Breeders’ Cup

25Aug

Travers weekend coverage by TV and radio

By Clairenmike  |  August 25th, 2017  |  Breeders' Cup, Horse Racing, The Travers Stakes, Thoroughbred  |  Pat O'Brien Stakes, radio, television, thoroughbred racing, Travers Stakes, TV  |  No Comments

This week’s horse racing radio and television schedule leading up to NBC’s live broadcast of the Travers and Sword Dancer […]

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18Aug

Mike Smith to receive Laffit Pincay Jr. Award

By Clairenmike  |  August 18th, 2017  |  Breeders' Cup, Dubai World Cup, Hall of Fame, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby Tours, National Museum of Racing, Pegasus World Cup  |  Arrogate, Breeders' Cup, Del Mar, Dubai World Cup, Gulfstream Park, Hall of Fame, jockey, Laffit Pincay Jr, Mike Smith, National Museum of Racing, Pegasus World Cup, Songbird, Winner's Foundation  |  No Comments

Jockey Mike Smith, who turned 52 on August 10, will be honored with the 2017 Laffit Pincay Jr. Award for […]

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28Jul

Zenyatta, ‘Queen of Racing” free screening at Del Mar on July 29

By Clairenmike  |  July 28th, 2017  |  Breeders' Cup, Churchill Downs, Del Mar  |  Ann and Jerry Moss, Del Mar, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, DMTC, horse racing, thoroughbred, Zenyatta  |  No Comments

A movie that tells the story of one of the greatest race mares of all time – Zenyatta – will […]

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16Jul

Retired racecaller Tom Durkin will lead tours of the National Museum of Racing

By Clairenmike  |  July 16th, 2017  |  Breeders' Cup, Hall of Fame, National Museum of Racing, Saratoga Race Course, Triple Crown  |  Balmoral Race Course, Breeders' Cup, Cahokia Downs, Hall of Fame, Hialeah Race Course, Man o' War, Miles Park, National Museum of Racing, New York Racing Association, Quad City Downs, Saratoga Race Course, thoroughbred racing, Tom Durkin, Triple Crown  |  No Comments

Retired racecaller Tom Durkin, one of the most recognizable and vibrant personalities in the history of American thoroughbred racing, will […]

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01Jun

Jockeys and Jeans fundraiser at Parx Casino on June 3

By Clairenmike  |  June 1st, 2017  |  Breeders' Cup, Hall of Fame, Jockeys, Triple Crown  |  Bill Boland, Bobby Ussery, Breeders' Cup, Chris McCarron, Don Pierce, Earlie Fires, Edgar Prado, Hall of Fame jockeys, Jacinto Vasquez, Jayme LaRocca, Jerry Fishback, jockey, Jockeys and Jeans fundraiser, John Rotz, Jorge Velasquez, Julie Krone, Laffit Pincay Jr, Linda Hughes, Manuel Ycaza, Parx Casino and Racing, Pat Day, Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, Ramon Dominguez, Sam Boulmetis Jr, Sandy Hawley, Sidney Underwood, Tom Walsh, Tony Dlugoposki, Triple Crown, Vincent Amico  |  No Comments

Seventeen Hall of Fame jockeys will attend the fourth annual Jockeys and Jeans fundraiser for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund […]

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14Mar

2x Kentucky Derby winning jockey Victor Espinoza up for Hall of Fame

By Clairenmike  |  March 14th, 2017  |  American Pharoah, Breeders' Cup, California Chrome, Eclipse Awards, Hall of Fame, Horse of the Year, Horse Racing, Jockeys, Keeneland, Kentucky Derby, National Museum of Racing, Preakness Stakes, Triple Crown, Victor Espinoza  |  American Pharoah, Breeders' Cup, California Chrome, Craig Perret, Curlin, David Whiteley, Eclipse Award, Garrett Gomez, George Wolff Award, Gio Ponti, Goldikova, Hall of Fame, Horse of the Year, Javier Castellano, jockeys, John Shirreffs, Keeneland, Kentucky Derby, Kona Gold, Mark Casse, National Museum of Racing, Preakness, racehorses, Robby Albarado, Saratoga Springs, trainers, Triple Crown, Victor Espinoza  |  No Comments

Five jockeys, three trainers and three racehorses comprise the 11 finalists on the National Museum of Racing’s 2017 Hall of […]

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07Feb

Kentucky Derby Museum to open American Pharoah exhibit

By Clairenmike  |  February 7th, 2017  |  2015 Kentucky Derby, American Pharoah, Ashford Stud, Breeders' Cup, Eclipse Awards, Horse of the Year, Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown, Victor Espinoza  |  Ahmed and Justin Zayat, American Pharoah, Ashford Stud, Bob Baffert, Breeders’ Cup Classic, Eclipse Award, Greg Davis, Horse of the Year, horse racing, Jane Bowie, Kentucky Derby Museum, Maker's Mark. Rob Samuels, Maker’s Mark, Pioneerof the Nile, racehorse, thoroughbred racing, Triple Crown, Victor Espinoza  |  No Comments

The Kentucky Derby Museum will unveil the permanent home of its new American Pharoah exhibit on Thursday, February 16th beginning […]

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24Jan

The $12 million Pegasus World Cup on Saturday

By Clairenmike  |  January 24th, 2017  |  2014 Kentucky Derby, Art Sherman, Breeders' Cup, California Chrome, Dubai World Cup, Horse of the Year, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Pegasus World Cup, Preakness Stakes, Victor Espinoza  |  Arrogate, Art Sherman, California Chrome, Dubai World Cup, Gulfstream Park, Horse of the Year, horse race, Kentucky Derby, Pegasus World Cup, Preakness Stakes, thoroughbred racing, Victor Espinoza  |  No Comments

The $12 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) will be inaugurated Saturday at Gulfstream Park with the distinction of providing […]

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06Jan

2016 Eclipse Awards finalists announced

By Clairenmike  |  January 6th, 2017  |  Breeders' Cup, California Chrome, Darley America, Eclipse Awards, Horse of the Year, National Turfwriters, Nyquist  |  2016 Eclipse Awards, A.P. Indian, Andrew Beyer, Arrogate, Beholder, Bob Baffert, Breeders' Cup, California Chrome, Cathryn Sophia, Cavorting, Chad Brown, Champagne Room, Classic Empire, Clearsky Farms, Daily Racing Form, Darley, Drefong, Exaggerator, Finest City, Flintshire, Frosted, Gulfstream Park, Haveyougoneaway, Highland Reel, Horse of the Year, Javier Castellano, Jose Ortiz, Juddmonte Farms, Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey, Kevin Gomez, Lady Aurelia, Lady Eli, Lane Luzzi, Lord Nelson, Luis Ocasio, Mark Casse, Mike Smith, Miss Temple City, National Thoroughbred Racing Association, National Turf Writers and Broadcasters, New Money Honey, Not This Time, Nyquist, Paulassilverlining, Practical Joke, Queen's Trust, Scorpiancer, Songbird, Spendthrift Farm LLC, Stellar Wind, Steven Crist, Stronach Group, Tepin, thoroughbred racing, Top Striker, Tourist, Winstar Farm  |  No Comments

Led by Horse of the Year candidates Arrogate, California Chrome, and Songbird, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing […]

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16Dec

California Chrome to race at Los Alamitos on Saturday

By Clairenmike  |  December 16th, 2016  |  2014 Kentucky Derby, Art Sherman, Breeders' Cup, California Chrome, Dubai World Cup, Horse of the Year, Kentucky Derby, Santa Anita Park, Victor Espinoza  |  Art Sherman, book, Breeders’ Cup Classic, California Chrome, career, Daily Racing Form, Dubai World Cup, Gulfstream Park, Horse of the Year, Jay Hovdey, Kentucky Derby, KY, Los Alamitos Race Course, Nicholasville, Pegasus World Cup Invitational, Taylor Made Farm  |  No Comments

The penultimate chapter in California Chrome’s fairytale career is scheduled to unfold this Saturday, December 17 at Los Alamitos Race […]

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