The Runhappy Turf Sprint Stakes at Kentucky Downs may be a six-furlong race, but it’s not your daddy’s turf sprint. While some turf sprints are contested on hard courses with tight turns that favor speed horses, the Runhappy Turf Sprint is contested on a hilly, deep course and starts at the top of the one turn, all of which could work against speed types.
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Breeders’ Cup Fantastic Finishes: Awesome Again Defeats ‘Best of the Best’
There was no shortage of superlatives tossed around before, during, and after the 1998 edition of the Breeders’ Cup Classic, and for good reason. “Best field I’ve ever seen,” Seth Hancock, president of Claiborne Farm on co-owner of one of the 10 Classic runners (Arch), told BloodHorse before the race. “You put up the money and you are going to get the best of the best.”
Two Strategies for Betting Fillies in the Queen’s Plate Stakes
One week after an exciting renewal of the Kentucky Derby, bettors will be treated to a race of a similar sort when 14 of the best Canadian-bred 3-year-olds vie for victory in Saturday’s $1 million Queen’s Plate Stakes at Woodbine.
Tiz the Law, Authentic Prominent in Latest Longines Rankings
Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve 1-2 finishers Authentic and Tiz the Law are among four North American horses situated among the best racehorses in the world according to the latest rankings presented by Longines.
