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October 28, 2018

Top Breeders' Cup Contenders Highlight Busy Morning of Training Beneath the Twin Spires

There were a total of 20 Breeders’ Cup contenders who breezed Sunday morning at Churchill Downs as the connections eagerly await the 35th renewal of the World Championships on Nov. 2-3 beneath the historic Twin Spires at Churchill Downs.
The following...

October 28, 2018

Baffert's Mother Mother Invades For Front-Running Rags to Riches Win

– Southern California invader and Del Mar Debutante (Grade I) runner-up Mother Mother led nearly every step of the way in Sunday’s sixth running of the $103,116 Rags to Riches Overnight Stakes to easily beat late-running Molto Bella by 1 ¾...

October 28, 2018

Dunph Wins Spendthrift Juvenile Stallion Stakes by 7 3/4 Lengths

Joseph Besecker and Three Diamonds Farm’s Dunph tracked early leader B. B. Dude, took command midway around the turn and impressively kicked clear in deep stretch to comfortably win Sunday’s third running of the $300,000 Spendthrift Juvenile...

October 27, 2018

Breeders' Cup Barn List

Oct. 27 BC Barn List.pdf

October 27, 2018

Rain Scrambles Training Plans for Breeders' Cup Hopefuls

Rain throughout the afternoon and early evening Friday at Churchill Downs left trainers scrambling to decide when their horses would have their final Breeders’ Cup work. At least 14 World Championship contenders are expected to breeze Sunday morning...

October 26, 2018

Sloppy Surfaces Don't Slow Breeders' Cup Preparations

On a soggy Friday morning beneath the historic Twin Spires, nine Breeders’ Cup contenders completed their major preparation for the World Championships on Nov. 2-3 at Churchill Downs.
MIND YOUR BISCUITS TUNES UP FOR THE CLASSIC – Trainer...

October 25, 2018

Six Pack of Breeders' Cup Hopefuls Dot Work Tab

The action continued to build on the backstretch of Churchill Downs Thursday morning in preparation for the Breeders’ Cup on Nov. 2-3 as six World Championship contenders donned the work tab and more than 20 others made appearances to train.
BRAVAZO...

October 25, 2018

Churchill Downs Stakes Advances: Spendthrift Juvenile Stallion and Rags to Riches

Jerry Durant’s two-time stakes winning colt B. B. Dude tops the third and final edition of the $300,000 Spendthrift Juvenile Stallion Stakes on Sunday’s “Stars of Tomorrow I” card at Churchill Downs.
The seven-furlong Spendthrift...

October 25, 2018

Racing Returns to Churchill Downs Sunday at 1 p.m.; Breeders' Cup Back in Louisville for First Time Since 2011

Following a seven-year hiatus, the Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championships will return to Churchill Downs in earnest on Friday, Nov. 2 and Saturday, Nov. 3 – the highlight of an action-packed Fall Meet at the historic home of the Kentucky...

October 23, 2018

Warrior's Club Breezes Half-Mile Bullet in :48.60 in Preparation for Grade I, $2 Million Breeders' Cup TwinSpires Sprint

On a relatively quiet Tuesday morning on the Churchill Downs backstretch, the Churchill Downs Racing Club’s multiple stakes-winning sprinter Warrior’s Club took a major step towards a start in the $2 million TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup...

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