PA-bred Mirth is Breeders’ Cup-bound, the WV Breeders Classics draw near, and a big yearling sale, in the Week in social media.
Craig Fravel, CEO of Breeders’ Cup for the last eight years, will leave that post to join the Stronach Group as CEO of Racing Operations.
During the just-completed Breeders’ Cup, the boys were fine – but it was clearly the fillies’ turn to shine.
Jaywalk dominated the BC Juvenile Fillies, and two other horses with Midlantic connections ran huge on Breeders’ Cup Friday.
Discreet Lover stunned the Jockey Club Gold Cup and has taken owner-trainer Uriah St. Lewis and his family on one wild ride – all the way to Louisville.
Trainer Jason Servis will have plenty of company in this weekend’s Breeders’ Cup: he has five runners scheduled to face the starter in search of his first BC win.
Monmouth-based trainer Gregg Sacco has mostly been under the radar, but Mind Control, his Hopeful winner and BC Juvenile contender, could change all that.
Discreet Lover is set to be the latest in a growing line of runners to compete in both the Charles Town Classic and the Breeders’ Cup Classic in the same year.
A pair of runners in this weekend’s Breeders’ Cup – Jaywalk and Glorious Empire – jumpstarted their seasons with summer wins at Delaware Park.
Maryland-bred Knicks Go has been pre-entered for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, continuing a wild ride for breeders Angie and Sabrina Moore.