Category: General News

More Than Ready, already the sire of three Breeders’ Cup winners, will be represented in this year’s Breeders’ Cup on Friday when Nemoralia goes postward in the $1 million Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1). Based in England for her first four starts, the Jeremy Noseda trainee broke her maiden on an artificial track, then came back […]

In what promises to be as dramatic as a Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) in the 32-year history of the race, Pioneerof the Nile’s brilliant 3-year-old American Pharoah will attempt to close his racing career with a win in the $5 million dollar race on Saturday afternoon against a star-studded field that includes two-time champion filly […]

Congrats, one of the leading 2015 sires of winners, has the promising 2-year-old filly Forever Darling stepping up to the big stage in Friday’s $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Keeneland. Forever Darling drew post 5 in the field of ten, with Rafael Bejarano set to ride.  Bejarano has been aboard the Richard […]

Colonel John, the nation’s leading third crop sire by winners and wins, has two chances to cap off a great year with 2-year-old colts entered in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) and Juvenile (G1) at Keeneland. The $1 million Juvenile Turf, which runs Friday at 3:30 p.m. ET, drew a field of 14 with […]

Bellamy Road’s multiple Grade 1-placed 2-year-old Land Over Sea drew post 1 for the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) Saturday at Keeneland as she attempts to become the first Breeder’s Cup winner for sire. In four races, Land Over Sea’s speed figures have improved each time. Following a second place finish in her […]

Gliding By will make her Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) start Friday at Keeneland under the care of a new trainer following a partial sale recently. Greenwood Lodge, who campaigned the 2-year-old daughter of Artie Schiller to this point, sold an interest in the dark bay filly to Adam Wachtel and Brous Stable LLC. […]

A $215,000 filly from the first crop of Bodemeister became one of the top-priced offerings during the first day of the Oct.19-22 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearlings sale. The filly, hip No. 250, was bought from Baccari Bloodstock, agent by Sid Fernando’s SF Racing. The gray or roan Kentucky-bred is a half-sister to The Factor, a […]

Making just her third career start, Sam-Son Farms’ homebred 3-year-old filly Southern Ring rallied to a two-length score in the $100,000 Ruling Angel S. over Woodbine’s Polytrack. The daughter of Speightstown, who broke her maiden by 5 ¾-lengths a month ago on the turf, was just effective on the main track. Breaking very quickly, Southern […]

First-year sire Bodemeister had the top-selling colt at the Oct. 6 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Yearling sale, a $190,000 juvenile consigned by Dark Hollow Farm, agent and purchased by Peter Angelos. The bay colt, hip No. 231, is a half-brother to three-time stakes winner Joy and stakes-placed Combat Diver. Their dam Safe Journey is a half-sister to […]

Ran Jan Racing, Inc.’s Alexis Tangier, the multiple stakes-winning filly by Tiznow, proved best in Saturday’s Swingtime S. at Santa Anita. Trained by Richard Mandella, the 4-year-old showed explosive acceleration in the stretch under jockey Gary Stevens to draw clear by 1 ¼ lengths, running a mile in 1:34.49 over the local turf course. She […]