America has proven to be the land of opportunity for Kotashaan. A non-entity when he raced in Europe, the French-bred runner moved to California two autumns ago and has turned into a world-class ...
ARCADIA, Calif. — The 10th Breeders’ Cup proved conclusively that the best American horses ran on the grass this year, not the dirt. Bertrando, the top U.S. dirt horse, was beaten by Arcangues, a ...
European horses were as hot a commodity on American racetracks as American automobiles on Japanese highways in 1992. First, in the spring at Churchill Downs, the French phenom Arazi flopped in the ...
On the morning of Nov. 6, 1993, trainer Richard Mandella went through his barn, looking at the four horses he’d be starting at Santa Anita on Breeders’ Cup day. He checked up on Kotashaan and Phone ...
Despite experiencing a lot of success in a career spanning four decades, trainer Richard Mandella hasn’t had an easy time enjoying what he has accomplished. A winner of eight $1-million races, ...