Michelle Yu

1/ST Racing Tour, Presented by MyRacehorse, Continues Saturday on CNBC and Peacock

NBC Sports presents continuing coverage of the 1/ST RACING TOUR Saturday at 5 p.m. ET on CNBC and Peacock. The two-hour program, featuring six live races, will be headlined by the GII DK HORSE San Felipe Stakes from Santa Anita and the GII Coolmore Fountain of Youth Stakes from Gulfstream Park. The additional stakes races that will be presented live on CNBC and Peacock include the GIII Honey Fox Stakes and the GII Mac Diarmida Stakes from Gulfstream Park. Britney Eurton hosts Saturday's coverage, alongside analyst and Hall of Fame...

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The Born Identity: 'Break Them To Be Horses Not Racehorses'

Rider Emily Ellingwood straightened Night Beacon (Spun to Run) for her stretch run, then banked the young filly for the gallop out. All the while she allowed her mount--who moved like a western pleasure horse--to feel the ground beneath her during what was becoming a regular workout late in 2023. But it wasn't a nicely-groomed all-weather surface the pair were traveling over. No, the terrain was undulating and severe. Among the flora was fauna which included snakes and coyotes. There's no renovation break amid the rock and earth here. True,...

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Courtney, Eurton, Gaudet and Yu To Host Eclipse Awards

Acacia Courtney, Britney Eurton, Gabby Gaudet and Michelle Yu have been named as the hosts of the 51st Annual Eclipse Awards to be held Thursday evening, Feb. 10, at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Courtney, Eurton and Gaudet began hosting the event together in 2020, while this will be Yu's first appearance as a host. Courtney is in her sixth year as on-air talent at Gulfstream Park, while also working for the New York Racing Association as the host for 'America's Day at the Races' and Saratoga Live on...

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FOX Sports To Televise Saudi Cup

FS1 will carry Saturday's $20-million Saudi Cup, featuring a clash between GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile and GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational S. winner Knicks Go (Paynter) and 'TDN Rising Star' and GI Runhappy Malibu S. hero Charlatan (Speightstown), during a live one-hour broadcast from 12-1 p.m. ET. The undercard races, with the exception of the Neom Turf Cup, will be shown live on FS2 from 8:30 a.m. ET to noon ET. A live internet feed will be available here. The 'Golden Hour' telecast will be hosted on site by...

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