Bushrod invades Turf Paradise from Canterbury Park off a stakes third and is the one to beat in the colts and geldings division of the $35,000 ATBA Fall Sales Stakes on Saturday, while recent impressive maiden winner Heidi’s in Charge tops the filly division of the ATBA Fall Sales Stakes.
Caren has recorded four wins in five starts to begin her career and will look to win her first start around two turns in Sunday’s $250,000 Princess Elizabeth Stakes over 1 1/16 miles for Canadian-bred 2-year-old fillies at Woodbine.
Bettors in Canada wagering on the Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland in Kentucky on Friday and Saturday will face significantly higher takeouts – and receive significantly lower payouts – than other North American bettors due to a decision by Woodbine Entertainment Group to raise the takeout rates on most of the betting pools.
Pacific Heat gave trainer Peter Eurton the perfect start to Breeders’ Cup week with a win in her stakes debut in Thursday’s $201,000 Golden State Juvenile Fillies at Del Mar.
Blue Chip Farms is introducing a new plan to educate on the benefits of housing broodmares year-round at the breeding farm. Dubbed the Blue Chip Advantage, the program is meant to shed some light on the costs involved with broodmare ownership and offer benefits to those who choose Blue Chip for their mares.
Seemingly going nowhere as the field of six older horses turned for home, Falling Sky persevered under jockey Julien Leparoux, edging past Doubledown Again to win the $100,000 Lafayette Stakes on Thursday at Keeneland.
Tale of S’avall was officially scratched out of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, according to Breeders’ Cup officials, allowing also-eligible Siding Spring to get into the race.
Key contenders for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile on Saturday at Keeneland.
The Mile and the Filly and Mare Turf both are very much open to European domination, but the question for many horses this week, Golden Horn most of all: How soft will Keeneland’s rain-soaked grass course be?
Heza Dasha Fire, the champion 2-year-old Quarter Horse gelding of 2014, will face his sternest test of 2015 Saturday in the $859,400 Super Derby at Los Alamitos.
