Last year's winner of the Grade 1 American Grand National Hurdle Stakes, Zanahiyr, didn't repeat in the $300,000 race Oct. 17 at Far Hills, but trainer Gordon Elliott and jockey Jack Kennedy did.
ABR Sunday Selections: Full-Card Picks for Oct. 18 at Keeneland
Every Sunday Noel Michaels will provide free full-card picks for a one racecard in North America. A veteran handicapper and tournament-play pioneer, Michaels also writes a weekly “Weekend Winners” blog for America’s Best Racing with a focus on key stakes races at marquee tracks. This feature will be straight-forward: full-card picks for one Sunday slate of races of his choosing.
To Bet or to Fade: Using Trends to Narrow the 2026 Breeders’ Cup Classic Field
Returned to its rightful place as the final Breeders’ Cup race of the 14 championship tilts Oct. 30-31 at Keeneland Race Course, the $7 million Longines Classic is both the richest race in North America and the marquee race of the two-day event.
A Look at the Short, But Scintillating History of the Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland
Keeneland Race Course has been a treasured Thoroughbred Racing venue for many years —Keeneland celebrated its 90th anniversary Oct. 15, 2026 — but for the first 30-plus years of the Breeders’ Cup the Lexington track had not hosted the World Championships.
