by Joe Nevills|05.20.2023|7:43am Preakness Stakes News Minute Presented By Sequel Bloodstock: Root, Root, Root For The Home Team The Preakness Stakes features horses from some of the most prominent connections in the country, but arguably no Triple Crown race takes the shape of its local colony of horses and horsemen more than its second jewel. On this final edition of the Preakness News Minute, bloodstock editor Joe Nevills speaks with a pair of […]
by Joe Nevills|05.19.2023|10:29am Preakness Stakes News Minute Presented By Sequel Bloodstock: First Mission’s Scratch And Mornings With Mage The Preakness Stakes field saw a seismic shift on Friday morning with the scratch of Grade 3 Lexington Stakes winner First Mission. On this edition of the Preakness Stakes News Minute, bloodstock editor Joe Nevills discusses the reasons for First Mission’s withdrawal from the Triple Crown, where the colt is headed from here, and what […]
by Joe Nevills|05.18.2023|10:15am Preakness Stakes News Minute Presented By Sequel Bloodstock: The Automatic Qualifiers The Preakness Stakes might not have a points system to sort out which horses make the gate like the Kentucky Derby, but that doesn’t mean the second jewel of the Triple Crown doesn’t have its own unique prep schedule. Three horses earned automatic berths to Saturday’s Preakness Stakes after taking “win and you’re in” races […]
by Paulick Report Staff|11.04.202211.04.2022|9:47pm9:57pm Breeders’ Cup Presents The News Minute: What We Learned On Future Stars Friday Under sunny skies and unseasonably warm temperatures, a crowd of nearly 40,000 was on hand at Keeneland race course in Lexington, Ky., for the Future Stars Friday program to kick off the 39th Breeders’ Cup world championships. Five Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup contests – all for 2-year-olds – anchored the 10-race program that saw a […]
by Paulick Report Staff|11.03.202211.03.2022|4:10pm4:16pm Breeders’ Cup Presents The News Minute: Setting The Stage All the serious work is done for Thoroughbreds contesting one of the 14 Grade 1 championship races at the 39th annual Breeders’ Cup on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4-5. Keeneland race course in Lexington, Ky., is hosting the championships for the third time since the Breeders’ Cup was first held there in 2015, when Triple […]
by Paulick Report Staff|11.02.2022|3:27pm Breeders’ Cup Presents The News Minute: Focusing On Integrity And Safety Officials with Keeneland, Breeders’ Cup, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority and Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit on Wednesday went through many of the policies in place to protect the safety of the horses and the integrity of this year’s Breeders’ Cup world championships at Keeneland race course on Nov. […]
by Paulick Report Staff|11.01.202211.01.2022|3:16pm3:29pm Breeders’ Cup Presents The News Minute: Post Position Post-Mortem “Good draw. We would’ve been happy with any draw,” Flightline’s trainer John Sadler said after post positions were assigned for the $6-million Breeders’ Cup Classic and the 13 other championship races to be contested at Keeneland racecourse in Lexington, Ky., on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4-5. Flightline drew the No. 4 post and was made […]
by Ray Paulick|10.31.202210.31.2022|1:25pm2:00pm Breeders’ Cup Presents The News Minute: Last-Minute Changes Before Post Position Draw Just hours before post positions were drawn for the 39th Breeders’ Cup championship races, to be held Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4-5, at Keeneland racecourse in Lexington, Ky., a couple of major defections were announced involving Jack Christopher in the Sprint and Letruska in the Filly & Mare Sprint. Workout tab was light on Monday […]
by Joe Nevills|08.21.202208.21.2022|7:06am7:51am Queen’s Plate News Minute Presented By CTHS Ontario: Focusing On The Favorites On Race Day The preparations are complete for the 163rd running of the Queen’s Plate at Woodbine. All that’s left to do is put them in the gate, and see which horse comes out on top. On this episode of the Queen’s Plate News Minute, bloodstock editor Joe Nevills takes a look at the two morning line favorites […]
by Joe Nevills|08.20.202208.21.2022|7:06am7:46am Queen’s Plate News Minute Presented By CTHS Ontario: Horse Meets Jockey The field is set for Sunday’s 163rd running of the Queen’s Plate at Woodbine, but there is still plenty of time to make introductions. On this episode of the Queen’s Plate News Minute, bloodstock editor Joe Nevills chats with two jockeys who will be riding their mounts for the first time in competition during the […]