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California Chrome, Arrogate take spotlight at Breeders’ Cup

Thirteen Breeders’ Cup races will be run Friday and Saturday with combined purses of $28.5 million. Championships in almost every division will be settled on the track.

Front-runner? Dark horse? Is this horse racing or politics?

I always found it fascinating that the verbiage in politics refers quite often to horse racing. I was reminded of that again Thursday while watching the presidential debate coverage.

Horse racing’s biggest names prep for Breeders’ Cup

No two days in the sport are bigger than the Breeders’ Cup. My suggestion is make sure you build up a large enough bankroll so you can take some shots at making a nice score.

Small fields in Breeders’ Cup prep races show lack of depth

There are 10 more Grade 1 prep races this weekend at Belmont Park, Keeneland and Santa Anita. The five stakes at Keeneland offer full fields. But the four races at Belmont Park drew six horses each, and only five entered the Santa Anita Sprint Championship.

Breeders’ Cup hopefuls prepare for busy racing weekend

Over the next two weekends, most of the Breeders’ Cup probables will prep in a major stakes. On Saturday, Santa Anita will offer five Grade 1 preps and Belmont Park three.

3-year-old champion could be decided at Saturday stakes races

Parx Racing offers the $1-million Cotillion and the $1.25-million Pennsylvania Derby on Saturday. A win would go far in deciding who the champion 3-year-olds are this season.

French jockeys winning with patience, savvy in US

There is a new wave of French-born riders tearing up American racing: Florent Geroux, Julien Leparoux and Flavien Prat.

Kentucky Downs finds success with full fields, racing machines

Horses go where the money is. The Kentucky Downs condition book is full of cash for horsemen. It includes purses of $130,000 for maiden special weights and $140,000 for first-level allowance horses.

California Chrome, Arrogate star at Del Mar, Saratoga

As closing day approaches for the Del Mar and Saratoga meets Monday, we would be remiss to not highlight some tremendous performances.

Travers might be too close to call, but let’s go with Creator

There is no dominating horse heading into the $1.25 million Travers on Saturday at Saratoga. The Triple Crown races were won by three horses: Nyquist, Exaggerator and Creator.