The Lexington, Ky.-based Breeders’ Cup Ltd. released a statement Friday providing some detail on its wagering declines for this year’s event at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. “The $144,272,332 common pool handle on the two-day Breeders’ Cup World Championships … Continue reading →

Going into last weekend’s Breeders’ Cup, racing appeared to be “absent any superstar horses or compelling stories,” notes Dick Jerardi in a column for the Daily Racing Form. However, after some of the performances turned in, both in victory and … Continue reading →

It had been 22 years since Bayakoa won her second consecutive Breeders’ Cup Distaff (gr. I) for Janis and Frank Whitham on that fateful day at Belmont Park. Things came full circle on Saturday when Fort Larned, a grandson of … Continue reading →

Five of the seven Breeders’ Cup champions with Churchill Downs ties will be paraded at the home of the Kentucky Derby between races on Sunday. Mort Fink’s Wise Dan (Mile), Janis Whitham’s Fort Larned (Classic), Fred and “Buff” Bradley, Carl Hurst … Continue reading →

Yogi Berra’s “it was déjà vu all over again” was never truer than during the 2012 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge at Santa Anita on Saturday. Defending champion Patrick McGoey staged another improbable last race comeback to defeat last year’s 2nd … Continue reading →

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Sprint winner Hightail headlines the list of pre-entries for the $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot (gr. III) Nov. 17. The Jackpot, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, will highlight the $2.2 million Jackpot Day program which … Continue reading →

The following feature was originally published in the Paulick Report Special, our print edition distributed at major Thoroughbred auctions.What was up with that track bias at Santa Anita for Breeders’ Cup dirt races?Until the synthetic track era began, Southern California … Continue reading →

All samples collected from Breeders’ Cup horses have been cleared by the Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory at UC Davis, which completed testing Tuesday morning after the samples were couriered Sunday morning to UC Davis – allowing testing … Continue reading →

For many in the racing industry, the Breeders’ Cup is one of the most important events on the racing calendar. However, Sam Walker of the Racing Post Ratings feels that while the Breeders’ Cup has its place as an important … Continue reading →

The total commingled handle on the two-day Breeders’ Cup program at Santa Anita Park dropped 9.5 percent as compared with 2011, according to a report in the Daily Racing Form. According to the report, the total handle of $126.8 million … Continue reading →