Kentucky-bred Sovereignty turned in a scintillating performance to win the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) on Championship Saturday at Keeneland. With his sparkling score, Kentucky-breds now boast 30 wins in the Breeders’ Cup Classic from 43 renewals. The Classic was billed as a showdown between 2025 Horse of the Year Sovereignty and Forever Young… Read more
November 2, 2026
Kentucky-bred Haffner cashed in on a perfect trip to notch an authoritative victory in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) at Keeneland to close out Future Stars Friday. “He is improving and still growing,” said winning trainer Aidan O’Brien. “With time, and as he covers more distance, he’ll get even better. He had… Read more
October 31, 2026
Kentucky-bred Hughes delivered a powerful performance in winning the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Keeneland. Trained by Bob Baffert, Hughes remained perfect through five lifetime starts and likely locked up Champion 2-Year-Old Male honors. Under Flavien Prat, Hughes was prominent through the 1 1/16-mile fixture. He seized the lead on the far turn… Read more
October 31, 2026
Rigney Racing’s Kentucky-bred Tam Tam notched her second straight Grade 1 victory in winning the $750,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) at Keeneland. Junior Alvarado guided the daughter of Medaglia d’Oro to a 2½-length win over Faithful Departed with Braida (FR) third. Tam Tam added the QE II to her victory in the Aug…. Read more
October 24, 2026
Klaravich Stables’ Kentucky-bred Fully Subscribed continued to make her case for a divisional championship with an authoritative victory in the $650,000 Spinster (G1) at Keeneland. Matched up against just two rival –multiple Grade 1 winner Counting Stars and 2024 champion 2-year-old filly Immersive–Fully Subscribed gave trainer Chad Brown and jockey Flavien Prat their first wins… Read more
October 8, 2026
Under a confident ride by jockey Juan Hernandez, emerging 2-year-old colt Hughes circled the field on the far turn and drew away to win the American Pharoah Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita. By Into Mischief, Kentucky-bred Hughes prevailed by six lengths in the 1 1/16-mile fixture over Net Par to improve to 4-for-4 in his… Read more
October 7, 2026
WinStar Farm, First Go Racing and CHC Inc.’s Kentucky-bred American History surged toward the top of the 2-year-old male division with a victory in the 113th running of the Breeders’ Futurity (G1). American History won the 1 1/16-mile event by a length over Coach Pope and Q B Rocket, who battled most of the way… Read more
October 6, 2026
Gary Barber, Blue Crevalle Racing and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Kentucky-bred Classic Q got up just in time to edge Lush Lips (GB) at the finish to win the First Lady Stakes (G1) at Keeneland. John Velazquez rode the 4-year-old Classic Empire filly to victory by a nose over Lush Lips in the one-mile First Lady…. Read more
October 6, 2026
TSP Enterprises’ Kentucky-bred Dotsy improved to 2-for-2 with a stalking score in the $500,000 Frizette Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park. Dotsy, in her Aug. 26 debut, provided Finger Lakes-based John Grabowski with his first training win at Saratoga Race Course. In the Frizette, she provided the conditioner with his first career stakes win as a… Read more
October 6, 2026
Kentucky-bred U. S. S. Valor uncorked a powerful stretch run to win the $500,000 Champagne S. (G1) in eye-catching fashion at Belmont Park. Heavily favored off a 13 ¼-length maiden victory at Saratoga, U. S. S. Valor broke a step slowly in the Champagne. He quickly recovered to race 1 1/4 lengths behind the leaders,… Read more
October 6, 2026