Keeneland is hosting the 2026 Breeders' Cup October 30-31. The 43rd Breeders' Cup and the fourth time held at the Lexington Racetrack. For 40+ years I've meticulously updated and worked on databases to have an incredible insight on the biggest event of the year. Click below for the most robust app on the Breeders' Cup's [...]
It's Mile week in the Pacific Northwest. The Longacres Mile dates back to the 1930s when first held at Longacres in Renton, WA. One of the most storied names in NW racing is the last name Baze. A jockey with the last name Baze has won a race in the United States every year since [...]
Every Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes since 1940 is included in the database. Three "Big Six" Kentucky Derby Prep races are completed with the final three contested on Saturday, April 4. The 113th Louisiana Derby was won by Emerging Market for trainer Chad Brown with Flavien Prat in the irons; the 90th Arkansas [...]
A monumental record was set during the summer of 2025 in Thoroughbred horse racing This record is first reported by Thoroughbred racing historian Gary Dougherty. Follow him on X National Museum Racing Hall of Fame Jockey John Velazquez passed another Hall of Fame member Mike Smith for the most Grade 1 Stakes wins when he [...]
The most complete database of Graded Stakes races going back to 2023 anywhere in the industry has been built race-by-race. And currently can only be found at www.racingstatsinfo.com. Every Graded Stakes lists Date, Race, Track (Meet), Winner, Odds, Margin, Jockey, Trainer, Sire and Year all in one line. More years will be added going all [...]
Back in January, Thorpedo Anna was named 2024 Horse of the Year at the Eclipse Awards gala banquet in Florida. The 3-year-old filly is just the 10th female horse ever to be selected as the U.S. Horse of the Year and just the fourth 3-year-old filly to accomplish this feat. Eclipse Awards started in 1971. [...]
Sofia Vives led in wins (87) and purses ($3.3 million) in 2024. Chelsey Keiser topped in W% (25%). Vives in just her second year of riding won races at Woodbine (66), Finger Lakes (2), Fort Erie (16 ) and Aqueduct (3). She started the year at Woodbine winning aboard her first three rides on April [...]
DEL MAR, CA - On the 40th anniversary of National Racing Hall of Fame Jockey Fernando Toro's memorable Breeders' Cup Mile win aboard Royal Heroine (IRE), jockey agent Ronald T. Anderson collected his 42nd when Joel Rosario crossed the finish line first in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile on Saturday, Nov. 9 at Del Mar. [...]
The following statistics pertain to the first 41 Breeders' Cups. Trainers competing in the 41st Breeders' Cup
As the unofficial historian of the Breeders' Cup, which will be contested for the 42nd time at Del Mar (October 31-November 1), I have gathered a tremendous amount of information and statistical data on the biggest racing weekend. Click on the following for the most robust database on the history of the Breeders' Cup. Breeders' [...]
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