Jeff Mullins was asked if he had a trick or a treat in store for the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) Oct. 31, the first day of the 2025 extravaganza at Del Mar, in which the veteran trainer will be running the Maximus Mischief ridgling Intrepido . Mullins did not take the bait, but he did offer…
Kia Joorabchian’s fast-growing Amo Racing USA operation will aim for its first Breeders’ Cup victory with six runners, including three who account for the owner’s placings to date in the World Championships. Those accomplished returning runners include recent Flying Five Stakes (G1) winner Arizona Blaze , who finished second in last year’s Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1T) and…
October 30, 2025 5:49 PM 1:47 Trainer Michael McCarthy shares his thoughts on Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) entrant Touch of Destiny (URU), a perfect 6-for-6 in his native Uruguay, ahead of his United States debut. View Comments Source link
The owner of the Bottle of Rouge, a bona fide contender for the NetJets Juvenile Fillies (G1), never has a beef with the trainer. The owner never questions the training regimen of the daughter of Vino Rosso. Nope, everything trainer Bob Baffert does with Bottle of Rouge is a-ok with the owner. That’s because…
Today the Indiana Horsemen, representing the state’s Thoroughbred, Standardbred, and Quarter Horse associations, released their position following the publication of the statewide gaming study required under Senate Enrolled Act 43 (2025). While the Horsemen appreciate the study’s acknowledgment of the significance of the horse racing industry’s $2 billion annual economic and agricultural impact, they are…
Peter Snowden is hoping history repeats itself at Flemington Racecourse Nov. 1, 14 years after Sepoy gave him one of his most memorable victories in the Coolmore Stud Stakes (G1), with the master trainer preparing to launch a strong two-pronged attack in this year’s renewal of the stallion-making group 1, one of three top-level races on…
The Nov. 1 Breeders’ Cup card features nine grade 1 races showcasing some the best horses in the world over their respective distance and surfaces. Yet, despite all of the incredible talent, only one entrant has never tasted defeat: Touch of Destiny . That perfect 6-for-6 record will be put to the fullest test Saturday in the…
Many more years than not, the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1T) is a European affair. Horses flying in from the old continent have won nine of the last 10 editions of the 1 1/2-mile Turf, including the last five in a row. Godolphin’s Rebel’s Romance , based in England, but a true globe-trotting athlete, can join…
European horses have a decided edge in the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1T). They often take home the trophy, but not all the time. Last year, America’s More Than Looks stopped a string of four straight wins by Euros. Can an American make it two in a row Nov. 1 at Del Mar? Maybe, but as…
Elite Turf Club and AmTote International, two of several national industry players named defendants in a lawsuit filed in a New York federal court, issued a statement through parent company 1ST Media Oct. 30 in response to the allegations. The lawsuit accuses them as well as The Stronach Group, Churchill Downs, the New York Racing…
