To David Heckerman's thought-provoking list of Defining Developments might be added another profound change which has occurred in the years since your first visit to Ellis Park. Six decades ago, most Americans had some familiarity with equines of many breeds, not only in the countryside but in towns and cities. This was becoming increasingly rare, [...]

For the second straight year, Argentina spoiled the party for the host team when Argentine Derby winner Roman Rosso prevailed in the 34th running of South America's multi-national Group 1 championship in Montevideo, Uruguay. Roman Rosso sat in a perfect stalking position in third early on before overtaking Peruvian invader Barbon in the last one-sixteenth [...]

Four-year-old Puerto Escondido (Arg) (Hurricane Cat), stamped himself as Argentina's top older horse on the grass with a scintillating victory in the G1 Gran Premio International Carlos Pellegrini, South America's most emblematic and richest race. Sent off as the fans' choice in the field of 13, including seven winners at the highest level, Puerto Escondido [...]

Four-year-olds Sixties Song (Arg) (Sixties Icon {GB}) and Puerto Escondido (Arg) (Hurricane Cat), one-two finishers in last year's G1 Gran Premio Internacional Carlos Pellegrini, headline South America's marquee race on Saturday at Hipodromo San Isidro in Buenos Aires. Defending champion Sixties Song, hero in March of the G1 Gran Premio Latinoamericano at Valparaiso in Chile, [...]

Favorite Birdie Gold (Birdstone) continued her ascent and posted a career best victory in the G1 Gran Premio Clasico Pamplona to earn an automatic berth into the $2-million GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf as part of the international Breeders' Cup Challenge series. Nearly unbeaten, the lightly raced daughter of Birdstone closed ground along [...]

Prohibitive favorite Crazy Icon (Arg) (Sixties Icon {GB}) rolled to a facile victory in the 27th running of the G1 Estrellas Classic, the highlight of the Carreras de las Estrellas, Argentina's version of the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships Saturday at San Isidro Racecourse in Buenos Aires. Under a confident ride from Juan Carlos “Chupino” [...]

Cyrus Alexander (Medaglia d'Oro–Supercharger, by A.P. Indy), winner of the 2016 GIII Lone Star Park H. and a half-brother to 2010 GI Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver (Maria's Mon), has been purchased privately by prominent Peruvian breeder Boris Schwartzman and will enter stud at his Haras Barlovento in Peru during the 2017 Southern Hemisphere season, [...]

Odds-on choice Kiriaki fought off a strong challenge from second-choice Hispanidad in a heated stretch drive to earn the first automatic starting position into this year's $2-million GI Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff through the international Breeders' Cup Challenge. Winner of last year's G1 Estrellas Classic over Monday's distance, Kiriaki returned with a vengeance after a [...]

Argentina spoiled the party for the host team when G1 Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini winner Sixties Song (Arg) (Sixties Icon {GB}) prevailed in the 33rd running of South America's multi-national Group 1 championship in Vina del Mar, Chile. Sixties Song sat in a perfect stalking position before putting away pacesetter California One (Scat Daddy) entering [...]