Curlin (outside), Street Sense and Hard Spun (inside) head for home.
Curlin, Street Sense and Hard Spun lead the field at they turned for home, but it was Preakness winner Curlin who crossed the wire first in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Monmouth Park. Story
Curlin winning the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday.
The stretch drive looked like a repeat of the Kentucky Derby, but this time it was Curlin who beat Street Sense and Hard Spun in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic. Story
The 24th running of the Breeders’ Cup continues on Saturday.
Kentucky Derby victor Street Sense will try to go out a winner in his final start, Saturday’s $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (ESPN, Noon ET). Story | Posts | Contenders | Horse-By-Horse
The Dirt Mile, Juvenile Turf and Filly & Mare Sprint run on Friday.
Friday kicks off two days of Breeders’ Cup World Championships action at Monmouth Park (ESPN2 4 p.m. ET), with the inaugural running of three new Cup races. Story | Top Contenders | Horse-By-Horse
Discreet Cat drew the inside post for Friday’s $1 million Dirt Mile.
Either you’re a fan or you aren’t, but Discreet Cat figures to be favored Friday in the inaugural running of the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (ESPN2 4 p.m. ET) at Monmouth Park. Story | Top Contenders
Maryfield was claimed out of a $50,000 claimer two Januarys ago.
Before he got involved with the movie Seabiscuit, caterer to the stars Nick Mestrandrea knew nothing about horse racing. On Friday, his Maryfield will start in the inaugural running of the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (ESPN2 4 p.m. ET). Bill Finley
Monmouth Park, the jewel of New Jersey racing, opened in 1946.
Monmouth Park will host the 24th running of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships this Friday (ESPN2 4 p.m. ET) and Saturday (ESPN Noon ET), and few racetracks can boast such a heady combination of American heritage and Thoroughbred racing lore. Story
Ginger Punch could be the Distaff favorite, but so could a few others.
Determining bad favorites can have a drastic effect on your returns. With the Breeders’ Cup pre-entries in, who are the probable favorites for next week’s championship races? Jeremy Plonk | Pre-entries
Monmouth Park will play host to the 24th running of the Breeders’ Cup.
One hundred forty-one horses across 11 divisions have been pre-entered for the Oct. 26-27 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Monmouth Park. Pre-Entries
Todd Pletcher went winless with 17 starters in last year’s Cup.
One year after pre-entering a record 18 horses in the Breeders’ Cup, trainer Todd Pletcher said this week he pre-entered 15 for this year’s Breeders’ Cup, Oct. 26-27 at Monmouth Park. Story
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