The 2019 Breeders’ Cup entries were drawn late Monday with a total of 100 Kentucky-bred horses among the 159 horses drawn into the body of the 14 races to be run over Nov. 1-2. While most of the races have a majority of horses from the Bluegrass State, the $2 million Juvenile’s (G1) field of… Read more
October 29, 2019
Pre-entries for the Nov. 1-2 Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita Park were announced on Wednesday, with Kentucky-bred horses figuring prominently in the 14 races spread across the two days…
October 23, 2019
With the Breeders’ Cup less than a month away, Kentucky-breds had an outstanding first weekend of October, winning 10 different “Win and You’re In” races…
October 7, 2019
Topped by a pair of Grade 1 winners at Woodbine, four Kentucky-bred 2-year-olds earned automatic berths in the upcoming Breeders’ Cup…
September 16, 2019
Topped by an $8.2 million filly that sold on Wednesday, Kentucky-based stallions and breeders had a remarkable Book 1 of the 2019 Keeneland September Yearling sale…
September 12, 2019
When the dust settled on an incredible bidding war for a Kentucky-bred son of Curlin during Tuesday’s session of the Keeneland September Yearling sale…
September 10, 2019
The 2-year-olds took the spotlight over the Labor Day weekend at Saratoga and Del Mar, with Kentucky-breds taking all four graded stakes to establish themselves at the top of their respective divisions heading into the fall racing season. Combined with Preservationist’s win in the Woodward S. (G1) at Saratoga, it was a clean sweep of… Read more
September 3, 2019
Kentucky-breds were at their best on Saturday at Saratoga, winning all six Grade 1 events, topped by Code of Honor in the $1.25 million Travers S. (G1) and a trio of Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” qualifiers…
August 25, 2019
Kentucky-breds stole the show from coast-to-coast Saturday at Del Mar and Saratoga, winning all three Grade 1s offered at the summer’s two premier race meets. Higher Power took the $1 million Pacific Classic (G1), Del Mar’s marquee race, while the brilliant 3-year-old filly Cambier Parc rolled to victory in the $300,000 Del Mar Oaks (G1)… Read more
August 18, 2019
Bricks and Mortar’s stirring victory in Saturday’s Arlington Million (G1) was the fourth Grade 1 win of the year for Kentucky-bred 5-year-old, who has clearly established himself as the premier turf marathon male in the U. S., and after defeating an international field at Arlington, also one of the best in the world. Riding a… Read more
August 12, 2019