As the only horse in the Grade 2 $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity field with graded stakes experience, Litmus Test performed exactly as expected. His 1 1/4-length victory also was not surprising, given ...

Humble Roots Karyn Pirrello bought Golden Works in foal to Into Mischief for $7,000 at the 2007 Keeneland January horses of all ages sale, getting the Banker’s Gold mare for a song, and in 2009 she ...

Bishops Bay got up just in time to score a gutsy neck win over a determined Mika in the $500,000 Grade 2 Cigar Mile Handicap Dec. 6 at Aqueduct. The win was Bishops Bay's first win at the Grade 2 ...

The Japan Cup is held on turf at a distance of 2,400 meters, or about 1 ½ miles. It boasts a purse comparable to the Breeders’ Cup Classic, with about 1.09 billion yen equaling about $7.2 million. The ...

Welcome to Noel Michaels’ Weekend Winners, the place to go for weekend best bets and spot plays from veteran handicapper and tournament-play pioneer Noel Michaels. Check back every week for a couple ...

The upcoming Thanksgiving weekend of racing at Churchill Downs is an oasis for racing fans thirsting for elite competition with the Breeders’ Cup World Championships fading from the rearview mirror.

LEXINGTON, Ky. & HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 13, 2025) – The $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes will for the first time be included in the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re ...

Breeders’ Cup World Championships week has arrived, and media coverage of horse racing will reach a crescendo surpassed only by Kentucky Derby week and occasionally the lead-in weeks to the Preakness ...

The $7 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic is North American Thoroughbred racing’s championship event. Often, the results of the Longines Classic are the determining factor in which racehorse is ...

Breeders’ Cup Ltd. today unveiled the official race order, post times, and wagering menu for the 42nd Breeders’ Cup World Championships Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, Calif.

One of the perennial highlights of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships is the Longines Distaff, which brings together many of the best fillies and mares in training to compete for a $2 million purse ...

Each week a panel of media members, horseplayers, and Breeders’ Cup World Championships officials release a poll tabulating their votes on the nation's top contenders for the 2025 Longines Breeders’ ...