In general, 2-year-old stakes are a barometer of the future. The Gracde 2 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes fits that description, and then some. Since it’s a 2-year-old strakes at Churchill Downs, not only does it provide some valuable qualifying points for the 2023 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, it also givesContinue Reading
As much as the main focus of attention among promising 2-year-olds at this time year is testing them around two turns, sprinters are still a highly desirable commodity. In Sunday’s Bob Hope Stakes, a race named for the legendary comedian, it will be no laughing matter when seven speedy juvenilesContinue Reading
Take a stroll through this roll call of Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf champions, and you will notice a heavy contingent of Europeans. Sporting a grass racing legacy in a league of its own, we can expect another deep router from this group will rise once again out of a well-matchedContinue Reading
A day after colts get their chance to prep for and earn a free spot in the 2022 Breeders’ Cup, 2-year-old fillies will get their chance Sunday in the Frizette Stakes at Aqueduct, held during the Belmont at the Big A meet. The Grade 1 stakes will be contested atContinue Reading
If you liked the TVG.com Haskell Stakes, then you should love the Pennsylvania Derby. Taiba and Cyberknife, who staged a thrilling stretch duel in the Haskell, will meet again Saturday at Parx in a showdown staged in a deeper and stronger field. While Taiba and Cyberknife are the morning-line favorites,Continue Reading
If you believe there’s a sense of fall this weekend at Churchill Downs, sorry. It’s actually spring in the air. The Road to the 2023 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve officially opens for business Saturday with the Iroquois Stakes, the first points race toward a start in the MayContinue Reading
If you’re looking for big value and even bigger fields then few options are better than Kentucky Downs. The short but lucrative turf-only meet draws full and contentious fields from its stakes right down to claimers. On Saturday, distance turf stars will get their chance to chase a $1 millionContinue Reading
More than a $250,000 purse and Grade 2 laurels will be on the line Saturday when 10 top-notch runners clash at Del Mar in the Pat O’Brien Stakes. A plane ticket to the East and a free spot in the Breeders’ Cup will be awarded to the winner, though notContinue Reading
The race for the 3-year-old filly championship should come into a sharper focus on Saturday when the division leaders square off at glorious Saratoga Race Course in the Coaching Club American Oaks. Secret Oath and Nest met for the first time in the Longines Kentucky Oaks and Secret Oath wonContinue Reading
The $700,000, Grade 1 Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes serves as a co-feature of a loaded Stars and Stripes Racing Festival card Saturday at Belmont Park, sharing the turf spotlight with the $1 million Caesars Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes. Chad Brown has won this race five times, including three victories sinceContinue Reading