McPeek’s Pure Fun Offers Late Season Surprise
Lexington-born trainer Ken McPeek’s 2012 would have concluded on a high note had the year come to a halt on the weekend after Thanksgiving, which wrapped up the Fall Meet at Churchill Downs.
Fall Meet Honors And A Glance Ahead
After taking a few days to consider the events of 21 racing days during the 2012 Churchill Downs Fall Meet, it’s time to list the stars – both four-legged and bipeds – and best moments the meet had to offer.
Farewell By Shackleford A Sentimental Fall Meet Highlight
The closing weekend of the Churchill Downs Fall Meet is always a lovely jumble of emotions and sensations, but it never fails to be special.
Holiday In New York For Groupie Doll?
Trainer Buff Bradley had planned for his streaking Breeders’ Cup star Groupie Doll to spend the Thanksgiving weekend and a few tranquil weeks on the family farm near Frankfort, Ky. before gearing the current queen of Kentucky racing up for a 2013 racing schedule.
Memories Celebrated And Created
The brief Fall Meet at Churchill Downs is frequently most memorable for its hints of racing’s future embodied in the performances of promising and well-bred 2-year-olds, the horses that could step into racing’s brightest spotlights the following spring in the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks.
Santa Anita Now A Bluegrass Outpost
The 2012 renewal of the Breeders’ Cup lacked sizzle heading into last week’s two-day run at Southern California’s Santa Anita. But, as usually happens, the horses saved the days.
Breeders’ Cup 2012 Thoughts, But First – ‘Stars Of Tomorrow’
After a pair of record-setting years at Churchill Downs, the Breeders’ Cup Championships return to Southern California Friday and Saturday for the event’s two-day run at Santa Anita.
Fall Meet Begins Rapid And Promise-Filled Run
The 21-day Fall Meet that begins its run at Churchill Downs on Sunday, Oct. 28 is, for many reasons, a stretch of racing to savor.
Potential Big Winners, Losers In Breeders’ Cup 2012
With the Breeders’ Cup World Championships just over two weeks away at Southern California’s Santa Anita, stakes are high and rising for participants in its series of wide-open races that could have a larger-than-usual impact on year-end championship honors.
Career Year For Lanerie
The most important year in the riding career of veteran jockey Corey Lanerie is heading into the homestretch, and the Louisiana native is hoping the momentum of 2012 will carry over to new goals in the year to come.
