Author: P.M. Adv

Kentucky-bred Elite Power took command in mid-stretch and drew clear from Gunite to win the 40th running of the $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) for the second year in a row. Owned by Juddmonte Farms and trained by Bill Mott, Elite Power covered the six furlongs in the fast time of 1:08.34 in defeating Gunite… Read more

Kentucky-bred White Abarrio took command at the top of the lane and went on to score a one-length victory over Derma Sotogake (JPN) to win the 40th running of the $6,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) on Saturday, Nov. 4, at Santa Anita. Trained by Richard Dutrow and ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr., White Abarrio covered… Read more

Kentucky-bred Fierceness, a homebred for Repole Stable, dominated his rivals in the 40th running of the $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) on Future Stars Friday at Santa Anita. Trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden by John Velazquez, Fierceness won the 1 1/16-mile fixture by 6 ¼ lengths, completing the distance in 1:41.90. For Pletcher, it… Read more

Kentucky-bred Hard to Justify swept to the lead in midstretch and then battled bravely between horses to post a narrow win in the 16th running of the $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) on Future Stars Friday at Santa Anita. Owned by Wise Racing and trained by Chad Brown, Hard to Justify completed the… Read more

Kentucky-bred Just F Y I remained undefeated and scored her second Grade 1 victory with a determined win in the $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) on Future Stars Friday at Santa Anita. George Krikorian’s homebred put away odds-on favorite Tamara at the top of the stretch and held off a late rally from Jody’s… Read more

A competitive international field of 12—nine of them Kentucky-bred, including 3-1 morning-line favorite Arabian Knight—are set to contest the 40th running of the $6,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) on Saturday, Nov. 4 at Santa Anita. Kentucky-breds will seek to add to their 27 Breeders’ Cup Classic victories. Arabian Knight, a front-running winner of the Pacific… Read more

Undefeated Tamara, a daughter of Bolt d’Oro out of the brilliant mare Beholder, headlines the $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) and headlines a strong Kentucky-bred contingent entered in the Future Stars Friday card at Santa Anita on Nov. 3, the first of two days of racing in this year’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships. Unbeaten… Read more

In a memorable race at Ascot on Saturday, Oct. 21, Kentucky-bred King of Steel and jockey Frankie Dettori achieved a fairytale victory in the Group 1 Champion Stakes. Positioned at the back of the back early, King of Steel traveled from last to first in the late stages to register the dramatic win in Dettori’s… Read more

Kentucky-bred City of Troy made short work of his rivals in the Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday, Oct. 14. The son of undefeated Triple Crown winner Justify won the race by an effortless 3 ½ lengths to remain undefeated. The win solidifies City of Troy as a leading contender for next year’s… Read more

Juddmonte’s Kentucky homebred Idiomatic grabbed the lead at the start of the 68th running of the $600,000 Spinster S. (G1) at Keeneland and never looked back, winning the prestigious race on Sunday, Oct. 8. The victory, her second straight in a Grade 1, earned Idiomatic a fees-paid berth to the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff… Read more