Cross Counter wins Melbourne Cup for Godolphin stable
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — English stayer Cross Counter, ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, gave Dubai-based Godolphin stable its first Melbourne Cup with victory in Australia's largest and most prestigious horse race on Tuesday. The race was marred when the Aidan O'Brien-trained The Cliffsofmoher broke down at the winning post the first time around, breaking its right […]
KENTUCKY POLICE: Drunken man rode horse toward track at Breeders' Cup
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police say a drunken man entered a restricted area at the Breeders' Cup Classic, mounted a horse and rode it out toward the racetrack before he was arrested. News outlets quote a police report as saying 24-year-old Michael Wells-Rody was arrested Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Police say […]
Foreign raiders set sights on Australia's Melbourne Cup
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Irish trained five-year-old Yucatan will likely start favourite in Australia's Melbourne Cup, expected to be run on a soft track at Flemington racecourse. Trained at Tipperary by regular Cup campaigner Aidan O'Brien, Yucatan became favourite for the 158th running of the two-mile handicap on Tuesday when he easily won the Herbert […]
More than a farm: Old Friends gives new life to racehorses
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — It's been more than 20 years since Michael Blowen sat down to chat it up with Hollywood A-listers like actor Jack Nicholson, but the effect celebrities have on their fans is still fresh on his mind. "I know how excited people get when they see a movie star," said Blowen, remembering […]
#BREEDERS'CUP2018 - Roy H wins second straight Sprint
Los Angeles, United States | AFP | - Roy H became just the second horse to repeat as winner of the Breeders' Cup Sprint with a victory in the US$2 million, six-furlong race at Churchill Downs on Saturday. The six-year-old gelding was an upset winner at Del Mar in California last year. This time around […]
#BREEDERS’CUP2018: City of Light shines in Dirt Mile
Los Angeles, United States | AFP | - City of Light powered to victory in the Dirt Mile at Churchill Downs on Saturday as favored Catalina Cruiser failed to fire. City of Light, with Javier Castellano aboard, emerged with the lead from a four-horse scramble in the first quarter of a mile and fended off the challenge of Firenze […]
BREEDERS’CUP2018: Game Winner takes charge late to win Breeders Cup Juvenile
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Game Winner surged down the stretch and pulled away from Knicks Go after a bump to win the Breeders' Cup Juvenile by 2 1/4 lengths Friday at Churchill Downs, giving trainer Bob Baffert an early Kentucky Derby favourite just five months after winning his second Triple Crown with Justify. The race […]
BREEDERS’CUP2018 – Line of Duty gives Europe first win
Line of Duty charged late for a gritty victory in the Juvenile Turf at Churchill Downs on Friday, giving trainer Charlie Appleby a remarkable third Breeders' Cup winner in five attempts. Jockey William Buick piloted the Godolphin's Galileo colt to Europe's lone victory on the opening day of the US$30 million racing extravaganza -- dubbed […]
#BREEDERS’CUP2018 – Bulletin opens the day with runaway win in Juvenile Turf Sprint
Bulletin, trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden by Javier Castellano, opened the proceedings with a scintillating victory in the US$1 million Juvenile Turf Sprint. Owned by a consortium including WinStar Farm and China Horse Club International, Bulletin became the first horse to win a Breeders' Cup race after just one prior career start -- a […]
#BREEDERS’CUP2018 - Newspaperofrecord delivers in Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf
Los Angeles, United States | AFP | - Newspaperofrecord romped to victory in the Juvenile Fillies Turf as frontrunning youngsters lit up Churchill Downs Friday on the opening day of the US$30 million Breeders' Cup. Five races for two-year-olds made up "Future Stars Friday," the curtain raiser to Saturday's nine-race slate capped by the US$4 […]