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By Rick Francis —- DEL MAR The 38th edition of the Breeders’ Cup Classic features multiple Classic and Grade 1 winners, let’s take a look at the field. Race 12) 1&1/4 Mile. Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic Grade I. Purse $6,000,000 FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS...

Rick Francis —- The 38th edition of racing’s World Championships kicks off from beautiful Del Mar Race Course where the “Turf meets the Surf”. This years Breeders’ Cup will be no different than in past years as it’ll be U.S. based horses...

TSV STAFF Full-card selections will be available for the 2021 Breeders’Cup races beginning November 6th

By Rick Francis —- The much anticipated Keeneland Fall meet kicks off today headlined by a pair of Grade 2 contests, the G2 Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix for 3-year-olds and up sprinting 6 furlongs followed immediately by the Grade 2 Darley Alcibiades for juvenile fillies. The...

By Rick Francis —- Race 9) 1 Mile. (Inner Turf) Forbidden Apple S. Grade III. Purse $150,000 INNER TURF FOR FOUR YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD. Post Time: ( 5:39)/ 4:39/ 3:39/ 2:39 3) Value Proposition (Brown/Ortiz, I.); ridgling out of English sire Dansili last two from Belmont...

By Rick Francis —- SARATOGA Race 8) 5½ Furlongs. (Turf) Quick Call S. Grade III. Purse $120,000 FOR THREE YEAR OLDS Post Time: ( 5:05)/ 4:05/ 3:05/ 2:05 3) Golden Pal (Ward/Ortiz, I.); 2020’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf champ has been prepping for this since...

By Bob Hill, TSV Feature Writer —- This card is loaded with top talent and difficult handicapping challenges. The racing should be exciting on a day with a dry and warm weather forecast. Race 1 – MSW for 2yos – The Pletcher entries (2 and 4), plus the once-raced Rodriguez...

Bob Hill Tracksideview Feature Columnist SANTA ANITA Race 7 – Shoemaker Mile – G! – 1 mile on turf for 3yos and up Smooth Like Straight (2) has lost by a neck twice and a nose once in his last three races in Grade 1 contests. He has been part of the exacta in eight of his last...

By Bob Hill, TSV staff writer —- There’s an almost limitless opportunity to play stakes races over the Memorial Day weekend, starting on Friday and ending on Monday. In this article, we offer up picks in four stakes races that will be run in the Eastern Time Zone early in...

By Rick Francis —- A group of ten three-year-olds are slated to go in the 146th running of the Grade 1 Preakness Stakes. Partly cloudy skies and mild temps await the field for their one mile and three-sixteenths journey and with a Derby champion in the field it promises to...