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The Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold CupBelmont Park / September 27 / Race 10 / 5:50 EDT by TimeformUS Analyst Mike Beer Get started with FREE TimeformUS PPs for the Jockey Club Gold CupConsidering the recent high-profile retirements of Will Take Charge and Palace Malice (we know, he may come back to race again in 2015), this year's running of ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') There’s little doubt in my mind that of all the days of racing throughout the year, ''Super Saturday'' is one of the greatest. As usual, an incredible ten grade I races—five at Belmont, five at Santa Anita—are scheduled to be run on Saturday, along with the grade II Kelso Handicap at Belmont. It’s going to ...

A California Chrome victory in this year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) would follow one of the more unique preparation schedules of a winner in the race’s history. While there were no Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In,” races over the weekend of Sept. 20-21, the Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II) certainly deserves close scrutiny with ...

Theresa Fitzgerald was in Kentucky just when the Thoroughbred racing industry and The Blood-Horse needed her most.The former librarian, who passed away Sept. 13 at age 87, took a chaotic mix of books, newspaper and magazine clippings, and staff-maintained card files and turned them into what was arguably the most comprehensive archive devoted to ...

Not to put any pressure on Shared Belief in Saturday’s Awesome Again Stakes, but racing desperately needs a victory by the son of Candy Ride. Actually, it needs an impressive victory, not so much in the margin, but the manner in which he achieves it.Why does racing and the Breeders’ Cup need Shared Belief to win? Because there ain’t nuthin’ ...

  The Grade 2 Pennsylvania DerbyParx Pacing / September 20 / Race 12 / 6:13 EDT by TimeformUS Analyst Justin Finch Get started with FREE TimeformUS PPs for the Pennsylvania DerbyNominally a Grade 2, the $1,000,000 Pennsylvania Derby has a Grade 1 feel this year, as well as a Grade 1 purse, and that, of course, is due to the presence ...

Andrea Caudill, a longtime fan of Wise Dan, is the editor of the American Quarter Horse Association’s Q-Racing Journal. Caudill combined her Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse interests into one article called Bluegrass Cowboy: A Thoroughbred trainer with a cowboy heart. The feature appears in the September issue of America’s Horse. Charlie ...

By Nicole Sauer As has been previously discussed in MarketWatch, Comparable Index (CI) and Class Performance Index (CPI) are useful tools for breeders and buyers to estimate a stallion's level of mare support, but the figures can sometimes be misleading due to factors such as outliers and mare age. Shown below are the top 10 sires by 2004 CI and ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') He’s arguably the most beloved three-year-old racehorse since Smarty Jones. His dominating victory in the Kentucky Derby was breathtaking to behold. His gritty victory in the Preakness Stakes was thrilling. His gallant fourth-place finish in the Belmont Stakes, achieved on an injured hoof and with a ...

By Bob Kieckhefer   Barring something truly unforeseen, the Global Sprint Challenge will go unclaimed for another year. What's that? You're not aware of the Global Sprint Challenge? That's a shame but not a surprise, especially if you live in North America, which is not represented ...