Knightsbridge

Betting on Pool 1 of the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Future Wager closed Sunday with dual Classic winner Sovereignty (Into Mischief) topping the list as the 3-1 favorite, the Breeders' Cup announced Monday. The GI Kentucky Derby and GI Belmont Stakes hero led a field of 22 horses and "All Other Starters Not Listed" in wagering interest. The Classic Future Wager, which is a win bet only with a $2 minimum, generated $178,906 in total handle on Pool 1. Following Sovereignty was last year's Classic champion Forever Young (Jpn) (Real...

Reigning Horse of the Year Sovereignty (Into Mischief) has been installed as the 4-1 favorite in the first of two future wagers on this year's $7 million GI Longines Breeders' Cup Classic, according to a Wednesday release from the Breeders' Cup. Last year's Classic winner Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}) was tabbed as the second choice at 5-1 and recent GI Pacific Classic Stakes hero Knightsbridge (Nyquist) was named the third choice at 6-1. The $2 minimum future win wager will open on Friday, Aug. 28, at Noon and...

It will be a big week for Mike Repole, who will be trying to win the GI Travers Stakes for the third time, with Renegade (Into Mischief), a horse he co-owns with Robert and Lawana Low. The Travers has been on his mind, but so have the many problems the sport has--issues that Repole will never stop speaking up about. The controversial but always entertaining owner joined this week's TDN Writers' Room Podcast presented by Keeneland to discuss the Travers and his beefs with the sport and its leaders. Repole...

Agreeing to differ is good. But how much better to discover that you differ only to agree. The other day I enjoyed a cheerful argument with a stud manager over what I considered his credulity regarding nicks. How could he encourage all these Wall Street types, accustomed to predicting other complex environments with software, who reduce the myriad flesh-and-blood variables of the Thoroughbred to a formula? Shouldn't we stick to the old lore, starting with the mare as a physical specimen and finding the stallion best adapted to her strengths/weaknesses?...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott got comfy in his favorite chair in his living room Saturday night in the Spa City. Set the timer on his phone and shut his eyes. His assistant, Neil Poznansky, had gone to sleep by 8 but made sure his clock would wake him around 9:30 p.m. Both wanted to make darn sure they didn't miss the $1-million GI Pacific Classic at Del Mar. They awoke in time to watch the 5-year-old Knightsbridge (Nyquist) put on a dazzling show on...

GI Pacific Classic winner Knightsbridge (Nyquist) vs GI Whitney winner and 2025 Horse of the Year Sovereignty (Into Mischief). Oct. 31 at Keeneland. Horse of the Year and $7 million on the line in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic. Is it okay to dream? For the dream race to become a dream race, at least one box is left to be checked. Sovereignty will need to win the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup on Sept. 18 at Belmont, not exactly an easy task considering the opposition is expected to include...

Knightsbridge (Nyquist) took it to GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile winner Full Serrano (Arg) (Full Mast) through blazing fractions of :22.68 and :45.45 and showed no mercy in the stretch, romping in jaw-dropping fashion by 6 1/4 lengths in Saturday's 'Win and You're In' GI Pacific Classic S. at Del Mar. The 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard,' favored at even-money from his wide draw in post 11, completed the 1 1/4-mile distance in 2:01.79. Original Sin (Curlin) rallied from last for second. Full Serrano held third. Winning owner/breeder Godolphin...

Despite the loss of top west-coast names like Journalism (Curlin) and Nysos (Nyquist), Saturday's GI Pacific Classic still features an 11-deep field of hopefuls vying for a 'Win and You're In' spot in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland Oct. 31. The retirement of those two stars has led to several east-coast shippers making the trip out to California with trainers such as Saffie Joseph Jr., Brendan Walsh, Bill Mott and Brad Cox all lined up for a chance. 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' Knightsbridge (Nyquist) ships out...

Edited Press Release A field of 11 runners--led by six out-of-towners, one of them from Japan, as well as a filly--were entered to run Sunday in next Saturday's 36th edition of the $1-million GI Pacific Classic, the top level highlight of a four-stakes afternoon at the seaside oval. Del Mar's morning line maker, John Lies, has hung Godolphin's Knightsbridge (Nyquist) the 5/2 favorite in the mile and a quarter Classic, which is a "Win and You're In" race for the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic that will be run at Keeneland...

The field for this year's GI Pacific Classic is coming into focus as 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' Knightsbridge (Nyquist) is making the trip out west to run in Del Mar's marquee race August 22. Entered off a dominant 10 1/4-length win in the GIII Monmouth Cup, trainer Bill Mott will ship Knightsbridge to Del Mar Saturday for his stretch out to the 1 1/4-mile Pacific Classic. "We knew he was pretty good," Mott notes. "Obviously, he's progressed as time has gone on. He's done a little more each...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Earlier this year, Pietro Moran accepted the Eclipse Award as North America's outstanding apprentice jockey of 2025. It was a humbling honor for the then 20-year-old from Kilkenny, Ireland. Friday, the baby-faced Moran will get yet another career highlight when he rides in his first-ever race at Saratoga Race Course. Moran will be aboard 6-year-old mare Miss Vyvyanne (Rainbow Heir), the 5-2 morning-line second choice in the featured $200,000 Smart and Fancy Stakes, a 5 1/2-furlong event on the Mellon Turf Course. "I am so excited,"...

SARATOGA SPRINGS - Nothing is final yet, but it looks like GI Preakness Stakes winner Napoleon Solo (Liam's Map) will have a new partner in Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez in his next start. Velazquez was on board the grey for the first time and Napoleon Solo sizzled through five furlongs in :58.81 (1/7) on the main track Wednesday morning. Trainer Chad Summers said Napoleon Solo was originally supposed to work in company with a horse from trainer Rudy Rodriguez's barn but ended up going by himself. Kiaran McLaughlin,...