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So, all the post positions are in, all the works are done, and all the Classic horses are here. Now, good luck trying to figure out how the race is going to be run and who is going to win. Is Game On Dude going to outrun everyone or will he have to relinquish the early lead to Fort Larned or Moreno or perhaps someone else? Can we forget ...

The debate over race-day Salix in America is at a logjam that puts the federal government shutdown to shame. Both camps are entrenched, Breeders’ Cup has backed off its race-day policy, and the American Graded Stakes Committee is waiting to see how state racing commissions will address the issue. Any more forums, workshops, or summits are not ...

Bob Baffert, Todd Pletcher, Aidan O’Brien and Kathy Ritvo are on a mission: get rid of that agonizing, heartbreaking second-place finish in the Breeders’ Cup Classic that is hanging over their heads and win this darn thing already.All four trainers have finished a close second in the Classic and will be trying to land their first victory this year ...

Mucho Macho Man is showing all the signs. You know those signs good horses show when all the stars are aligned perfectly and you know they’re sitting on the race of their life. Between his last race, his two works since that race, his love for Santa Anita, and his marriage made in heaven to Gary Stevens, he couldn’t be coming into the Breeders’ ...

By Esther Marr  Jockey Rosie Napravnik didn't have much time to celebrate her historic triumph as the first female to capture the leading rider title at Keeneland at the conclusion of the meet Oct. 27. After ''sleeping in'' until about 9 a.m. the next day, the 25-year-old hit the road to Louisville to prepare for the 10 mounts she was slated ...

If you're playing the Stars of Tomorrow cards on Sunday at either Belmont Park or Churchill Downs then the following hyperlinked information from Brisnet.com is required for handicapping all the debut runners, surface switches, and stretch outs common among two-year-old racing: Ultimate PPs, American Produce Records (APR) Online, and Bruno With ...

Belmont, Race 8, Local Post Time 4:34 pm ETThe G3 Bold Ruler H., 7F, Dirt, 3+By Douglas SalvatoreThe TimeformUS Pace Projector indicates that this race will be run at a moderate pace that should favor horses who are projected to be on or near the early lead.This bodes very well for 9/5 morning line favorite Strapping Groom and the improving ...

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Now you see them, now you don't. There is nothing like the cycles of the racing and breeding industry to make one feel as if the water is careening, rather than flowing under the bridge, and it seems like only yesterday that some of the stars of the first crop of covering sires represented at the November sales—such as champions Frankel, Americain ...

With the release of TimeformUS Advance Breeders' Cup PPs, you can easily see which horse owns the best last-out TimeformUS speed figure in each Breeders' Cup race. We've asked TimeformUS Chief Figure Maker Craig Milkowski to describe the circumstances in which these top last-out figures were run.For Breeders’ Cup Advance Past Performances – ...