Jockey Flavin Prat knows all too well not to get overly excited about that day’s rides. What might seem like a big day in the making can easily end in disappointment. But sometimes the horse racing gods shine down upon you. That’s what Prat experienced Nov. 2 when he won a track record seven…
Keeneland announced Nov. 2 that Super Simple, dam of Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) winner, Super Corredora , has been supplemented to the November Breeding Stock Sale. In foal to grade 1 winner and $2.4 million earner Gunite , the 9-year-old winning daughter of Super Saver is cataloged as Hip 225 for consignor Denali Stud, agent for…
As Ethical Diamond dazzled at Del Mar to give Willie Mullins his first Breeders’ Cup success in the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1T) Nov. 1, the man who has known the 5-year-old since he was a foal, Michael O’Meara, was sitting thunderstruck. “I was shaking when I watched it,” said the trainer. “I backed the horse…
23-yr old Hibah, who turned pro after passing out from Univ. of Virginia last year, notched up impressive run to the final. Hibah was ranked No. 18 in College Tennis before turning pro. This run takes Hibah into the top-500 of the WTA Rankings! R1: Hibah Shaikh (USA, 532) d. Elza Tomase (LAT, 943) 6-2…
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Charlie Appleby was still blinking in disbelief at the result of the race run more than an hour earlier when it came time to saddle favored Notable Speech for the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1T), as the autumn shadows lengthened Nov. 1 on day two of the spectacle at Del Mar. As far as Appleby was concerned,…
Expectations and anticipation have surrounded Nysos throughout his career, but injuries and setbacks have kept him from reaching America’s biggest racing stages. When he finally had the opportunity Nov. 1 to break from the gate on one of those stages, the Breeders’ Cup, he did not disappoint and earned himself his first grade 1 victory for…
It is commonplace for sharp-dressed trainer Todd Pletcher to be wearing a tie on a stakes afternoon. But on Nov. 1, Breeders’ Cup Saturday, the one he was sporting at Del Mar carried some personal significance. It belonged to his friend and mentor, D. Wayne Lukas, who died this summer at the age of 89….
Owner Peter Brant has campaigned champion horses and has captured many of the world’s biggest horse races but in the closing Breeders’ Cup race of 2025 he checked another box with Gezora . “I had never had a Prix de Diane winner turn around and win a Breeders’ Cup race,” Brant said while savoring the Breeders’…
All-sources handle for the two-day Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar was $180,036,799, the third-highest wagering in the history of the event and an increase over the 2024 figure $179,218,631. Total common-pool handle on the 12-race Breeders’ Cup card Nov. 1, was $118,028,444. All-sources common-pool handle on Breeders’ Cup’s 10-race Future Stars Friday card Oct….
