After a career of some nice wins mixed with close top-level finishes that sometimes left her connections wondering if she'd ever reach racing's pinnacle, an aggressive approach paid off for Scylla with an explosive front-running score in the $2 million Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff Nov. 1 at Del Mar.
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Ethical Diamond Shocks Breeders’ Cup Turf to Headline Saturday Undercard
The fact that a European-based horse won the $5 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf Nov. 1 at Del Mar was hardly a surprise. The shock was which Euro reached the wire first.
Ted Noffey Caps Perfect 2-Year-Old Campaign with Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Victory
It was the perfect ending for the 2-year-old colt with the imperfect name. It’s well-known by now that Spendthrift Farm’s four-legged Ted Noffey received his name following an innocent typo of the name of the farm’s manager, Ned Toffey. And, of course, what has happened since then makes perfect sense.
Super Corredora Shines in Juvenile Fillies, Aidan O’Brien Sets Breeders’ Cup Record
Terry Finley of West Point Thoroughbreds and trainer John Sadler don’t shy away from jumping the right horse up several class levels.