The upcoming weekend in horse racing is jam-packed with important races on the road to the 40th annual Breeders’ Cup World Championships, with 12 Challenge Series “Win and You’re In” preps scheduled from Sept. 29-Oct. 4. Seven of those are overseas, highlighted by the prestigious Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe set for Oct. 1 at Longchamp in France.
Tom Pedulla presents five takeaways from a weekend of racing highlighted by two Grade 1 races for 3-year-olds — the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby and the $1 million Cotillion Stakes for fillies — at Parx Racing in Bensalem, Pa.
Hustled to the lead by jockey Florent Geroux, Saudi Crown controlled the $1 million Grade 1 Pennsylvania Derby from start to finish, outlasting a late-running Dreamlike to prevail by a half-length Sept.
Each week a panel of media members, horseplayers, and Breeders’ Cup World Championships officials release a poll tabulating their votes on the nation's top contenders for the 2023 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic. For the fourth straight week, the leader in the rankings is Travers Stakes winner and