Monthly Archives: October 2010

Six previous Breeders’ Cup champions were pre-entered last Wednesday for Friday’s and Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup XXVII at Churchill Downs, including the unbeaten Zenyatta and top European turf miler Goldikova, who will be attempting to win a record third consecutive Breeders’ … Continue reading →

Bob Baffert, who’s won three Kentucky Derbies, has trained many talented horses throughout his Hall of Fame career. But he may never have trained a horse with a name that raised as many eyebrows as the one who debuted in … Continue reading →

Zenyatta’s trainer, John Shirreffs, was asked by the media at Keeneland last Friday how he would feel if his remarkable mare lost in the Breeders’ Cup Classic and was not named the 2010 Horse of the Year. “It would be … Continue reading →

Today’s $250,000 Grade 1 Ancient Title Stakes at the Oak Tree at Hollywood Park meet, the final local prep for the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Churchill Downs on Nov. 6, is filled with some of the best sprinters … Continue reading →

I am not too big to take the heat and accept blame when I’m at fault. My blog I wrote yesterday was written within minutes of the Hollywood Park cancellation. I should have waited longer for all the facts before … Continue reading →

Owner Ahmed Zayat finished second with Pioneerof the Nile in the 2009 Kentucky Derby and didn’t even get to the 2010 Run for the Roses when early favorite Eskendereya was injured in late April and didn’t run. He had won … Continue reading →

Trainer John Sadler came pretty close to being the most unpopular person at Hollywood Park on Saturday. Of course, if Alonso Quinonez had held on aboard Switch and denied Zenyatta her 19th consecutive victory, the 26-year-old native of Sinaloa, Mexico … Continue reading →

News of Rachel Alexandra’s retirement this week should be met with applause, not because she won’t race anymore but because she turned in one of the most — if not THE most — spectacular 3-year-old seasons a filly has ever … Continue reading →