CategoriesNews SportsThe last time Godolphin won a graded stakes race for 2-year-olds in New York was in 2019, when Lake Avenue (Tapit ) won the Demoiselle Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct Racetrack, and according to Equibase statistics dating back to 2000, the international racing and breeding organization had never won a grade 1 for juveniles at Saratoga Race Course, at […]
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CategoriesNews SportsMotorious , an assertive winner of last year’s Green Flash Handicap (G3T), returns to defend his title in the five-furlong turf sprint Aug. 31 at Del Mar. One of four Phil D’Amato trainees in the $150,000 Green Flash, Motorious has been winless in two starts during his 6-year-old campaign. Since his 2023 Green Flash victory, the […]
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CategoriesNews SportsThe Sept. 1 $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course was always on the calendar for Arthur’s Ride . It was the Whitney Stakes (G1) that was the audible which resulted in a touchdown. Jumping from a 12 3/4-length score in a mile-and-a-quarter allowance optional claimer at Saratoga to the Whitney […]
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CategoriesNews SportsBreeders’ Cup Limited today unveiled the official artwork of the 2024 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, created by world-renowned artist Charles Church. The 2024 World Championships will be held Nov. 1-2 at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, “Where the Turf meets the Surf” in Del Mar, Calif., giving Church breathtaking scenery to bring to life on the […]
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CategoriesNews SportsDrew Fleming, chairman and CEO of Breeders’ Cup Limited, deftly turned a routine question about fan development into a glowing promotion for November’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships in the opening session of the 40th Asian Racing Conference. As a member of the first panel, Fleming addressed some 800 delegates from racing jurisdictions from the Middle […]
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CategoriesNews SportsA horse’s advanced age is hardly a stumbling block when a Thoroughbred is in the hands of Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott. Just a year ago, when Mott received the Eclipse Award for outstanding trainer for a fourth time, he won graded stakes with a 2-year-old champion in Just F Y I and Channel […]
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