Eagle Farm Racecourse is one of Australia’s most majestic racing venues. Located in Brisbane, Queensland, Eagle Farm has a rich history that can be traced to 1863. While nearby Doomben Racecourse gets a lot of attention for its stakes races, Eagle Farm is truly the premier location for horseracing on this beautiful continent. See more…
Since 1933, Doomben Racecourse in Brisbane, Australia has been the home of the most exciting thoroughbred racing action Down Under. The main track is of grass, as is customary in Australia, and is 1,715 meters in circumference. The home stretch is a massive 350 meters which makes it almost as long as four American football…
Without question, one of the most popular racehorses to take the track in the modern era is Funny Cide. Foaled on April 20, 2000, Funny Cide captured the hearts of race fans all over the world with a legendary run at the Triple Crown in 2003. Although Funny Cide fell short of making Triple Crown…
In the new millennium few horses have captured the attention of racing fans like Smarty Jones. A Pennsylvania-bred colt from the award-wining bloodline of Mr. Prospector, Smarty Jones was named after the mother of co-owner Pat Chapman. The two shared a birthday but also a propensity for being a bit on the feisty side. Since…
One of Vancouver’s longest-running professional sports sites was a racetrack. Hastings Racecourse opened in 1889 as East Park and hosted thoroughbred racing for generations, with interruptions and a final live meet in 2025. The City of Vancouver owns the property, and Great Canadian Entertainment operated the racing and casino businesses. Live thoroughbred racing ceased in…
After last year’s amazing run by American Pharoah, it was natural to expect a Triple Crown hangover this year. Rarely have successive years produced a Triple Crown champion. Yet, most did not expect the vaulted series of races to be won by three individual horses. Whether or not this speaks of the overall depth of…
The 1975 Kentucky Derby winner, Foolish Pleasure, will go down in history as one of the all-time great racehorses, but a sad twist of fate made one race disproportionately prominent in later retellings that came to overshadow his otherwise spectacular career. Foaled in Williston, Florida in 1972, Foolish Pleasure was owned by John L. Greer….
In recent years there have been few race horses as consistent as Goldikova. The Irish-bred mare competed in France for most of her career but gained fame in the United States for her three consecutive victories in the Breeders’ Cup Mile. Noted for her ability to defeat all comers including male horses, Goldikova came to…
Sunday Silence won the 1989 Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Breeders’ Cup Classic, defeating Easy Goer in all three races. Easy Goer answered with an eight-length Belmont Stakes victory. Their four meetings created one of American racing’s defining rivalries, while Sunday Silence’s later influence as a stallion transformed Japanese breeding. Sunday Silence won nine of…
Affirmed became the eleventh winner of the American Triple Crown in 1978 and completed his career with 22 wins from 29 starts and earnings of $2,393,818. He was Horse of the Year in both 1978 and 1979. His rivalry with Alydar produced ten meetings, including three of the closest consecutive finishes in Triple Crown history….
