1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (456+ words) Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert believed that Salahudin, his favorite for the $300,000 Grade 3 Iroquois Stakes, would appreciate stretching out to a mile and every inch of the long Churchill Downs stretch. That statement turned out to be prophetic. Salahudin,…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (303+ words) Fillies and mares will compete for a “Win and You’re In” berth into the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf in Saturday’s Grade 1 E. P. Taylor Stakes going 1 ¼ miles on turf at Woodbine. The E. P. Taylor drew an…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (891+ words) The bet365 Summer Stakes offers a “Win and You’re In” berth to the Brown Advisory Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf, and it’s usually a good betting race that attracts promising 2-year-old turf runners from around North America and often from overseas. This…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (289+ words) The rankings will be updated every two weeks. The results of the latest poll are below. Next race: Possibly Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes, Sept. 18 at Belmont Park Last race: 2nd, Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline, March 28 at Meydan…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (558+ words) Racetrack: Churchill Downs, Louisville Ky. Date: Sept. 12 Purse: $300,000 Distance: One mile Race: 10 Post Time: 5:29 p.m. ET Notable winners: Not This Time (2016), Uncaptured (2012), Court Vision (2007), The Cliff’s Edge (2003), Harlan’s Holiday (2001). First held: 1982 1. Caribbean Life: Drew away in the stretch to win easily…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (306+ words) Also, the Kentucky racing calendar shifts as the brief turf-only meet at Kentucky Downs wraps up Wednesday, Sept. 9, and then Churchill Downs kicks off its 2 ½-week meet Thursday, Sept. 10. On Saturday, Churchill will host the Iroquois Stakes, the first qualifying…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (798+ words) Kentucky Downs has had steady growth year after year in the participation of horses from Europe, and that reached a peak Sept. 5 as all three European runners in the $1,095,000 Grade 2 AGS Kentucky Turf Cup Invitational Stakes. The winner was the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (270+ words) Explore the Equibase Leaderboard Klaravich Stables moved past perennial leader Godolphin to take the leading owner spot after enjoying a huge Travers day with wins by Fully Subscribed and Ways and Means in the Grade 1 Personal Ensign Stakes and Grade…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (164+ words) americasbestracing.net ‘A Special Horse’: Cherie DeVaux and Her Team React As Englishman Romps at the Spa Trainer Cherie DeVaux had two accomplished 3-year-olds competing Aug. 29 at Saratoga. While Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner Golden Tempo ran a solid…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (385+ words) America’s Best Racing editor Patrick Reed presents key takeaways from the DraftKings Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course and results from several other notable races across the country on Saturday. Consider the class test aced by Leading Change. Under a…...