A rare matchup of Kentucky Oaks winners is among the many highlights in store for racing fans when the first-ever Breeders’ Cup meet at Keeneland gets away to a flying start next Friday, Oct. 2, in Lexington, Ky.
Vandal Stakes winner Ruth Less Blue will put his two-race win streak on the line when he faces seven other Ontario-sired 2-year-olds in Sunday’s $125,000 Bull Page Stakes over six furlongs on Polytrack.
Obeah Woman will be looking to extend her winning streak to three races when she steps up to face stakes company in Sunday’s $125,000 Classy ’n Smart Stakes over 1 1/16 miles for Ontario-sired fillies and mares.
Six rich stakes races adorn the Hoosier Park Saturday night program with none more compelling than the $110,250 Jenna’s Beach Boy, which features a match-up between top 3-year-olds Wakizashi Hanover and Freaky Feet Pete. Both horses enter Saturday’s race with a strong record and a man named Tetrick in the bike.
BreezeFigs Quick-Pix for Saturday, September 26th by Bob Fierro and Jay Kilgore.
The 46,721 fans of Harness Racing that showed up to witness the 70th Little Brown Jug on Thursday afternoon were treated to one of the greatest races in the history of the sport. Two true combatants—Wiggle It Jiggleit and Lost For Words—battled valiantly for half-a-mile and it was a true shame there had to be a loser.
The fifth book of the Keeneland September yearling sale closed on Thursday with solid returns similar to last year’s similar session.
Saturday is 2-year-old day at Newmarket in England, with three group stakes – two Group 1’s and a Groups 2 – carded for the juvenile set. It’s the Group 2 Royal Lodge Stakes that’s a Breeders’ Cup Challenge Win and You’re In race, offering an automatic fees-paid berth in the BC Juvenile Turf as well as travel expenses to the race at Keeneland.
Bob Le Beau backed up his victory in last month’s Grade 1 New York Turf Writers’ Cup at Saratoga with another Grade 1 score in Thursday’s $150,000 Lonesome Glory Stakes at Belmont Park.
The Equine Sales Co. of Louisiana has cataloged 214 horses to its open yearling and mixed sale Oct. 25, the auction house announced Thursday. The sale will be held in Opelousas.
