Slipping up the inside for the stretch run under jockey Harrison Beswick, Noah And The Ark surged clear to decisively win the $250,000 Grand National Stakes on Oct. 21 at the one-day Far Hills Race Meeting in New Jersey.
The Breeders’ Cup World Championships returns to Santa Anita Park for a record 11th time in 2023 as the two-day event returns to the picturesque Arcadia, Calif. venue for Future Stars Friday on Nov. 3 and Championship Saturday on Nov. 4.
Anyone who watched the 2022 Breeders’ Cup World Championships in person or on TV will always remember the Longines Classic first. A truly grand finale, the last of 14 World Championship races was a display of racing brilliance, as undefeated Flightline closed out his career with an 8 ¼-length runaway win.
Distaff sprinters do not get much exposure in the spotlight, but on Saturday at Keeneland that division will be center stage with the Lexus Raven Run Stakes. The Grade 2, seven-furlong affair for 3-year-old fillies attracted a well-matched field of nine that should provide some drama in the scramble to the finish line.