Apparently, there is a multitude of 3-year-old filly sprinters looking for graded stakes honors in their own age bracket before the year ends. That would explain why Saturday’s $400,000 Lexus Raven Run Stakes, a Grade 2 stakes at Keeneland, attracted an overflow field of 15 that includes three also-eligible entrants.
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Five Fast Facts About the Far Hills Steeplechase Race Meet
One of the biggest live horse racing events on the annual calendar is right around the corner. The 2025 Far Hills Race Meeting will be run as a one-day event on Saturday, Oct. 18. The race day has become an official part of the annual New Jersey Thoroughbred racing calendar as New Jersey racing shines the spotlight solely on the steeplechase races at Far Hills this weekend.
Buy or Sell on Road to Breeders’ Cup: Juvenile Fillies Turf Contender Ultimate Love
Every once in a while I like to veer off the beaten path in this blog, and when I do so it’s usually for one of two reasons: it’s a Mid-Atlantic-based racehorse (hey, I’m a Delaware Park guy) or it’s a Thoroughbred who has flashed eye-catching finishing speed. In Ultimate Love’s case, it’s the best of both worlds.
Deep Cast of Returning Winners Expected for 2025 Breeders’ Cup
Ken McPeek, trainer and part-owner of Thorpedo Anna, was interviewed in a video clip Oct. 9 that seemed to suggest the 2024 Horse of the Year could be retired before getting a chance to secure a repeat victory in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff. We’ll see.
