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Cigar Mile: Senor Buscador Tops Large Field of 12; Odds, Picks
The chill that greeted holiday revelers Wednesday night (Nov. 29) for the annual Christmas Tree lighting at Rockefeller Center was another reminder that winter is settling in for the long chilly seaso...
2024 Derby Preps: Dornoch Favored in Remsen Stakes at Aqueduct; Odds, Picks
The New York path to the Kentucky Derby (G1) moves into round 2 on Saturday with the $250,000 Remsen (G3) at Aqueduct the one Derby prep for promising 2-year-olds at 1 1/8 miles. Its a test for...
Gulfstream Park: Saffie Joseph Looks for Strong Start to Championship Meet
Saffie Joseph, Jr. is ready to go for a training title three-peat at Gulfstream Parks championship meet, which opens Friday and runs through March 31, 2024. The 36-year-old native of Barbados has p...
Kentucky Derby Kernels: Mage Retired; Rich Strike Isnt; Remsen Next Derby Prep; Latest Future Wager Odds
Less than two weeks ago, 2023 Kentucky Derby (G1) Mage was a candidate to run in the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) at Gulfstream Park in January and 2022 Derby winner Rich Strike was ...
Cigar: Unconquerable, Invincible, Unbeatable
The Cigar Mile Handicap is named for two-time Horse of the Year Cigar, the winner of 16 consecutive races from 1994-1996. The race was called the NYRA Mile Handicap from 1988-1996 and renamed the Ciga...
Equinox Wins Japan Cup: Racing Fans Saw Something Special
Equinox is still the one as in the Worlds Best Racehorse. The sensational 4-year-old colt delivered another powerful performance Sunday in the $7.25 million Japan Cup (G1), easily defeating a s...
Derby, Oaks Preps: Honor Marie Wins Kentucky Jockey Club; Intricate Takes Golden Rod
Confident coming into the race, jockey Rafael Bejarano rode Honor Marie according to plan, passing five rivals moving around the final turn and taking charge in the stretch to win the $400,000 Kentuck...
Top-rated Equinox Takes on 17 Rivals in Japan Cup
Equinox has been perfect for more than a year five Grade 1 wins, most recently a second victory in the Tenno Sho, and has been rated No. 1 throughout in the Longines Worlds Best Racehorse ranki...
Clark Stakes: Trademark Pulls Off 13-1 Upset; Churchill Downs Cancels Turf Racing
Moving off the rail around the turn for home, Trademark came through with a rousing finish and nosed out First Mission in the $600,000 Clark (G2) at Churchill Downs on Friday. Given a perfect ride alo...
Nomos Offers Bettors a Hefty Return in Kentucky Jockey Club
The points parade to the 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) returns two days after Thanksgiving and its traditional holiday parade with the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs. A fiel...