Seismic Beauty has a chance to continue her three race win streak into the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Distaff on Saturday for trainer Bob Baffert. Seismic Beauty is a four year old filly by the late Uncle Mo.
Ted Noffey won the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile by one length at Del Mar on Friday, stamping himself as the winter favorite for next year's Kentucky Derby.
Spendthrift Farm juvenile filly star Tommy Jo will attempt to string three consecutive Grade 1 wins together in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies.
Even without Kentucky Derby, Belmont, and Travers winner Sovereignty, Saturday's Breeders' Cup Classic promises to be a heavyweight showdown. The rest of the card is equally as tasty, with nine Breeders' Cup races total.
The owner of Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) contender Bottle of Rouge never has a beef with the trainer. Everything trainer Bob Baffert does with Bottle of Rouge is A-OK.
Friday kicks off the Breeders' Cup action at Del Mar with five races for juveniles. Below are some picks for each race: Race 6 - Juvenile Turf Sprint - 5:45 p.m.
Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Classic was billed as the Race of the Century but the heavyweight showdown lost a competitor on Wednesday. News of Sovereignty’s fever made headlines Tuesday and trainer Bill Mott officially scratched his Kentucky Derby winner on Wednesday.
Per usual, this year’s Breeders’ Cup Turf runs through the European invaders. While deciphering which one may be difficult, trainer Aidan O’Brien perhaps tipped his hand.
When it comes to the Breeders’ Cup Mile, and generally all turf racing, Europe reigns supreme. Of the last five editions of the Mile, More Than Looks’s victory last year is the only one by an American-based horse.
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In 2021, Japan announced their presence on horse racing’s global stage, taking two races on Breeders’ Cup Saturday. This year, with the Breeders’ Cup back at Del Mar, Japan once again has a solid chance to add to their tally.
A pair of undefeated 2-year-olds will square off in Friday’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, the headliner on the first of the two-day championships. It will also be a battle of East versus West, as New York-based Ted Noffey meets California-based Brant.
Trainer Aidan O’Brien has dominated the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf - and that’s an understatement. O’Brien has won seven of the 18 runnings of the race and just eight other trainers have won the race.
The 14-race action of the Breeders’ Cup kicks off Friday with the Juvenile Turf Sprint, a wide-open, five-furlong affair for both 2-year-old colts and fillies.
Since 1894, Daily Racing Form has been the most trusted source of horse racing news and information, making horseplayers better bettors by cashing more tickets.
Since 1894, Daily Racing Form has been the most trusted source of horse racing news and information, making horseplayers better bettors by cashing more tickets.
Like Washington crossing the Delaware, William Wallace at the Battle of Stirling Bridge, and Herb Brooks taking on the Soviets, it would appear horseplayers have found their leader in the war against computer-assisted wagering.
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Bob Baffert, who’s used to having a bunch of top-notch horses ready for the Breeders’ Cup, is showing off his impressive lineup as the championship gets closer.
Bob Baffert has seen plenty of champions cross the finish line, but even he knows not every race goes as planned. On Saturday at Santa Anita, Baffert watched Desert Gate, his highly regarded 2-year-old colt, lead much of the American Pharoah Stakes only to be narrowly overtaken by Intrepido at the finish.
Two-time Grade 1 winner Locked will lead a field of seven to the post for the 71st running of the Woodward Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack on Saturday afternoon.
The brilliant Nysos will take on Preakness Stakes winner Journalism and 2024 champion Fierceness. The showdown might be the race of the year, the 2025 Pacific Classic on Saturday at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club.