Here's a look at the Friday Breeders' Cup races. Back tomorrow with Saturday picks. Marathon I don't have a strong opinion on this race. Nothing in here blows me away. I do think the favorite, Awesome...
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(Originally published in the November 6, 2010 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine . Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column. ) By Evan Hammonds It’s impossible to separate...
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Wow, yesterday was an eventful day! I left Lexington around 5:30 a.m. to drive to Louisville so I could be on the backstretch for training hours, talked to a few trainers about their Breeders’ Cup Turf...
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At last, it’s here. After months of anticipation, it all comes down to one day. The ads are about to run their course. The pundits and prognosticators have all had their say. The people have engaged in...
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Pre-Entries for the 2010 Breeders' Cup were released on Wednesday with a record 184 horses entered. Back on dirt for the first time in three years and with highly competitive fields from top to bottom...
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Zenyatta’s quest for racing immortality in the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday, November 6, will be followed closely by millions around the world. Lucky for the Big Mare and her connections, horse racing...
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Dappled out and lighter in color from her racing days, millionaire Octave resides at Darley’s Gainsborough Farm near Versailles, Ky. "Octave is low maintenance,” said Broodmare Manager Gary Harlow. “Easy...
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Now that the preps for the Nov. 5 and 6 Breeders’ Cup have been completed, it is time to go over all the races and see who will be and might be showing up. A number of trainers and owners are uncertain...
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Rob Dyrdek's Mega Heat hit the track over the weekend. It was fun to watch his race, because Mega Heat is no longer a Maiden! Mega Heat Finished first at the Oak Tree meet in Hollywood Park Oct. 10, 2010...
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This is an exciting weekend for horse racing—not just because of the back-to-back-to-back days of live ESPN coverage from Keeneland starting Friday. Not just because of the slew of Breeders’ Cup Challenge...
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