"The Breeders' Cup is such a difficult event not only to get to, but to win. We've been very fortunate in the Breeders' Cup. At this point, we're trying to identify horses who are worthy of competing on the world stage, and then, from there, you're extrem
Tapiture, trained by Steve Asmussen and ridden by Ricardo Santana Jr. while toting the 118-pound starting high weight, ran one mile on a fast track in 1:35.39. Longshot Roman Unbridled led the field of seven older horses through fractions of :23.10 and 46
Sent off as the 5-1 third betting choice, Saham finished the mile-long event on the firm Matt Winn Turf Course in 1:37.76 under the guidance of jockey Joe Rocco Jr. Trained by Brendan Walsh, Saham returned backers with $12.80, $7.60 and $5.80. Watchyourow
On plans for the Breeders' Cup Distaff: "We're not sure when we're going to go to Kentucky. She's been training at Greentree on the synthetic and as long as the weather cooperates, we'll probably keep her there. She could go fine on the dirt at Keeneland
Linda Rice, winning trainer of La Verdad (No. 2): "I think she needed the race. She's been carrying a little extra weight with having had that issue at Saratoga. We missed a little training. I thought
Jose Lezcano, winning rider of Isotherm (No. 5) "He broke very good and and he was in a good position the whole way. At the half mile pole, everybody started to move a little bit and the pace started to quicken, so I had to move with the group. After that
The first crop from New York-based stallion Giant Surprise will be well represented with a trio of contenders for trainer Todd Pletcher and owner Mike Repole. Giant Surprise, an impressive maiden winner at Saratoga before an injury brought his promising r
The seven furlong event, one of 11 races on Gulfstream's Sunday program including the $75,000 The Mr. Steele, has drawn a field of eight including Jerry Bozzo's Flutterby, second in the Princess Rooney (G2) in July. A daughter of Big Brown and the Irish O
The closing moments of the Jug capped an epic duel between the event’s first-heat winners. Lost For Words, who got a quick lead and inside position in the decisive second heat, and Wiggle It Jiggleit raced side-by-side for nearly five-eighths of a mile in
The multiple graded-stakes winning son of Lion Heart, who had earned the trip to Saratoga with a triumph in the Trinniberg Stakes at Gulfstream Aug. 1, chased odds-on favorite and eventual winner Private Zone along the backstretch before tiring to seventh
