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.
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2024 Coolmore Turf Mile at a Glance
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.
2024 Champagne Stakes at a Glance
New York’s top representative for the FanDuel Breeders' Cup Juvenile presented by TAA should be decided Saturday when 10 2-year-olds square off in the $500,000 Champagne Stakes at Aqueduct’s Belmont at the Big A meeting.
