15+ hour, 23+ min ago   (453+ words) America’s Best Racing editor Patrick Reed presents takeaways from big Sept. 12 races at Woodbine and Churchill Downs, as four horses earned “Win and You’re In” Breeders’ Cup berths in Canada and the first qualifying points for the 2027 Kentucky Derby Presented…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (204+ words) Churchill Downs, Race 6, $300,000 Open Mind Stakes, post time 3:21 p.m. ET Friday, Sept. 11: 8-11 p.m. on FS1; post time varies on FanDuel TV Saturday, Sept. 12: 7:30-11 p.m. on FS2; post time varies on FanDuel TV Sunday, Sept. 13: post time varies on FanDuel TV The Play: Bet on #2 Cash…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (296+ words) Explore the Equibase Leaderboard The highest Equibase Speed Figure of the week came from the Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” AGS Kentucky Turf Cup Invitational Stakes at Kentucky Downs. European invader Tiffany, a 6-year-old mare by Farhh, earned a…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (306+ words) Also, the Kentucky racing calendar shifts as the brief turf-only meet at Kentucky Downs wraps up Wednesday, Sept. 9, and then Churchill Downs kicks off its 2 ½-week meet Thursday, Sept. 10. On Saturday, Churchill will host the Iroquois Stakes, the first qualifying…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (157+ words) As both the Woodbine Mile and the Molson Million, the marquee Canadian event has always been both a prestigious prize in its own right, as well as an important prep leading to the Breeders’ Cup. From the inaugural edition won…...

1+ week, 21+ min ago   (219+ words) Once upon a time, there was a horse named Zippy Chippy. But only once. If you look at his record, zero wins in 100 races, you might think he just lived to lose. Rather, this racehorse loved to be himself more…...

1+ week, 21+ min ago   (507+ words) Englishman powered to his second straight dominant victory in a Grade 1 sprint race when he made easy work of four opponents by 3 ¾ lengths in the $485,000 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes Aug. 29 at Saratoga Race Course. The 3-year-old Maxfield colt will…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (798+ words) Kentucky Downs has had steady growth year after year in the participation of horses from Europe, and that reached a peak Sept. 5 as all three European runners in the $1,095,000 Grade 2 AGS Kentucky Turf Cup Invitational Stakes. The winner was the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (270+ words) Explore the Equibase Leaderboard Klaravich Stables moved past perennial leader Godolphin to take the leading owner spot after enjoying a huge Travers day with wins by Fully Subscribed and Ways and Means in the Grade 1 Personal Ensign Stakes and Grade…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1508+ words) French apprentice jockey Roxane Liegeois has never been afraid to travel across the world for an opportunity. Her career has already taken her from France to racetracks across the United Arab Emirates and, most recently, to Southern California, where she…...