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By Tom LaMarra Crown Queen, who has done nothing wrong in four starts this year, came out of the Oct. 11 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (gr. IT) at Keeneland in good order but remained on the fence for the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. I) Nov. 1 at Santa Anita Park. The 3-year-old Smart Strike filly owned by Besilu Stables has been ...

The Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Keeneland / October1 / Race 9 / 5:13 EDT by TimeformUS Analyst Justin FinchGet Started with FREE PPs for the Queen Elizabeth Challenge CupThe Grade 1, $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup has nine three-year-old fillies entered to go a mile and 1/8 on the grass. Early weather forecasts are ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') With the Breeders’ Cup now little more than three weeks away, the racing action in the U.S. this Saturday is naturally going to be a bit calmer than it was on the last two weekends, with just two graded stakes races scheduled to be held on October 11th. Fortunately for racing fans, one of those races is the ...

Ellen Pons, wife of Country Life Farm’s Josh Pons, was six months pregnant and knew she had no business working directly with horses. But she just wanted to help out this one time and felt it was pretty safe just leading out a mare and her one-month-old foal. But that one-month-old, as it turned out, was no ordinary foal. When he eventually was ...

Kellyn Gorder - Anne M. Eberhardt By Claire NovakTrainer Kellyn Gorder got the Autumn meet off to a good start on Friday, Oct. 3, when he took the first race of the season with WinStar's Race Day and brought back grade II winner Bourbon Courage to take the sixth for Bourbon Lane Stable.''It was nice to get a couple wins for some of my biggest ...

Racing lost one its all-time greats with the passing of Cigar. As a tribute, I am reprinting some of my most memorable experiences with this magnificent horse. Garden Party During a Blood-Horse online chat about five years ago, someone asked me what was my most special moment in racing? Well, needless to say, there are dozens to choose from. But ...

For all those with aspirations of winning either Horse of the Year or the Older Male title or the Male Grass title, there is a force out there even stronger than Eric Guillot’s voodoo dolls. It is the curse of Wise Dan.Have you wondered why Game On Dude, known throughout his career for his consistency, was able to finish second in the Breeders’ ...

What to do with Doug O’Neill and his most recent drug positive in New York that resulted in a 45-day suspension for the Southern California-based trainer and a ban from participating in the Breeders’ Cup World Championships?O’Neill got suspended when a gelding named Wind of Bosphorus tested positive for oxazepam, a Class 2 drug considered by the ...

Wise Dan winning the 2014 Shadwell Turf Mile.Anne M. Eberhardt Photo - Order Photo While owner-breeder Mort Fink likely will keep Wise Dan pointed toward a try at a third straight Breeders’ Cup Mile (gr. I) victory this season, trainer Charlie LoPresti can’t help but wonder if perhaps a new hurdle is in order: the $5 million Breeders’ Cup ...

[brightcove videoid=''3821747626001''] By Tom LaMarra Does it really matter in which race Wise Dan enters in the Breeders' Cup World Championships? Not really. This is a horse that recovered from mid-season colic surgery to win two races, including the $1 million Shadwell Turf Mile (gr. IT) at Keeneland Oct. 4 in impressive style. Wise Dan ...