Saratoga Spotlight Shines on Travers Contenders Galore By GREG MELIKOV The 139th Travers Stakes should live up to past classics of the Midsummer Derby at Saratoga on Saturday. This year's $1 million edition will feature a full field for the first ti...
Breeders? Cup Challenge Races at Del Mar: Del Mar Handicap, Pacific Classic, Pat O?Brien, Rancho Bernardo The 2008 Breeders' Cup Challenge dominates Del Mar this weekend, with six horse races: the August 23 Del Mar Handicap (G2), the August 24 Pacific Classic (G1), Rancho Bernardo Handicap (G3), Del Mar M...
1980 Kentucky Derby Winner Filly Genuine Risk Dies Filly Genuine Risk, the winner of the Kentucky Derby in 1980, has died. Genuine Risk, who was the first filly in 65 years to win the Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs, died in her paddock at Virgin...
Saratoga Spotlight Shines on Travers Contenders Galore By GREG MELIKOV The 139th Travers should live up to past classics of the Midsummer Derby at Saratoga on Saturday. A nose separated the top two finishing 3-year-olds seven times from 1916 to '98,...
Pyro, Court Vision & Colonel John Work For The Travers Stakes At Saratoga August 23 Jim Dandy Stakes (gr. II) runner-up Pyro breezed four furlongs in 52.28 in his final work for Saturday's 139th edition of the $1-million Travers Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Race Course. Hall of Fame...
Winner of 1980 Kentucky Derby Filly Genuine Risk Dead at 31 UPPERVILLE, Va. (AP)--Genuine Risk, one of only three fillies to win the Kentucky Derby, has died at Virginia's Newstead Farm. The farm said the 1980 Kentucky Derby winner died peacefully shortly a...