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By Ron Correll Senior Columnist Tracksideview —- Here are my picks for the Breeders’ Cup races on Saturday, Nov. 4 at Del Mar in Southern California. Saturday’s Cup races start in Race 4 with the Juvenile Fillies and I will give my top four picks in each race and if I can...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- These are my picks for the Breeders’ Cup races on Friday, Nov. 3 at Del Mar in Southern California. I’m not going into a lot of detail on my selections; most of them are self-evident. I will list the picks in descending order...

By Bob Hill Tracksideview Columnist —- Tracksideview’s “View From the Grandstand” columnist offers up his Friday Breeders’ Cup selections. Del Mar Race 6 – BC Juvenile Filly Turf – G1 Rushing Fall (11) has been perfect for Chad Brown and relatively...

By Amy Gregory —- Mike Battaglia; All by Coady Photo LEXINGTON, KY (Oct. 28, 2017) – Keeneland officials have announced that popular handicapper and racing analyst Mike Battaglia will step down from his on-air race-day duties at Keeneland with today’s close of the Fall...

By Matt Pappis Tracksideview Staff Write —- Juvenile Turf Distance 1 Mile 2YO Nelson: Just missed in the Grade II Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes to Roaring Lion who would be the favorite if he did come. I like him because he tends to be forwardly placed which will serve him...

By Joan Lawrence, NTRA —- Gun Runner; Coady Photography Gun Runner Retains First Place in NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Monday, October 23 2017) – Eleven days remaining until the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, week 39 of the National Thoroughbred...

By Amy Owens —- Apple Betty (IRE) Romps to Victory in Rood & Riddle Dowager LEXINGTON, KY (Oct. 22, 2017) – Joseph Allen’s Apple Betty (IRE), denied victory in this race last year by a nose, left no doubt Sunday as she exploded to a 3½-length victory over Promotional...

By Amy Owens —- LEXINGTON, KY (Oct. 21, 2017) – Alan Klein and Phil Lebherz’s Miss Sunset wore down pace-setting Chalon in deep stretch to win the 19th running of the $250,000 Lexus Raven Run (G2) for 3-year-old fillies by a half-length before a Saturday afternoon crowd of...

By Don Stevens —- 7-YEAR-OLD GELDING RIDDEN TO VICTORY BY JOCKEY ASHLEY BROUSSARD – VINTON, LA. – Delta Downs hosted the $100,000 Gold Cup Stakes on Saturday night as the track closed out the first week of its new Thoroughbred season. The one-mile Gold Cup for...

By Amy Owens —- Lovely Bernadette Gets Ground-Saving Trip to Win Pin Oak Valley View LEXINGTON, KY (Oct. 20, 2017) – James Miller’s Lovely Bernadette swept by pacesetting I’m Betty G inside the sixteenth pole and had more than enough left to hold off favored Journey Home by...