Breeders’ Cup: Dan, Man, Dude
Wise Dan delivered, again. Mucho Macho Man reached his Grade 1 potential, again. Game On Dude checked out when it mattered most, again.
Tom Law
Breeders’ Cup Saturday Picks
The main course of the fest that is the 30th Breeders’ Cup World Championships is served up Saturday at Santa Anita Park.
Breeders’ Cup Friday in the books
Day 1 of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships wrapped with a stellar performance by Beholder that threw the championship chase in the 3-year-old filly division up in the air and the Europeans delivered as they so often do on an American stage Friday at Santa Anita Park.
Breeders’ Cup: Wilkes, Fort Larned back for more
A little shine was still on Ian Wilkes’ face as he was greeted at the end of the tunnel after a race at Keeneland a little more than halfway through the recently concluded meet.
Breeders’ Cup Friday Picks
The same mindset of the powers-that-be that decided seven races simply wasn’t enough for the Breeders’ Cup brings forth five handicappers instead of our usual three for North America’s most lucrative weekend of racing.
Breeders’ Cup: Improbable ride for Worldly’s owner
Chad Schumer stood near the Santa Anita Park paddock Thursday morning with a colleague, watched horses school in advance of this weekend’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships and tried to make clarity from the unimaginable.
Breeders’ Cup: Ramsey Rolls On
Ken Ramsey made a bee line toward the winner’s circle at Keeneland late in this year’s fall meet.
Xpressbet Jockey Journals 5: Mike Smith
The time for counting down the days until the 30th Breeders’ Cup is over. Now we’re counting down the hours until the 14 races are run Friday and Saturday at Santa Anita Park. Mike Smith, the all-time leading Breeders’ Cup rider by wins (17) and purses won ($23,639,260) hopes to add to that bounty and is booked in 13 of the 14 races.
Xpressbet Jockey Journal 5: John Velazquez
The Breeders’ Cup is work. Hard work for jockeys like John Velazquez. He’s booked to ride in 13 of the 14 races over the two-day program Friday and Saturday at Santa Anita. That in itself is a tall order, but riding that many races is nothing new for the Hall of Famer.
Breeders’ Cup: Ever Wise
Many moons have passed since Wise Dan first appeared on a national stage as a lightly raced 3-year-old making his fifth start in the 2010 Breeders’ Cup Sprint on a sunny and seasonal afternoon at Churchill Downs.
