Juju's Map, Special Reserve Return to Louisville
October 09, 2021 (21:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Juju's Map and Special Reserve, thetwo stakes winners on Keeneland's opening day Oct. 8,both spent the night at the Lexington ovalfollowing their triumphs before returning to their Louisville, Ky., bases to prepare for the Nov. 5-6 Breeders' Cup. More...

Rockemperor Reigns in Joe Hirsch Turf Classic
October 09, 2021 (20:45) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Rockemperor reigned in the $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes (G1T) at Belmont Park Oct. 9, defeating Serve the King, Gufo, and defending champion Channel Maker. More...

CCA Oaks Winner Maracuja to Receive Freshening
October 09, 2021 (20:15) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Trainer Rob Atras reports that Maracuja, winner of the Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) in July at Saratoga Race Course, will get about 60 days of rest at Jim and Susan Hill's Margaux Farm near Lexington. More...

Pletcher Sets Sights on Turf Stakes at Belmont
October 09, 2021 (19:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Repole Stable's Midnight Worker will take his talents to the turf for the first time in the $150,000 Futurity Stakes (G3T), a six-furlong inner turf sprint for juveniles Oct. 10 at Belmont Park. More...

Tiz the Bomb Tops Field of 14 for Bourbon Stakes
October 09, 2021 (17:45) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Tiz the Bomb, winner of the Kentucky Downs Juvenile Mile in his most recent start, headlines a field of 14 2-year-olds plus two also-eligibles for the $200,000 Castle & Key Bourbon Stakes (G2T) going 1 1/16 miles on the grass Oct. 10. More...

Live Racing at Belmont Park Extended Through Nov. 7
October 09, 2021 (17:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
The Belmont fall meet, originally scheduled to conclude on Oct.31, will be extended to include three additional dates Nov.5-7. New York State is continuing to operate a COVID-19 mass vaccination site throughout the first floor of Aqueduct. More...

Juju's Map Dominates Keeneland's Alcibiades
October 09, 2021 (00:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Juju's Map fired a warning shot Oct. 8 in advance of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) with a dominant performance in the $400,000 Darley Alcibiades Stakes (G1) at Keeneland. More...

Jockey Lugo Suspended for Failing to Persevere
October 08, 2021 (23:30) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Gulfstream Park announced Oct. 8 that its stewards suspended jockey Carlos Lugo for 30 calendar days for his failure to persevere when riding Princess Tereska to a fourth-place finish in the fourth race there Oct. 3. More...

Special Reserve Holds Off Late Challenge to Win Phoenix
October 08, 2021 (23:15) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
The victory in the six-furlong Phoenix Stakes (G2) earned the son of Midshipman a spot in the Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) Nov. 6 at Del Mar. More...

Juju's Map Dominates Alcibiades
October 08, 2021 (22:15) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Juju's Map fired a warning shot Oct. 8 in advance of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) with a dominant performance in the $400,000 Darley Alcibiades Stakes (G1) at Keeneland. More...

Stakes Purses Climb for Gulfstream's Championship Meet
October 08, 2021 (21:45) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
A major race will be inaugurated, and a significant purse increase for a tradition-rich Triple Crown prep will be introduced in Gulfstream Park's 2021-22 Championship Meet stakes schedule released Oct. 8. More...

Cup and Saucer Among Three Stakes Oct. 10 at Woodbine
October 08, 2021 (21:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
The CA$250,000 Cup and Saucer Stakes for Canadian-bred 2-year-olds is the deepest stakes race Oct. 10 at Woodbine with11 entered, including a duo trained by Dan Vella, Spring Mountain and Where's Neal. More...

Appleby Full of Confidence in Native Trail for Dewhurst
October 08, 2021 (20:45) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Native Trail bids to emulate a Godolphin-owned pair of Dewhurst Stakes (G1) stars and cap his brilliant 2-year-old season by maintaining his unbeaten record in Europe's premier juvenile race. More...

'Door Open' for Baffert's Breeders' Cup Lineup to Grow
October 08, 2021 (20:45) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
After a successful opening weekend at Santa Anita, Bob Baffert is keeping his Breeders' Cup options open. He said his runners from Oct. 1-3 came out of their races in good order and now it's a matter of continued good health before the Breeders' Cup. More...

Inspiral Delights Dettori With Fillies' Mile Win
October 08, 2021 (19:15) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Inspiral lived up to her astrological-themed name with a star performance in the Bet365 Fillies' Mile (G1)to cement her claims for next year's Classics on the Rowley Mile. More...

Letruska Readies for Breeders' Cup in Spinster
October 08, 2021 (18:15) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Letruska has not needed advantages during a four-race win streak, stretching from spring through summer, but Oct. 10 in the $500,000 Juddmonte Spinster Stakes (G1) at Keeneland, she might have one. The race is a home game of sorts. More...

Live Telethon to Benefit PDJF Returns to TVG Oct. 17
October 08, 2021 (15:30) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Hall of Fame jockeys, TVG's on-air talent, and other prominent racing personalities will once again take to the phones Oct. 17 as TVG and The Jockeys Guild host the third annual telethon to raise money for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund. More...

Golden Pal, Extravagant Kid Face Off in Woodford
October 08, 2021 (14:30) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
On Oct. 9, just one day after the start of the Keeneland fall meet, the racing program will be loaded with stakes races"one of those being the $200,000 Woodford Stakes Presented by TVG (G2T). More...

Horologist Seeks Back-to-Back Beldame Victories
October 08, 2021 (01:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Horologist's 2021 campaign has featured a couple of trips that did not work out as planned. More...

Stellar Tap Brings Strong Lessons to Breeders' Futurity
October 08, 2021 (00:30) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Winchell Thoroughbreds and L and N Racing's son of Tapit is expected to improve off his first two-turn experience in the Iroquois Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs. More...