MAD HOUSE (g, 4, Vekoma--Stifled Heiress, by Munnings) was last seen fading to the back in the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint at Del Mar last November, but before that he'd strung together a respectable tally of four consecutive victories which culminated with him taking home the hardware in the Sept. 20 GII Gallant Bob Stakes at Parx. Made the 3-5 heavy favorite here for his seasonal bow, Mad House went right to the front and never looked back after :21.94 and :44.42 sectionals, rolling home by 3 3/4 lengths in...
Breeders' Cup Limited has joined with Brown Advisory, an independent investment management and strategic advisory firm serving individuals, families, nonprofits, institutions, and financial intermediaries worldwide, as an official partner of the 2026 Breeders' Cup World Championships, the group announced Thursday. Under the agreement, Brown Advisory becomes the name-in-title partner of the $1 million GI Brown Advisory Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf. "We are delighted to welcome Brown Advisory as a new official partner of the World Championships," said Drew Fleming, President & CEO of Breeders' Cup Limited. "With a strong global...
by Christina Bossinakis & Patrycja Szpyra Cherokee Nation (Not This Time) took six starts to break his maiden, but he'd been facing quality rivals in the lead up to his graduation party last Friday. Now, his connections report that elite contests are in the colt's future with their eyes specifically turned toward the GI Santa Anita Derby. "When the kids go to school, they have fancy Friday and [last] Friday was a fancy Friday for us," said co-owner Tom Ryan. "We're typically looking at Saturday afternoon, but we were very...
It its 34-year history and over hundreds of races, the Breeders' Cup has provided many a thrill and many a great race. But virtually everyone agrees that one race stands alone, that the 1988 Distaff, won by Personal Ensign, was the greatest Breeders' Cup race ever run. This year marks the 30th anniversary of that race and on this week's Thoroughbred Daily News podcast, brought to you by Taylor Made, we'll look back at this great race with trainer Shug McGaughey and jockey Randy Romero.
Stuart S. Janney homebred Ironicus (Distorted Humor) is the third horse this week to be removed from Breeders’ Cup consideration due to injury. The gray fractured his cannon bone and will be forced to miss the GI Breeders’ Cup Mile, in which he was likely to be one of the top choices. "He has a small fracture of his cannon bone," trainer Shug McGaughey told the TDN via phone Thursday. "They will put a screw in it tomorrow and he will be fine. He was training until last Sunday and...
Alex and JoAnn Lieblong’s The Big Beast (Yes It’s True) and Embellish the Lace (Super Saver) are both injured and out of contention for the Breeders’ Cup, according to trainer Anthony Dutrow. "TDN Rising Star" The Big Beast has what Dutrow calls a minor injury and will be forced to miss an expected start in the GI Breeders’ Cup Sprint. Last term’s GI King’s Bishop S. hero will return to the races next year with the focus being the GI Alfred G. Vanderbilt S. and GI Forego S. at Saratoga,...