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Tirupati looks primed to bounce back in Swingtime
Santa Anita
Tirupati looks primed to bounce back in Swingtime
Since she left California in the spring, the 5-year-old mare Tirupati has been second or third in allowance races at Ellis Park, Saratoga, and Kentucky Downs. The losing streak may not deter bettors from supporting Tirupati in Monday's $80,000 Swingt...
Parx Racing
Brother vs. brother in Commonwealth Sire Stakes at Parx
Trainer Hugo Padilla said he thought he would have a relatively easy time when he entered the classy Pennsylvania-bred mare Nature’s Candy in the $60,000 Commonwealth Sire Stakes on Tuesday at Parx Racing. His brother, trainer Ernesto Padilla-Preciad...
Woodbine
Crystal Pearl has the edge in Tapeta allowance
Crystal Pearl’s solid form is a little dressed up, but the son of Curlin is still the one to beat in Thursday’s Woodbine headliner, a nonwinners of two allowance with a $50,000 claiming option for 3-year-olds.
Belmont Park
Breeders' Cup Classic: Forever Young, Phileas Fogg, Sovereignty put in works
Forever Young impressed observers with a fast finish to a workout at Belmont Park three days before he won the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup on Sept 18. In his subsequent training over the last three weeks, stamina, not speed, has been the objective e...
Santa Anita
Breeders' Cup Sprint: Maximum Bourbon will not race, trainer says
Maximum Bourbon, second in two leading sprint stakes in California in recent months, will not start in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Keeneland on Oct. 31.
Santa Anita
Boss Sully points to Stormy Liberal Stakes to complete hat trick
Boss Sully may have reached peak form in time to complete a hat trick of stakes wins this year.
Santa Anita
Grand Slam Smile passes earnings milestone with California Distaff Handicap victory
For her 11th career stakes win, the 5-year-old mare Grand Slam Smile found a suspenseful way to surpass $1 million in career earnings in Sunday’s $101,000 California Distaff Handicap at Santa Anita.

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Tirupati looks primed to bounce back in Swingtime
Santa Anita
Tirupati looks primed to bounce back in Swingtime
Since she left California in the spring, the 5-year-old mare Tirupati has been second or third in allowance races at Ellis Park, Saratoga, and Kentucky Downs. The losing streak may not deter bettors from supporting Tirupati in Monday's $80,000 Swingt...
Parx Racing
Brother vs. brother in Commonwealth Sire Stakes at Parx
Trainer Hugo Padilla said he thought he would have a relatively easy time when he entered the classy Pennsylvania-bred mare Nature’s Candy in the $60,000 Commonwealth Sire Stakes on Tuesday at Parx Racing. His brother, trainer Ernesto Padilla-Preciad...
Woodbine
Crystal Pearl has the edge in Tapeta allowance
Crystal Pearl’s solid form is a little dressed up, but the son of Curlin is still the one to beat in Thursday’s Woodbine headliner, a nonwinners of two allowance with a $50,000 claiming option for 3-year-olds.
Belmont Park
Breeders' Cup Classic: Forever Young, Phileas Fogg, Sovereignty put in works
Forever Young impressed observers with a fast finish to a workout at Belmont Park three days before he won the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup on Sept 18. In his subsequent training over the last three weeks, stamina, not speed, has been the objective e...
Santa Anita
Breeders' Cup Sprint: Maximum Bourbon will not race, trainer says
Maximum Bourbon, second in two leading sprint stakes in California in recent months, will not start in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Keeneland on Oct. 31.
Santa Anita
Boss Sully points to Stormy Liberal Stakes to complete hat trick
Boss Sully may have reached peak form in time to complete a hat trick of stakes wins this year.
Santa Anita
Grand Slam Smile passes earnings milestone with California Distaff Handicap victory
For her 11th career stakes win, the 5-year-old mare Grand Slam Smile found a suspenseful way to surpass $1 million in career earnings in Sunday’s $101,000 California Distaff Handicap at Santa Anita.

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Breeders' Cup Classic: Forever Young, Phileas Fogg, Sovereignty put in works
Belmont Park
Breeders' Cup Classic: Forever Young, Phileas Fogg, Sovereignty put in works
Forever Young impressed observers with a fast finish to a workout at Belmont Park three days before he won the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup on Sept 18. In his subsequent training over the last three weeks, stamina, not speed, has been the objective e...
Santa Anita
Breeders' Cup Sprint: Maximum Bourbon will not race, trainer says
Maximum Bourbon, second in two leading sprint stakes in California in recent months, will not start in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Keeneland on Oct. 31.
Keeneland
Breeders' Cup Sprint: Englishman back in the pink with sharp Keeneland work
Star 3-year-old Englishman got back to serious work Friday at Keeneland, where he turned in a strong breeze that appears to have him fully on track for the Breeders’ Cup Sprint.
Summer Starlet out of Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
Summer Starlet, the impressive winner of the Grade 1 Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga, will miss the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies on Oct. 30 due to inflammation in a tendon in a hind leg, trainer Steve Asmussen said Friday.
Belmont Park
Breeders' Cup: Napoleon Solo gets competitive in blazing six-furlong work
Preakness winner Napoleon Solo won't have any problem coming from off the pace in the Breeders' Cup Classic. Friday at Belmont Park, Napoleon Solo worked six furlongs in 1:10.67 over the main track, getting his last quarter under urging from Emily El...
Breeders' Cup: Walden-trained runners look like contenders in Mile, Turf
Over the course of 48 hours last week, trainer Will Walden won the Grade 1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic on Oct. 1 at Belmont and the Grade 1 Coolmore Turf Mile two days later at Keeneland. That's a major accomplishment for a trainer who only turns 35 on O...
Breeders' Cup Distaff: Field thins as Nitrogen, Fully Subscribed emerge as standouts
Nitrogen and Fully Subscribed seem to have scared a few more potential rivals out of the starting gate for the Breeders' Cup Distaff later this month, as the connections for Counting Stars and Bodacious Bay both said they will not point their 3-year-...
Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf: Gimme a Nother now fully acclimated
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Breeders' Cup Classic: Forever Young, Phileas Fogg, Sovereignty put in works
Belmont Park
Breeders' Cup Classic: Forever Young, Phileas Fogg, Sovereignty put in works
Forever Young impressed observers with a fast finish to a workout at Belmont Park three days before he won the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup on Sept 18. In his subsequent training over the last three weeks, stamina, not speed, has been the objective e...
Santa Anita
Breeders' Cup Sprint: Maximum Bourbon will not race, trainer says
Maximum Bourbon, second in two leading sprint stakes in California in recent months, will not start in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Keeneland on Oct. 31.
Keeneland
Breeders' Cup Sprint: Englishman back in the pink with sharp Keeneland work
Star 3-year-old Englishman got back to serious work Friday at Keeneland, where he turned in a strong breeze that appears to have him fully on track for the Breeders’ Cup Sprint.
Summer Starlet out of Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
Summer Starlet, the impressive winner of the Grade 1 Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga, will miss the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies on Oct. 30 due to inflammation in a tendon in a hind leg, trainer Steve Asmussen said Friday.
Belmont Park
Breeders' Cup: Napoleon Solo gets competitive in blazing six-furlong work
Preakness winner Napoleon Solo won't have any problem coming from off the pace in the Breeders' Cup Classic. Friday at Belmont Park, Napoleon Solo worked six furlongs in 1:10.67 over the main track, getting his last quarter under urging from Emily El...
Breeders' Cup: Walden-trained runners look like contenders in Mile, Turf
Over the course of 48 hours last week, trainer Will Walden won the Grade 1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic on Oct. 1 at Belmont and the Grade 1 Coolmore Turf Mile two days later at Keeneland. That's a major accomplishment for a trainer who only turns 35 on O...
Breeders' Cup Distaff: Field thins as Nitrogen, Fully Subscribed emerge as standouts
Nitrogen and Fully Subscribed seem to have scared a few more potential rivals out of the starting gate for the Breeders' Cup Distaff later this month, as the connections for Counting Stars and Bodacious Bay both said they will not point their 3-year-...
Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf: Gimme a Nother now fully acclimated
Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf, Graham Motion, Gimme a Nother, Kathynmarissa, Classic Q, Aventure, Diamond Necklace, Blue Bolt

Track News

Belmont Park

  • Breeders' Cup Classic: Forever Young, Phileas Fogg, Sovereignty put in works
  • Breeders' Cup: Napoleon Solo gets competitive in blazing six-furlong work
  • New York to allow higher purse-to-price ratio in claiming races

Santa Anita

  • Tirupati looks primed to bounce back in Swingtime
  • Grand Slam Smile passes earnings milestone with California Distaff Handicap victory
  • Breeders' Cup Sprint: Maximum Bourbon will not race, trainer says
  • Boss Sully points to Stormy Liberal Stakes to complete hat trick

Keeneland

Woodbine

Gulfstream Park

Laurel Park

Hong Kong Racing

Track News

Belmont Park

  • Breeders' Cup Classic: Forever Young, Phileas Fogg, Sovereignty put in works
  • Breeders' Cup: Napoleon Solo gets competitive in blazing six-furlong work
  • New York to allow higher purse-to-price ratio in claiming races

Santa Anita

  • Tirupati looks primed to bounce back in Swingtime
  • Grand Slam Smile passes earnings milestone with California Distaff Handicap victory
  • Breeders' Cup Sprint: Maximum Bourbon will not race, trainer says
  • Boss Sully points to Stormy Liberal Stakes to complete hat trick

Keeneland

Woodbine

Gulfstream Park

Laurel Park

Hong Kong Racing

Belmont Park

  • Breeders' Cup Classic: Forever Young, Phileas Fogg, Sovereignty put in works
  • Breeders' Cup: Napoleon Solo gets competitive in blazing six-furlong work
  • New York to allow higher purse-to-price ratio in claiming races

Santa Anita

  • Tirupati looks primed to bounce back in Swingtime
  • Grand Slam Smile passes earnings milestone with California Distaff Handicap victory
  • Breeders' Cup Sprint: Maximum Bourbon will not race, trainer says
  • Boss Sully points to Stormy Liberal Stakes to complete hat trick

Keeneland

  • Time to Dazzle notches second consecutive Franklin Stakes triumph
  • Tam Tam unthreatened en route to Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup triumph
  • Sycamore Stakes: Lambeth lands in winner’s circle after patient ride by Jose Ortiz
  • Breeders' Cup Sprint: Englishman back in the pink with sharp Keeneland work

Woodbine

  • Crystal Pearl has the edge in Tapeta allowance
  • Odenkirk runs away with Display Stakes; Lamirada takes Glorious Song
  • Raiding Party surges by Dixie Law in Ontario Damsel
  • My Covenant leads all the way in Sophomore Stakes

Gulfstream Park

  • Gulfstream releases 2026-27 Championship meet stakes schedule; purse for Pegasus World Cup undecided
  • Gonzalez getting some notice with his two Breeders' Cup mounts

Laurel Park

  • Winterfell wins Polynesian Stakes at Laurel
  • John Salzman, trainer of Xtra Heat, dead at 81
  • Coast Highway prevails in chaotic stretch run to win Laurel Futurity
  • Slewperstitus uses Weather Vane Stakes to shed bridesmaid label

Hong Kong Racing

  • Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026
  • David Hall reaches 700-win milestone in Hong Kong
  • Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong selections for Sunday, October 11, 2026
  • Michael Chang reaches Hong Kong 400-win milestone as Manfred Man takes championship lead

Belmont Park

  • Breeders' Cup Classic: Forever Young, Phileas Fogg, Sovereignty put in works
  • Breeders' Cup: Napoleon Solo gets competitive in blazing six-furlong work
  • New York to allow higher purse-to-price ratio in claiming races

Santa Anita

  • Tirupati looks primed to bounce back in Swingtime
  • Grand Slam Smile passes earnings milestone with California Distaff Handicap victory
  • Breeders' Cup Sprint: Maximum Bourbon will not race, trainer says
  • Boss Sully points to Stormy Liberal Stakes to complete hat trick

Keeneland

  • Time to Dazzle notches second consecutive Franklin Stakes triumph
  • Tam Tam unthreatened en route to Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup triumph
  • Sycamore Stakes: Lambeth lands in winner’s circle after patient ride by Jose Ortiz
  • Breeders' Cup Sprint: Englishman back in the pink with sharp Keeneland work

Woodbine

  • Crystal Pearl has the edge in Tapeta allowance
  • Odenkirk runs away with Display Stakes; Lamirada takes Glorious Song
  • Raiding Party surges by Dixie Law in Ontario Damsel
  • My Covenant leads all the way in Sophomore Stakes

Gulfstream Park

  • Gulfstream releases 2026-27 Championship meet stakes schedule; purse for Pegasus World Cup undecided
  • Gonzalez getting some notice with his two Breeders' Cup mounts

Laurel Park

  • Winterfell wins Polynesian Stakes at Laurel
  • John Salzman, trainer of Xtra Heat, dead at 81
  • Coast Highway prevails in chaotic stretch run to win Laurel Futurity
  • Slewperstitus uses Weather Vane Stakes to shed bridesmaid label

Hong Kong Racing

  • Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026
  • David Hall reaches 700-win milestone in Hong Kong
  • Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong selections for Sunday, October 11, 2026
  • Michael Chang reaches Hong Kong 400-win milestone as Manfred Man takes championship lead