First-time winning jockeys and trainers, statistics, how previous winners finished, top jockeys and trainers, and more for the 40th running of the Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita.
Cody Dorman, the teen with a rare genetic disorder whose namesake horse, Cody’s Wish, was a Breeders’ Cup race winner, died Sunday at the age of 17 after suffering what his parents called a “medical event.”
The biggest day on the Australian racing calendar is finally here! Not sure who to back? Not to worry, as we take you through the best selections and some value runners in Tuesday’s 10-race card at the glorious Flemington racecourse.
White Abarrio won the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic by a length on Saturday, putting trainer Rick Dutrow back on top months after his 10-year exile from the sport ended.
Fierceness, a 16-1 shot, won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile for trainer Todd Pletcher and owner-breeder Todd Pletcher at Santa Anita on Friday, but Pletcher said he may be skipping May’s Kentucky Derby.
Geaux Rocket Ride, a 3-year-old colt being pointed toward the Breeders’ Cup Classic, was euthanized Wednesday due to an injury suffered during a workout, the second death this week leading up to this weekend’s event at Santa Anita.
Practical Move, who was set to run in this weekend’s Breeders’ Cup, died Tuesday at Santa Anita, and a short time later, Belmont Stakes winner Arcangelo pulled out of the $6 million Classic with a foot issue.
Arabian Knight is the early 3-1 favorite for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic this weekend, the two-day world championships that will feature 205 horses including 59 from five foreign countries at Santa Anita in California.