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Godolphin’s Kentucky-bred Lemon Pop wired his rivals in the Champions Cup (G1) on Sunday, Dec. 3, at Chukyo Racecourse in Japan, becoming just the fourth horse in history to win both of Japan’s top-level dirt events in the same year after also winning the February S. (G1) earlier in the season. Quick out of the… Read more

Kentucky-breds City of Troy and Opera Singer swept the Cartier Awards for 2-year-olds in Europe when they were named the top juveniles at the Cartier Racing Awards in London in November. Both horses are trained by Aidan O’Brien and both are offspring of emerging sire and undefeated Triple Crown winner Justify. City of Troy was… Read more

Godolphin’s homebred Cody’s Wish overcome a tenacious battle with National Treasure to successfully defend his title in the 17th running of the $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) on Saturday, Nov. 4 at Santa Anita Park. Trained by Bill Mott and ridden by Junior Alvarado, Cody’s Wish covered the mile on a fast track in… Read more

First Row Partners and Team Hanley’s Kentucky-bred Goodnight Olive cruised past Society at the top of the stretch and drew off through the lane to notch a 2 ¾-length victory in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) on Saturday, Nov. 4 at Santa Anita Park. With the win, Goodnight Olive joins Kentucky-bred Groupie… Read more

Juddmonte homebred Idiomatic outdueled Randomized in a stretch-long battle to prevail in the 40th running of the $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) on Saturday, Nov. 4 at Santa Anita Park. Trained by Brad Cox and ridden by Florent Geroux, the Kentucky-bred completed the 1 1/8 miles in 1:50.57. The win marked the 10th Breeders’ Cup… Read more

Kentucky-bred Nobals proved the quickest of the quick in the $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) on Saturday, Nov. 4 at Santa Anita Park. The multiple stakes winner utilized a ground-saving trip to defeat Big Invasion by a neck in the 16th running of the five-furlong turf fixture. Owned by Patricia’s Hope LLC and trained… Read more

Kentucky-bred Elite Power took command in mid-stretch and drew clear from Gunite to win the 40th running of the $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) for the second year in a row. Owned by Juddmonte Farms and trained by Bill Mott, Elite Power covered the six furlongs in the fast time of 1:08.34 in defeating Gunite… Read more

Kentucky-bred White Abarrio took command at the top of the lane and went on to score a one-length victory over Derma Sotogake (JPN) to win the 40th running of the $6,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) on Saturday, Nov. 4, at Santa Anita. Trained by Richard Dutrow and ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr., White Abarrio covered… Read more

Kentucky-bred Fierceness, a homebred for Repole Stable, dominated his rivals in the 40th running of the $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) on Future Stars Friday at Santa Anita. Trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden by John Velazquez, Fierceness won the 1 1/16-mile fixture by 6 ¼ lengths, completing the distance in 1:41.90. For Pletcher, it… Read more

Kentucky-bred Hard to Justify swept to the lead in midstretch and then battled bravely between horses to post a narrow win in the 16th running of the $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) on Future Stars Friday at Santa Anita. Owned by Wise Racing and trained by Chad Brown, Hard to Justify completed the… Read more