breeders'-cup-classic Stories - And Down The Stretch They Come
Around The Backstretch
A look at the items making news around the world of horse racing: Breeders' Cup Contenders and News Breeders’ Cup adds communication plan - Thoroughbred TimesBreeders’ Cup Ltd., Churchill Downs, and the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, which all faced criticism in the wake of the Life...
TRAVERS STAKES 2011: Entries, Post Positions and Morning Line Odds
A field of ten, led by Jim Dandy winner Stay Thirsty (5/2 morning line favorite) will line up in the starting gate this Saturday for the Grade 1 Travers Stakes at Saratoga (Post time: 5:45 Eastern; TV: NBC). Haskell winner Coil is the 2nd choice on the morning line at 3/1, while Preakness winner...
2008 Breeders' Cup: The Final Countdown, Part I
Just twelve days until the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Oak Tree. The prep races are all done and the pre-entries will be announced at the end of the week. Over the next few days I'll take a look at my preliminary Top 5 in each division. We'll start with the big boys in the BC Classic and...
The Race of the Decade
This is possibly my favorite race of all-time, with the John Henry win in the inagural Arlington Million a close second. The slow building of excitement in the crowd, the wonderful cadence of Tom Durkin's call, and the thunderous power of Easy Goer and Sunday Silence makes this a race I can watch...
2008 Breeders' Cup: The Big Show, Part II
Juvenile Turf1 1/16 miles2 years old-Westphalia looks awfully nice in this spot, a Group 2 winner in Europe, This Aiden O'Brien trainee comes into this race of a 112 RPR.-Grand Adventure and Bittel Road look like the top American contenders. Bittel Road displayed a big kick over the Keeneland turf...
Reviewing the 2009 Breeders’ Cup (Saturday Card)
Juvenile TurfHorseOddsTrainerJockeyWinnerPounced5/2GosdenDettoriPost FavoritePounced5/2GosdenDettoriML FavoriteInteractif4/1PletcherDesormeauxLessons Learned: When looking at European horses in the Breeders' Cup I think it is always important to look at how much running the horse has done during...
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