This Saturday, the 39th running of the Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes at Keeneland carries a special designation. Its purse has been boosted to $1.25 million, making it the richest race in the storied history of the track not including the Breeders' Cup. This one-mile turf test, first held in 1986, has increasingly become a highlight of Keeneland’s fall meet ever since.
Rising Japanese Star Forever Young Aces Prep for Breeders’ Cup Classic
Forever Young easily passed his entrance exam for the Nov. 2 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic with a no-nonsense victory Oct. 2 in the Japan Dirt Classic at Oi Racecourse. His connections said they were confident before the race, relieved afterward, and expect even more from Forever Young at Del Mar.
Keen-Hawkins makes ‘steady progress’ after bad fall
Amateur jockey Lauren Keen-Hawkins "continues to make steady progress" after suffering a serious head injury in a fall, the Injured Jockeys Fund says.
Keen-Hawkins makes ‘steady progress’ after bad fall
Amateur jockey Lauren Keen-Hawkins "continues to make steady progress" after suffering a serious head injury in a fall, the Injured Jockeys Fund says.
