The immense success horse racing has maintained over the decades is quite astonishing. It truly is still a household sports activity, and a big part of the allure is obviously the jockeys.
The path to the 2021 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar on Nov. 5-6 is a road with plenty of ups and downs as talented racehorses vie for a spot in one of 14 championship races and $31 million in purses and awards.
This blog provides a capsule look at three horses who are heating up on the Road to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships and three horses whose Breeders’ Cup chances are not quite as strong as they were two weeks ago.
Each week a panel of media members, horseplayers, and Breeders’ Cup World Championships officials release a poll tabulating their votes on the nation's top contenders for the 2021 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic.
The fields for the 14 races that comprise the Breeders’ Cup World Championships really begin to come into focus in late summer and early fall.
The “Win and You’re In” Challenge Series offers the winners of specific individual races an expenses-paid starting spot for corresponding Breeders’ Cup races.
War Like Goddess is viewed as a rising turf star that has the potential to stage a dazzling show at the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar. She once was a yearling no one wanted.
