
Patrick Reed
Arguably no region across the U.S. has been more intertwined with the Breeders’ Cup World Championships than Southern California. The first Breeders’ Cup in 1984 took place at Hollywood Park in...
Racing
Posted September 22nd, 2025 ·
Breeders’ Cup Fantastic Finishes: A Legendary Streak Halted
Fifteen years ago this summer, horse racing was at one of its periodic upticks in national exposure as fans were drawn to the exploits of an unbeaten star racemare based in Southern California, and...
Legends
Posted September 12th, 2025 ·
2025 Summer Stakes at a Glance
The $500,000, Grade 1 bet365.com Summer Stakes is one of three races scheduled for Saturday at Woodbine that are part of the Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Challenge Series. The Summer Stakes...
Racing
Posted September 11th, 2025 ·
2025 Old Dominion Derby at a Glance
Colonial Downs made a major change in its annual calendar and stakes schedule this year by moving the Virginia Derby. Previously a graded stakes race held in September for 3-year-olds on turf, the...
Racing
Posted September 3rd, 2025 ·
2025 Pacific Classic Cheat Sheet
If it’s the final weekend in August, it’s time to get ready for what is year-in, year-out one of the highlights of the North American racing calendar: Del Mar’s signature event, the Pacific Classic...
Racing
Posted August 26th, 2025 ·
Kentucky Downs, a Turf Oasis and Betting Mecca, Gears Up for 2025 Season
My, how times have changed. Fifteen years ago, Kentucky Downs was a quaint countryside turf-only racetrack within eyesight and earshot of I-65 on the Kentucky/Tennessee border featuring a main...
Racing
Posted August 25th, 2025 ·
2025 Travers Stakes Cheat Sheet
This Saturday, Aug. 23, the marquee race of Saratoga Race Course’s summer meet will be held for the 156th time, with more than 40,000 fans expected to be in attendance and a nationwide audience...
Racing
Posted August 19th, 2025 ·
Flightline’s First Fleet: Yearlings by Sensational Horse of the Year Enter the Market
For the very best Thoroughbred racehorses, their overall career arc only begins on the track. It doesn’t end when they pass the finish line for the final time, not by a long shot, because no matter...
The Life
Posted August 1st, 2025 ·
2025 Whitney Stakes Cheat Sheet
The $1 million, Grade 1 Whitney Stakes Saturday at Saratoga Race Course is one of the most important races in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic division as well as one of the marquee summertime...
Racing
Posted July 28th, 2025 ·
2025 Haskell Stakes Cheat Sheet
The first marquee race for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds since the end of the Triple Crown series back in early June will be held at New Jersey’s Monmouth Park Saturday, when a competitive field squares...
Racing
Posted July 15th, 2025 ·
Using the Cutback in Distance Angle for Star de Naskra Stakes at Colonial Downs
Colonial Downs in New Kent, Va., opens its traditional summer season Wednesday after a successful first-time spring boutique meet back in March that provided the late D. Wayne Lukas with the second...
Gambling
Posted July 8th, 2025 ·
2025 Belmont Derby at a Glance
While Belmont Park’s reconstruction continues, the lucrative Grade 1 Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes will be held away from Long Island for the second consecutive year as a group of top-class...
Racing
Posted July 2nd, 2025 ·