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Nov. 3 (UPI) --The Breeders' Cup World Championships are in the rearview mirror, but the results point toward some fascinating competition in the coming year all around the world. Front and center is ...

The 2025 Breeders' Cup, the final major Grade 1 Thoroughbred horse racing event of the year in North America, didn't disappoint. Championship Saturday at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club featured nine races ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Japanese horse racing has been on the precipice of breaking through on the U.S. scene. It seemed like it was ...

The Breeders’ Cup, an annual gathering of the world’s best horses, generally offers three things horseplayers and fans love. First, great performances. In a sport based on speed and athleticism, the ...

DEL MAR, Calif. — The Breeders’ Cup culminates Saturday with nine horse races seemingly designed to confound even the best handicappers in the land, including the extremely competitive marquee race, ...

The Breeders' Cup World Championships take place this weekend from Del Mar Racetrack, with the 2025 Breeders' Cup Classic the highlight of the series. The latter is a Grade 1 race over 1/4 miles ...

NBC will air several races throughout the day, but none is more important than the Breeders’ Cup Classic, which takes place at 6:25 p.m. ET. With a $7 million purse, this race is viewed as the top ...

Two trainers each won two Breeders’ Cup races Saturday at Del Mar, but that’s pretty much where the similarities end between them. The first to do it was Jose D’Angelo, a 34-year-old native of ...

The televised races begin at 2:15 p.m. with the Goldikova Stakes (which takes place at Del Mar but is not a Breeders’ Cup event), followed by the PNC Bank Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint at 3:00 p.m ...

It’s Sierra Leone’s very last, and very biggest race. Despite that, the defending Classic champion has just one huge job: In this field, he can’t leave himself too much to do down the stretch. ByGuy ...

Having a runner in the Kentucky Derby is one of the most coveted things in sports. Having a Derby winner is life-changing. After the performance of Ted Noffey in the 2025 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Del ...