Saturday 7.00 – 14 Hands Winery Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (Grade 1) (2yo Fillies) (Dirt) (1m 110yds): Very difficult to get a handle on thanks to the three fillies that dominate the head of affairs, all three of them being front runners. Moonlight Memories has proven herself over course and distances with her win… Read More Breeders Cup 2017 – Saturday
Del Mar Course Guide The Breeders’ Cup Comes to Del Mar for the first time, keeping it in California where the lifestyle is famous, and the weather is always good, and taking it to another very unique track. This will be the 12th venue and unique in its own way, as it boasts one of… Read More Breeders’ Cup 2017 – Friday
This year’s Kentucky Derby looks to be one of the most difficult renewals to call of recent times. About the only certain thing is that the track will be wet, given that rain is sure to fall for the second day, with the potential for all sorts of pace scenarios likely given the cloudy… Read More Kentucky Derby 2017
The storm clouds are gathering over America… for another reason than politics as the Kentucky Oaks and Derby take place at a wet and wild Churchill Downs. The rains have come and at the time of writing the track was sloppy for the first, which was won from wire-to-wire by Naylor – and also the… Read More Kentucky Oaks 2017
Godolphin Mile Sponsored By Meydan Sobha (Group 2) (11:45): The market is finding it impossible to split North America, so impressive when he won the Firebreak Stakes by seven lengths, and Sharp Azteca, a deeply impressive winner of the Gulfstream Park handicap. The two should take the beating but it would be no surprise if… Read More Dubai World Cup 2017
Breeders´ Cup Juvenile Turf (Grade 1) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) (2yo) (9.25): A fantastic two days looks set in store with strong renewals of all the major events on Saturday and a really strong travelling core for the turf races to boot. Seven of the nine winners have come from this side of the… Read More Breeders’ Cup 2016 – Friday
The balloons have been popped, the speeches have been given (for now) and we’re back onto the trail. That’s right, it’s been seven weeks since the Triple Crown trail ended with the Belmont but the three year olds are back in town certainly in vogue as we have the Jim Dandy Stakes (11.18) headlining one… Read More Tonight’s Racing – The Jim Dandy Stakes
The narrative leading upto the Derby has been a fractured and compelling one, with one horse emerging as the clear leader as plenty have taken major prizes and points across the way, beating each other in the process, whilst there have been plenty who have not had their chance to shine in warm-ups and trial… Read More Kentucky Derby 2016