Selections for Breeders' Cup Friday - Nov. 4 (Keeneland this Fall / All Photos by Coady Photography) Stats Are Completely Updated Well, it is upon us. Another Breeders' Cup. Another day of Championship racing. Another wonderful day to celebrate the breed, the horses, all those connected, and, of course remember the brilliance and…

The two-day Breeders' Cup World Championships will get going Friday at Keeneland. Friday's five Breeders' Cup races will start at 3 p.m. with the Juvenile Turf Sprint and conclude with the Juvenile Turf at 5:40 p.m. All five Breeders' Cup races will be televised by USA Network. Here's an analysis of each race: The pick: The Platinum Queen (#12) is…

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…

Flightline and Golden Pal: hot fancies at Keeneland this weekend, but how did they prep? It's nearly Breeders' Cup time and we've got all angles covered for those studying the action at Keeneland this Friday and Saturday. Members' Club subscribers will have access to detailed Spotlight comments for every runner across the two days as well as an…

It was a very cool, very breezy Saturday at Churchill Downs for the Breeders' Cup in November 2006. When I arrived at my outdoor, clubhouse-bend temporary bleacher seat, for which I had forked over a thin brick of cold hard cash, I was not pleased. No way, no how was I going freeze my ass off for several hours of racing - from left, freakin'…

Chop Chop out of the track Wednesday morning. Coady Photography Breeders' Cup Notes/Edited LEXINGTON, Ky.- Trainer Brad Cox will attempt to win his second Juvenile Fillies when he saddles Selective's Chop Chop as the 4-1 favorite. The City of Light filly is going off a very narrow loss to Wonder Wheel in the Alcibiades Stakes at Keeneland. "It was…

Horse racing returns to Keeneland on November 4 with Day 1 of the 2022 Breeders' Cup. Get the best bets for the Juvenile Turf Sprint, Juvenile Fillies Turf, and Juvenile Turf. The first day of the Breeders' Cup is Future Stars Friday. Five Breeders' Cup races are featured, all for two-year-olds. Three are on the grass track - the Juvenile Turf…

The Breeders' Cup World Championships return to Kentucky this weekend, and fans will get a look at some of the top thoroughbreds from the United States and abroad. Keeneland will be hosting the Breeders' Cup for the third time after the event made its debut at the track in 2015 and returned in 2020. There are 14 races on the Breeders' Cup slate,…

LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Breeders' Cup World Championships begin on Friday, with online racebooks and sportsbooks offering odds on all five Juvenile races. Bovada is offering odds on all five Grade 1 races, which will be a mix of Fillies and Colts that are all two years old. Despite the youth and relative lack of experience of many horses, researching…

It's a good bet that the NetJets Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies could be one of the best wagering races on dirt of the Future Stars Friday card at Keeneland. With a capacity crowd in attendance both in the stands and in the starting gate, it might be a good idea to look past tepid morning-line favorite #10 Chocolate Gelato (7-2) from the Todd…

The start of the Darley Alcibiades on October 7 won by Wonder Wheel. Keeneland Photo Keeneland Press Release LEXINGTON, Ky.- Keeneland concluded its 2022 Fall Meet on Saturday with a season record all-sources handle of $208.9 million, which was boosted by record purses, full race fields and championship-caliber competition provided by the nation's…

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Spendthrift Farm has announced stud fees for its roster of 27 stallions set to stand at the Lexington-based farm for the upcoming 2023 breeding season, led again by North America's reigning three-time champion General Sire, Into Mischief who will stand for $250000 S&N. Spendthrift has added four new stallions including 2022…

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Spendthrift Farm has announced stud fees for its roster of 27 stallions set to stand at the Lexington-based farm for the upcoming 2023 breeding season, led again by North America's reigning three-time champion General Sire, Into Mischief who will stand for $250000 S&N. Spendthrift has added four new stallions including 2022…

In the second of two special Racing Roundtables, James Scully, Kellie Reilly, and Vance Hanson look back on the final weekend of major Breeders' Cup preps and offer thoughts on whose stock is on the rise and on decline. James Scully: Slammed in the Filly & Mare Sprint (G1). A five-time restricted stakes winner over New Mexico-bred rivals, the…

Cave Rock wins the Awesome Again Stakes at Santa Anita, on to the Breeders' Cup. Benoit Photo, courtesy of Santa Anita The final weekend of prep races for the Breeders' Cup World Championships produced some impressive efforts and identified some likely favorites for the big weekend just a month down the road. War Like Goddess earned a spot against…

The Alcibiades Stakes (G1), a 1 1/16-mile race for juvenile fillies, is the traditional opening-day feature of the Keeneland fall meet. The spoils of the race on Friday, October 7 are rich: a $500000 purse, as well as an expenses-paid bid to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. Since Keeneland hosts the Breeders' Cup this year, the field was well…

A full field of 14 juvenile fillies will travel 1 1/16 miles over the Keeneland main surface in Friday's $500000 Alcibiades S. (G1). In addition to the lucrative purse in the affair, the winner will also receive an automatic entry to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies S. (G1) on the surface on Nov. 4. There are numerous contenders in the deep field…

Significant weekend of Breeders' Cup Challenge action across the United States this weekend Keeneland hosts three Breeders' Cup Challenge races on Friday, October 7 There is a massive weekend of Breeders' Cup Challenge action in the United States this weekend, as the final races on the North American leg are competed. Extra attention will be on…

In a key Breeders' Cup prep, Wonder Wheel and Fun and Feisty, both stakes winners at Churchill Downs, headline a full field of 14 juvenile fillies entered in Friday's Grade 1 Alcibiades at Keeneland. Wonder Wheel was the runner-up in the Grade 1 Spinaway at Saratoga in her most recent start, five weeks ago. The daughter of Into Mischief was a debut…

1ST RACE - 5 1/2 furlongs, Turf, 2YO, State-bred, Maiden Special Weight. Purse: $88000. No.

SARATOGA SPRINGS - Well Spring Stable's Leave No Trace skipped all the steps between being the winner of a maiden race to being a Grade I winning filly when she galloped home the winner of Saratoga's Sunday feature, the $300000 Spinaway Stakes. Trainer Phil Serpe noted Leave No Trace had "grown every six inches every way since we left Belmont Park.…

SARATOGA SPRINGS - Steve Asmussen fielded a question Sunday morning asking for an example of a 3-year-old he's trained who experienced aftereffects later in the season from having weathered the grueling Kentucky Derby prep season and Triple Crown series. He laughed and said, "Every single one of them that wasn't Curlin or Gun Runner." Judging from…