Classic

November 07, 2012
Hovdey: Fort Larned puts Whithams back in racing's spotlight
By Jay Hovdey
News travels fast in the western Kansas town of Leoti (pop. 1,563), so when Janis Whitham heard that Thursday, Nov. 8, was going to be hailed as Fort Larned Day in honor of her Breeders’ Cup Classic winner, she stopped by City Hall to check it out.
November 04, 2012
Beyer: No contest in race for Horse of the Year
By Andrew Beyer
After a year full of disappointments, the 2012 racing season came to a climax in the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita on Saturday, with Game On Dude and Wise Dan trying to prove - in separate races - that they deserved the Eclipse Award as Horse of the Year.
November 02, 2012
Beyer: Distance is Game On Dude’s biggest challenge
By Andrew Beyer
When Game On Dude runs in the Breeders’ Cup Classic Saturday, he can probably lock up the Horse of the Year title with a victory. Yet the nation’s richest and most significant race won’t necessarily be the dramatic high point in two days of racing at ...
October 25, 2012
Hovdey: Roll of Breeders' Cup absentees filled with the good and great
By Jay Hovdey
Each year, the Breeders’ Cup is defined by the horses who don’t run as much as by those who do.
July 05, 2012
Hovdey: Game On Dude can gain some redemption in Hollywood Gold Cup
By Jay Hovdey
The Hollywood Gold Cup gives the game a chance to appreciate one of those old-timey racehorses who transcends all the woes swirling around him. Game On Dude is his name, and he has become one of those utterly honest professionals whose entertaining ...