In the sport of horse racing, a great deal of emphasis is placed on winning the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes, the three races that comprise the coveted U.S. Triple Crown. Almost as much attention is paid to the Breeders’ Cup, the 14-race extravaganza that serves as the year-end championship of U.S. horse racing.
Category: Horse Racing News
Buy or Sell on the Road to Breeders’ Cup: Evaluating Sovereignty’s Whitney Stakes Win
A fever knocked Sovereignty out of a planned start last fall in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic but he nonetheless took home Eclipse Awards as Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old male based on a resume of five wins and one second in six 2025 starts, including a pair of victories in Triple Crown races.
A True International Superstar of the Turf: Breeders’ Cup Legend Ouija Board
In 2024, nearly 17,000 Thoroughbreds were born in North America, while England and Ireland welcomed a little more than 13,000 foals. Of those, less than half will win a race in their lifetime, while approximately 3% will win a stakes, and an even smaller percentage, less than 1%, will win a graded stakes. Imagine the odds of an English classic and Breeders’ Cup victor foaling a Derby winner who then sires classic and Breeders’ Cup winners of his own?
Saratoga Midseason Review: Who’s Hot and Who’s Not Among Spa Jockeys and Trainers
The Saratoga summer racing season is roughly at its halfway point, so this seems like a good time to take stock of some hot and cold jockeys and trainers so far this season as a more up-to-date supplement to the ABR Saratoga jockey and trainer trends posted at the start of the meet.
