ELMONT, N.Y. – Set to make his first start of the year following an eighth-place finish overseas in the Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint last December, owner Almaddah Abdullah Saeed’s […]
Blinkers Off has released a new episode! Blinkers Off provides weekly insights into the world of horse racing including race selections and previews, handicapping methods and exclusive stories. You can […] Read More
NYQUIST JOGS ON TRAINING TRACK DAY BEFORE FINAL DERBY WORK On the eve of his final work before the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) on May 7 at […] Read More
All remains well with Reddam Racing’s undefeated champion and Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) favorite Nyquist on Tuesday morning, reported Jack Sisterson, assistant to trainer Doug O’Neill. About 7:40 a.m., […] Read More
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Champion racehorses Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta, multiple Eclipse Award-winning jockey Ramon Dominguez and multiple Eclipse Award-winning trainer Steve Asmussen have been elected to the National Museum […] Read More
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 25, 2016) – The Breeders’ Cup, one of Thoroughbred horseracing’s most prestigious international events, has today announced that it will return to Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky in […] Read More
ELMONT, N.Y. – Featuring the second annual Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, itself anchored by the 148th renewal of the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 11, live thoroughbred […] Read More
One of the best things about horse racing (and being a punter that enjoys betting the ponies) is that there is practically no offseason. Seemingly every month of the year […] Read More
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 19, 2016) — The Breeders’ Cup announced today that the 2016 Breeders’ Cup Challenge series will consist of 77 automatic qualifying races, including four new races, into the […] Read More
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, April 19, 2016) – Robert E. Masterson’s Eclipse Award champion Tepin, who defeated an international field of males in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Mile (Grade I) at Keeneland and scored […] Read More