The fields for the 14 races that comprise the Breeders’ Cup World Championships really begin to come into focus in summer and fall and this regular feature will offer a snapshot profile of one of the previous weekend’s standout stars.
Tag: The Sport
Five Takeaways to Know From the Biggest Breeders’ Cup Prep Weekend of the Year
Tom Pedulla presents five takeaways from coast-to-coast action that included the Champagne Stakes at Belmont at the Big A, the Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity at Keene
Spinster Stakes a Piece of Cake for Idiomatic, Can Group Pulls 27-1 Surprise in Bourbon Stakes
Idiomaticwasn’t much on drama Oct. 8 at Keeneland as the massive Curlin filly turned the Grade 1 Juddmonte Spinster Stakes into a one-horse showcase.
Secretariat Shatters Course Record in First Try on Turf in 1973 Man o’ War Stakes
Secretariat’s human connections had failed him by making a last-minute decision to run in the Sept. 29 Woodward Stakes without the proper prep work, but it did not take long for the Bold Ruler colt to turn things around.
