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By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Champion Royal Delta continued her march toward the Breeders’ Cup in the Delaware Handicap (G2) SaturdayBreeders’ Cup Photo Acclamation and Royal Delta confirmed their status atop two of racing’s prestige divisions in weekend action. Contenders on grass, dirt and the synthetic tracks all over North America put in bids […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer It was one of those transition weekends in U.S. racing, with lots of action on the turf and many eyes on this week’s move to summer quarters. Del Mar and Saratoga, two of the premier meetings on the American racing calendar, kick into gear this week. Both will feature, […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Top grass runners are in action around the country this weekend with Breeders’ Cup slots also available for sprinters and marathoners. In England, Newmarket is in the midst of one of its top meetings. And 3-year-olds from both sides of the Channel are set to compete in the Grand […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer The race is on to the Breeders’ Cup Classic and, if weekend results are an indication, the race to the race will be a good one. In addition to a pair of top early preps for the Classic, the weekend featured important leadups to the Breeders’ Cup sprint races, […]

By Jude T. Feld Follow @racehorsereport Some come to Miami for the night life…others for wagering at the Summit of Speed at Calder Casino and Racecourse 7th Race – $100,000 Bob Umphrey Turf Sprint This race is named in honor of the late, great racing secretary who came up with the idea for the “Summit […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Hansen returned to national prominence with a 10-lengths romp in the Iowa Derby (G3).JOHN ENGELHARDT PHOTO Last year’s 2-year-old champion bounced back from his Kentucky Derby disappointment with a resounding win to highlight weekend racing action. The competition from coast to coast and even overseas was as hot as […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer It was a weekend for 3-year-old fillies to shine at all levels while in Canada, the Queen’s Plate took center stage. Royal Ascot’s exciting run is finished. But there still was international action with Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” races in France and Japan. And, by the way, […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer If nothing else, the weekend’s major races showed the path to the Breeders’ Cup Championships is going to be challenging. Case in point: Saturday’s star-studded Stephen Foster Handicap at Churchill Downs went to Ron the Greek, who had been billed as a supporting actor. The $400,000, Grade I race […]

By Jude T. Feld Follow @racehorsereport Champion Royal Delta returns to the scene of her biggest victory on Saturday night at Churchill DownsBreeders’ Cup Photo 1st Race) CAT PAWS is a New York-bred that shows up in Kentucky and drops to the lowest level of his career. The whole process seems rather odd but he […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Bob Baffert’s horses didn’t win any of the Triple Crown races but the silver-haired trainer looks to be facing the rest of the year with a top hand. When Union Rags snuck through on the rail to win Saturday’s Belmont Stakes by a neck over pacesetting Paynter, it truly […]