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3 Best Bets to Win the 2025 Street Sense Stakes
Welcome to the heart of the fall racing season at Churchill Downs, where dreams of garland and glory begin to materialize. The $200,000 Street Sense Stakes serves as a critical first stepping stone on the official Road to the Kentucky Derby, attracting a field of ambitious two-year-old colts ready t...
Breeders Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Betting, Trends, History
The Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) was first run at Monmouth Park in 2007, the first year the World Championships expanded beyond the single-day format. Aside from the first year, when it was offered at 6 furlongs, it has been contested at 7 furlongs. In all but three years since i...
Breeders Cup News: Locked, Withdrawn, and Retired
Trainer Todd Pletcher's expected four-horse entry for the $7 million Breeders Cup Classic has been reduced to three, as multiple Grade 1 winner Locked has been pulled from the race and immediately retired. The Classic, which was intended to be his final start, will now mark the end of his career ...
Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf Betting, Trends, History
The $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) is a 1-mile turf test for 2-year-old colts and geldings. It was inaugurated in 2007 at Monmouth Park and will be contested for the 19th time this year. The event has been dominated by Europeans seven from Irish trainer Aidan OBrien alone, includ...
Breeders Cup Juvenile Betting, Trends, History
The $2 million Breeders Cup Juvenile (G1) is one of the seven original Breeders Cup races contested at the inaugural world championships event in 1984. The 1 1/16-mile main track test is more often than not the predictor of who will win the Eclipse Award for the division and also seals the win...
Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Betting, Trends, History
The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1), first inaugurated at Santa Anita Park in 2008, will be contested for the 18th time as part of the Breeders Cup World Championship Future Stars Friday program on October 31. The 1-mile turf event is for 2-year-old fillies. After two years as an u...
How to Watch the 2025 Futurity Trophy Stakes Schedule, Date, Full Field Odds, Past Winners, and Expert Analysis
Unveiling the Must-See Final Group 1 of the British Flat Season The Futurity Trophy Stakes stands as the definitive climax of the British Flat racing season for two-year-olds, consistently serving as a crucial stepping stone to Classic glory the following spring. This prestigious Group 1 race, run o...
Breeders Cup Pre-Entries, International Contenders, Horses to Watch
The $7 million Breeders Cup Classic (G1) is set to feature perhaps the strongest field in the 42-year history of a race that often determines Horse of the Year. A total of 207 pre-entries were announced on Wednesday for the two-day, 14-race, $34 million Breeders Cup World Championships at Del ...
How to Watch the 2025 Street Sense Stakes Schedule, Date, Full Field Odds, Past Winners, and Expert Analysis
The 2025 Street Sense Stakes marks an indispensable stop on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, serving as a critical proving ground for promising two-year-old colts looking to stamp their class. Horseplayers worldwide now focus their attention on Louisville, Kentucky, where the $200,000 Grade 3 Street ...
Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint Betting, History
This year marks the seventh running of the Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1), a 5-furlong dash over Del Mars Jimmy Durante turf course for 2-year-olds. Interestingly, the distance depends on the host tracks ability to run it. In some cases, the distance is shortened to 5 furlongs to ac...