Tag: Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf

By Mike Farrell A tantalizing showdown between Knicks Go and Life Is Good could be just the cure for a racing fan’s winter blues. The $3 million Pegasus World Cup (G1) on Jan. 29 at …

By Richard Rosenblatt Future Stars Friday on day 1 of the two-day, $31 million, 14-race Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar was a doozy. In what will likely be one of the most awkward days in …

By Richard Rosenblatt As we embark on the road to the 147th Kentucky Derby (G1), it’s becoming difficult to avoid writing about Brad Cox. The affable almost 41-year-old trainer from Louisville, Kentucky has soared to …

By Lynne Snierson Florent Geroux is packing his tack and moving to Oaklawn Park this season. The addition of one of the nation’s top riders to the already intensely competitive jockey colony makes a declarative …

By Ed McNamara It was a late autumn afternoon at Turfway Park, a minor-league outpost in northern Kentucky, near the Ohio border. Not much that happens there is memorable, yet for Brad Cox it provided …

By Ed McNamara In a heartbreaking year in which COVID-19 overwhelmed us, horse racing soldiered on. Despite track shutdowns, scrambled schedules and empty stands, the sport provided a desperately needed distraction and, as always, many …

By Ed McNamara In a heartbreaking year in which COVID-19 overwhelmed us, horse racing soldiered on. Despite track shutdowns, scrambled schedules and empty stands, the sport provided a desperately needed distraction and, as always, many …

Monomoy Girl Closes Career with Distaff Victory By Richard Rosenblatt, Ed McNamara and Jenny Kellner What a way to go out! The champion mare Monomoy Girl capped a brilliant career with an exceptional victory in …

Mother Knows Best: Leading Breeders’ Cup Dams By Ray Wallin When it comes to multiple winners in a race, sires get all the credit. Bull Lea, Falsetto, and Virgil all produced three Kentucky Derby Winners. …

By Miriam Lee The Breeders’ Cup Championship culminates the racing season and crowns the fleetest sprinters, the most promising two-year-olds, the best turf horses. At $2 million, the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile is the richest 2-year-old …

By Richard Rosenblatt After seven runner-up finishes in the Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), including last year when his Vino Rosso was DQ’d from first to second, Hall of Fame shoo-in Todd Pletcher finally has …

When Jerry McClanahan thinks back on his first experience as a thoroughbred owner more than 20 years ago, he sometimes wonders how he’s still in the game. An avid handicapper who dipped his toe into …

US Racing Editor Derek Simon offers some pointers for day 1 of the Breeders’ Cup from Del Mar Racetrack located in the seaside city of Del Mar, California. Races discussed include the Juvenile Fillies Turf, …

Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile Friday, Nov. 3, 2017 (3:05 PM PDT) Purse: $1,000,000 Distance (surface): 1 mile (dirt) *Race ESR: -10 (brisk) *Race LSR: -7 (fair/good) Winner’s Profile Days Since Last Race: 37.7 Last-Race Odds: …

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Friday, Nov. 3, 2017 (2:25 PM PDT) Purse: $1,000,000 Distance (surface): 1 mile (turf) Race ESR: -1 (moderate/soft Race LSR: 0 (excellent) Winner’s Profile Days Since Last Race: 34.3 Last-Race …