Horse Racing News
Horse Racing News
Potente edged 67-1 shot Robusta by a head at the wire to win the San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita. The colt gives trainer Bob Baffert another strong Kentucky Derby prospect.
Leatherbury retired in 2023 as the third trainer in history, behind Dale Baird and Jack Van Berg, to win at least 6,000 races.
The Road to the Kentucky Derby continues this Saturday, January 31 on Peacock. Live coverage begins at 4:30 PM ET.
White Abarrio’s bid to become the first back-to-back winner of the $3 million Pegasus World Cup was thwarted.
Don’t miss the 2026 Pegasus World Cup on Saturday at 4:30 PM ET on NBC and Peacock!
Diane Crump, who in 1969 became the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race and a year later became the first female jockey in the Kentucky Derby, has died.
Ridden by Ryusei Sakai, Forever Young ran 1 1/4 miles in 2:00.19 and paid $9 to win at 7-2 odds. The colt was third in last year’s Classic behind Sierra Leone and Fierceness.
Ted Noffey won the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile by one length at Del Mar on Friday, stamping himself as the winter favorite for next year’s Kentucky Derby.
2025 Breeders Cup Classic Betting Preview
The Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner has been scratched and will not run in the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday.
