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149 Results for gold cup

Bobby Frankel dies at 68

Jay Privman, Daily Racing Form

Bobby Frankel, who rose from the streets of Brooklyn to become one of the most successful and respected trainers in the history of Thoroughbred racing, died early Monday morning at his home in Pacific Palisades, Calif., from complications of lymphoma.

Story | Conversation | November 16, 2009

Summer Bird to run in Japan Cup Dirt

Jay Privman, Daily Racing Form

After traveling from Arkansas to Kentucky, to New York and New Jersey, back to New York and then to California, Summer Bird next will be discovering Japan.

Story | Conversation | November 09, 2009

Life Is Sweet rallies to clear victory

Jay Privman, Daily Racing Form

Life Is Sweet, who has taken a back seat to her more accomplished stablemate Zenyatta all year long, finally got her due after exploding to an easy 2 1/2-length victory over Mushka in the $2 million Ladies' Classic at Santa Anita.

Story | Conversation | November 06, 2009

Gang's not quite all here in Classic

Jay Privman, Daily Racing Form

The Breeders' Cup was designed to showcase the sport's best runners and decide year-end championships, and even in its current 14-race format, it has been a great success over its 26-year run.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2009

Many questions for Mine That Bird

Jay Privman, Daily Racing Form

The surroundings are familiar, but, boy, how things have changed since Mine That Bird first came to Santa Anita a year ago.

Story | Conversation | October 09, 2009

Colonel John favored in Pacific Classic

Jay Privman, Daily Racing Form

Colonel John won the Santa Anita Derby and the Travers Stakes last year, but his resume this year is rather skimpy. He has had just one start, and though it was a victory, describing him only as Wickerr Stakes winner Colonel John hardly seems sufficient.

Story | Conversation | September 04, 2009

Zenyatta ready for Clement Hirsch

Jay Privman, Daily Racing Form

The best filly in the country ran last Sunday in New Jersey. At the other end of the continent, the best mare in the country runs this Sunday.

Story | Conversation | August 03, 2009

Informed nips Mast Track

Jay Privman, Daily Racing Form

Informed ran down a loose-on-the-lead Mast Track in the final strides to score a nose victory on Sunday at Del Mar in the Grade 2, $250,000 San Diego Handicap.

Story | Conversation | August 02, 2009

Patricia's Gem keeps rising

Jay Privman, Daily Racing Form

Of the eight fillies and mares entered in the Grade 2, $250,000 Royal Heroine Mile on Saturday at Hollywood Park, just one has never competed in a stakes race.

Story | Conversation | July 10, 2009

Big steps for 3-year-olds

Jay Privman, Daily Racing Form

When Pioneerof the Nile won the CashCall Futurity seven weeks ago, he immediately became a leading West Coast contender for the Kentucky Derby, a position enhanced by the spiriting to Dubai of Midshipman, the Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner.

Story | Conversation | February 06, 2009

Curlin, Big Brown lead Eclipse Award finalists

Jay Privman, Daily Racing Form

Big Brown, Curlin, and Zenyatta, who dominated the headlines in 2008 and are the likeliest candidates to be Horse of the Year, are among the finalists for Eclipse Awards in their respective divisions.

Story | Conversation | January 08, 2009

Curlin taking on the world yet again

Jay Privman, Daily Racing Form

With a Horse of the Year title, a record bankroll, and seven Grade 1 stakes wins all on his resume, there is no question that Curlin is the best, most accomplished horse in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic.

Story | Conversation | October 24, 2008

Workouts for upcoming Breeders' Cup in full swing

Jay Privman, Daily Racing Form

Anticipation for the coming week's Breeders' Cup festival at Santa Anita's Oak Tree meeting ratcheted up several notches on Saturday.

Story | Conversation | October 18, 2008

Curlin goes slow half-mile on Pro-Ride

Jay Privman, Daily Racing Form

With a week to go to until pre-entries are taken for the Breeders' Cup, Steve Asmussen, the trainer of Curlin, reiterated on Monday that they will wait as long as possible to decide whether to run in the $5 million Classic.

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2008

Breeders' Cup's biggest twist - synthetic surface

Jay Privman, Daily Racing Form

The Breeders' Cup will be held for the 25th time this year, for the seventh time in Southern California, and for the fourth time here, at Santa Anita Park.

Story | Conversation | October 01, 2008