For a Breeders' Cup to attract a Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner is something special. To have both an Arc winner and the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years is the unprecedented spectacle that will unfold this weekend at picturesque Keeneland ...

ELMONT, N.Y. -- Once upon a time, winning a race such as the Jockey Club Gold Cup was a grand achievement in its own right.These days, win the Gold Cup -- or any major fall stakes, for that matter -- and inevitably, when you stand in the winner's ...

American Pharoah took his first step on the long and winding road to the Breeders' Cup on Monday.It was a relatively simple four-furlong burst of speed in an easy 49.80 seconds at Santa Anita Park. The time was quite modest. Especially for a horse ...

The first Woodbine Mile Stakes in the post-Wise Dan era was contested last weekend, and the result should have brought at least a small smile to the face of the glorious gelding.Earlier this month, Wise Dan was retired at the advanced age of 8 due ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- As gallantly as American Pharoah ran in defeat last weekend in the Travers, the toughest beat of all at the 2015 Saratoga meet will no doubt belong to Liam's Map.After running his heart out on the front end through ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- If it had been in the hands of a screenwriter, perhaps there would have been a different outcome at the 146th Travers Stakes.American Pharoah might have been as majestic Saturday as he was on that historic day in June when ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- The racetrack tale of American Pharoah and Texas Red would easily fit in one of the works of William Shakespeare.How fate took two horses and their connections through a tumultuous, twisting, roller-coaster ride of emotions ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- In a few days' time, memories of some of the most glorious days in the fabled 147-year history of Saratoga Race Course will be resurrected. It will be like 1978 again.Or 1973.Perhaps even 1941.For on Saturday, Zayat ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Trainer John Terranova II's New York barn has been a home away from home for Bob Baffert's shippers for the longest time."Bob's horses have been staying with us going all the way back to Cavonnier (in 1996)," said Terranova, ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - The 3-year-old filly division is begging for a leader and trainer Tony Dutrow believes he has the right horse for the job.At the start of the year, reigning 2-year-old filly champ Take Charge Brandi seemed quite intent on ...