Weekend Lineup

A trio of Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” berths are on the line this weekend at Woodbine; the three Grade 1 contests highlight the Canadian track’s Super Saturday card. Last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf winner Modern Games returns to North America and faces older rivals in the Woodbine Mile, including local defending Mile […]

The boutique race meets of the summer will officially be over after this weekend’s action: Saratoga’s final day was Monday, and Del Mar’s final day will be this coming Sunday. Closing weekend at Del Mar features a pair of Grade 1 contests for 2-year-olds, the Debutante on Saturday and the Futurity on Sunday, as well […]

A jam-packed three days of racing awaits bettors this Labor Day weekend, with five “Win and You’re In” races for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships topping the docket. It is also closing weekend at Saratoga, but opening weekend at the lucrative Kentucky Downs meet. Perhaps the most exciting of those contests will be the Grade […]

Four Grade 1 winners will enter the eight-strong starting gate for Saturday’s Midsummer Derby, the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga. The winners of both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, Rich Strike and Early Voting, are expected, as well as the runner-up from both of those races, Epicenter. The only dual Grade 1 […]

This weekend’s graded stakes action is highlighted by a pair of Grade 1 races for sophomore fillies, the Alabama on dirt at Saratoga and the Del Mar Oaks on turf at Del Mar. The filly trend continues on Sunday in the $1 million Queen’s Plate, in which Woodbine Oaks winner Moira will take on 10 […]

A pair of Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” races highlight this weekend’s graded stakes action in the United States, including the Grade 1 Fourstardave Handicap at Saratoga and the G1 Beverly D. Stakes at Churchill Downs. The Fourstardave is headlined by the mare Regal Glory, undefeated in three starts this season, in what will […]

The highlight of this weekend’s graded stakes action is undeniably the Grade 1 Whitney Stakes at Saratoga, a “Win and You’re In” race for the Breeders’ Cup Classic that has drawn a contentious field of six runners. Breeders’ Cup and Pegasus World Cup winner Life Is Good will be challenged by the undefeated Olympiad along […]

This weekend’s graded stakes action features a Grade 1 sprint contest on each coast, with the Vanderbilt at Saratoga drawing reigning sprint champion Jackie’s Warrior and the “Win and You’re In” Bing Crosby offering a well-matched field of 10. Saturday’s action also includes the Grade 2, $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes at the Spa, featuring several […]