Danny Brewer's Horse Racing Scoop

Wow… two weeks to the Breeders' Cup! Let's get out of the gate in October 17 in the heart of horse country at Keeneland Race Course. Two graded Stakes on dirt for 3 year olds. The Perryville for the boys and Raven Run for the girls with both being at 7 furlongs. We finish north of the border at Woodbine with another race for 3 year olds, the Ontario Derby. Back a horse and get paid!

Join as we examine Stakes races across the country. First up are two runs on the New York grass at Belmont Park. We then head to Keeneland for the grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes also on turf. We finish at Santa Anita with a California-bred Stakes race on the downhill turf course. Back a horse and get paid!!!

Saturday, October 3 is a HUGE day on the Stakes racing calendar. Our focus will be concentrated on the heart of horse country as it is opening weekend at Keeneland. We begin with a turf sprint and end with the $1.25 million Coolmore Turf Mile. In between we have races on dirt and grass including a Kentucky Derby Points race in the Claiborne Breeders' Futurity.Back a horse and get paid!!!

Let's jump out the gate and examine Stakes races from sea to shining sea. The newly renovated Belmont Park is where we begin with a highly competitive Vosburgh Stakes on dirt and it is followed by the grade 1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic. We stop at Churchill for the Ack-Ack on dirt and finish with Stakes races at Santa Anita Park in California. Back a horse and get paid!!!

Let's take a trip to the Keystone State for the biggest day of racing in Pennsylvania. Eight Stakes races highlight a fifteen race card at PARX. Among those races are the $1 million Cotillion for 3 year old fillies and the Pennsylvania Derby for the 3 year old boys, also worth $1 million. We finish with the Dogwood Stakes at Churchill in a Downs after Dark program. Back a horse and get paid!!!

The road to the 2027 Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby kick off this Saturday so that means we are headed to Churchill Downs for a Stakes extravaganza. Included in those Stakes are points races for the Oaks and Derby. Back a horse and get paid!!!

It is Labor Day Weekend and we are working at Kentucky Downs. Saturday, September 5 is the biggest race day of the richest per race meet in North America. We start with the $1.75 million Turf Sprint and $2 million Turf Cup which both offer Breeders Cup spots to the winner, The $3 million Nashville Derby is in the middle and then there are two more Stakes races worth $1 million. Back a horse and get paid!!!

August 29 is opening day at Kentucky Downs so let's get out of the gates! Our first stop will be in Franklin, Kentucky for the $1.75 million Never Say Die Ladies Turf Sprint. It is a huge day at Saratoga and we will examine four grade 1 races on dirt culminating with the $1.25 million Travers Stakes.Our final stop will be on the West coast at Del Mar where we take a look at the grade 2 Pat O'Brien Stakes for older males on dirt. Back a horse and get paid!!!

Only 1 week to live racing at Kentucky Downs ! Let's get out of the gate with the grade 1 Alabama Stakes at Saratoga, a race for three-year-old fillies. We head west for a HUGE day at Del Mar. Three Stakes races on the grass surround the $1 million Pacific Classic. Back a horse and get paid!!!

Wow, only 2 weeks to live racing at Kentucky Downs! We begin this week's journey at Saratoga with a pair of Stakes races on turf. After a brief one race stop at Monmouth Park in New Jersey, we finish on the West coast at Del Mar with a pair of Stakes races on turf. Back a horse and get paid!!!