Posts tagged Churchill Downs
No decision made yet on the future of Zenyatta
Nov 10th
People may have been calling it a fairytale without the happy ending, but the career of Zenyatta may not be over just yet. Her trainer John Shirreffs has revealed that discussions are ongoing in regards to her future, with the prospect of another year in training looking increasingly possible. Read more at; http://blogs.bettor.com/No-decision-made-yet-on-the-future-of-Zenyatta-a40123
Mike Smith takes blame for Zenyatta defeat
Nov 7th
Mike Smith has been in the game long enough to think he had seen it all. Then two minutes redrew the boundaries. The winners, the losers, the crunching falls that have come as the part of the journey that took a teenager from New Mexico with dreams of being jockey to the Hall of Fame. [...]
Blame wins Breeders’ Cup Classic
Nov 7th
She was the star of the show but just could not quite close out the final scene according to the script that the packed grandstand had been crying out for. Zenyatta, long regarded by many as the queen of American racing, could not defend her title in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs. To [...]
Dangerous Midge wins Turf
Nov 7th
He may have left it until the penultimate race, but Frankie Dettori finally found a reason for one of his flying dismounts at the Breeders’ Cup. In July the colt was winning the Old New Cup at Haydock Park off a handicap mark of just 96 – must have been the biggest certainty ever to [...]
Goldikova wins third Mile
Nov 7th
Goldikova made history in the Breeders’ Cup at Churchill when she won the Mile for the third time. Freddie Head’s great mare had often been compared to Miesque, the mare that Head had ridden to win the Mile twice in the 1980s. But all comparisons were rendered redundant as Goldikova stormed home in great style. [...]
Uncle Mo wins Juvenile
Nov 7th
Uncle Mo laid down his marker for the title of juvenile champion and went to the head of the market for the Kentucky Derby when he put up a truly impressive display to win the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Churchill Downs. John Velazquez was looking around for dangers from halfway on Todd Pletcher’s colt and [...]
Breeders’ Cup Classic preview
Nov 6th
The Classic has always been the climax of the Breeders’ Cup for the previous 26 years, and the year itself. But this time it could be the climax to the racing career of one of the best horses that America has ever seen. And it all boils down to whether Zenyatta can defend her title [...]
Unrivaled Belle wins Ladies Classic
Nov 6th
Kent Desormeaux put a nightmare few months behind him when Unrivaled Belle won the Breeders’ Cup Ladies Classic. In the summer he admitted to alcohol problems when he failed a breathalyser test at Woodbine Park prior to the running of the Dominion Day Stakes, where he was supposed to ride eventual winner Hold Me Back [...]
Shared Account wins Filly & Mare Turf
Nov 6th
When the Breeders’ Cup moved from Santa Anita, where the synthetic surface was so helpful for the European runners, to Churchill Downs this year’s meeting was always likely to be a harder task. Having set records in California for the past two meetings, the European challengers were hoping to avoid they fate they met when [...]
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