We have narrowed down the 2009 Breeders’ Cup entries in the Classic into 3 categories and are ready to tell you whether your picks are favorites, contenders, or pretenders. The favorites are the horses amongst the entries in the 2009 Breeders’ Cup Classic that will perform to their odds while the contenders are the horses who are going to be in the race even if their odds say otherwise. The pretenders will not be favorites or contenders amongst... 

Breeders’ Cup Classic – November 7, 2009 Santa Anita / 3 yr olds & up / 1 1/4 Mile Prize Purse: 5,000,000 The race is finally here! America’s most important race of the year, the Breeders’ Cup Classic, will be run on November 7th. For a purse of 5 million dollars, the best horses in the world will take to the Pro Ride surface at Santa Anita to contest the 1 ¼ miles of the Breeders’ Cup Classic! Will a European horse, ala Raven’s... 

It’s Royal Ascot Gold Cup week and five glorious days of top class racing action begins at the Berkshire course tomorrow. As usual Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien, who had six winners last year, is sending a large team over from his stables in Ireland. He is very much the ‘handler’ to follow and there are sure to be more winners among the 15-strong team he is sending over. You can get the week off to a flying start by backing an O’Brien horse... 

It’s that time of year when the sporting public, and definitely the racing public, get excited and turn their attention to the famous Cheltenham Festival. Its four days of racing, betting, partying and good-natured (and some not-so good-natured) teasing amongst participating countries. Over 65,000 racing fans will pack Prestbury Park for the Festival, many of those will be from Ireland, there to bet on their horses and hopefully cheer them...