Restless Rider Rolls to Darley Alcibiades Victory on Opening Day of 2018 Fall Meet

By Amy Owens —- Click here for a video of all the fun and racing excitement today at Keeneland LEXINGTON, KY. (Oct. 5, 2018) – Three Chimneys Farm and Fern Circle Stables’ Restless Rider took over from pacesetting Meadow Dance at the top of the stretch and drew clear to...
Posted On 06 Oct 2018
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Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships Newsletter

By Jim Gluckson/BREEDERS’ CUP —- This is the eighth of 10 weekly news releases focusing on the horses and races leading to the 35th Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Friday, November 2 and Saturday, November 3 at Churchill Downs. For more information, please visit...
Posted On 04 Oct 2018
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Apostle Wins Opening Day Feature at Gulfstream West

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Park West Meet Runs through Nov. 25 Carryovers Friday in Rainbow 6 and Super Hi 5 MIAMI GARDENS, FL – Apostle, a 3-year-old son of Medaglia d’Oro owned by Karl Glassman and Cathi Glassman and trained by Eddie Plesa Jr., drove past Belle...
Posted On 04 Oct 2018
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ACCELERATE STRENGTHENS POSITION ATOP NTRA’S TOP 10 POLL

NTRA RELEASE —- ACCELERATE STRENGTHENS POSITION ATOP NTRA’S TOP 10 POLL AFTER AWESOME AGAIN WIN; MIND YOUR BISCUITS MOVES UP; VOSBURGH CHAMP IMPERIAL HINT ENTERS AT EIGHTH LEXINGTON, Ky. (Monday, October 1, 2018) – Accelerate, earning a fourth Grade 1 victory this year in...
Posted On 02 Oct 2018
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CAST IN THE ROLE OF ‘OTHER BAFFERT,’ VALE DORI EXECUTES MAJOR UPSET IN WINNING GRADE I ZENYATTA STAKES

By Mike Willman —- CAST IN THE ROLE OF ‘OTHER BAFFERT,’ VALE DORI EXECUTES MAJOR UPSET IN WINNING GRADE I, $300,000 ZENYATTA STAKES BY THREE QUARTERS OF A LENGTH UNDER TALAMO; HEAVILY FAVORED ABEL TASMAN NEVER A FACTOR WITH $474,683 BET TO SHOW ON FAVORITE, WINNER PAYS...
Posted On 01 Oct 2018
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Extra Extra: Newspaperofrecord wires field in impressive G2 Miss Grillo win

By Brian Bohl and Najja Thompson Rocketry bests Man o’ War’s 98-year-old track record in Temperence Hill Invitational ELMONT, N.Y. – Klaravich Stables’ Newspaperofrecord made a strong impression in a maiden-breaking debut last month and was even more...
Posted On 01 Oct 2018
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Abel Tasman Moves Ahead of Monomoy Girl in NTRA Top 10 Poll

NTRA RELEASE —- ABEL TASMAN MOVES AHEAD OF MONOMOY GIRL IN NTRA TOP 10 POLL WITH BREEDERS’ CUP SHOWDOWN LOOMING LEXINGTON, Ky. Reigning Eclipse Award Champion Abel Tasman moved from fifth to fourth position in this week’s NTRA Top 10 Thoroughbred Poll, supplanting...
Posted On 26 Sep 2018
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NO CHANGES IN THIS WEEK’S NTRA TOP 10 THOROUGHBRED POLL

NTRA RELEASE —- NO CHANGES IN THIS WEEK’S NTRA TOP 10 THOROUGHBRED POLL AS ACCELERATE REMAINS ON TOP LEXINGTON, Ky. (Monday, September 17, 2018) – There were no changes this week in the NTRA Top 10 Thoroughbred poll as virtually all of the top U.S. horses in training...
Posted On 17 Sep 2018
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‘ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY’ BEGINS SATURDAY WITH IROQUOIS AT CHURCHILL DOWNS

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018) – The official “Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve” will begin Saturday at the home of America’s greatest race as Churchill Downs stages the 37th running of the Grade III, $150,000...
Posted On 12 Sep 2018
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ACCELERATE REMAINS ATOP NTRA POLL AS DIVISIONAL LEADERS PLOT COURSES TO BREEDERS’ CUP

NTRA Communications —- Leading Breeders’ Cup Classic contender Accelerate retained the top spot in the NTRA Top 10 Thoroughbred Poll for the fourth consecutive week as virtually all of the leading U.S.-based horses train toward their final starts in advance of the Nov. 2-3...
Posted On 11 Sep 2018
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