Cindy's Horse Racing Blog

Zarkava took the lead in deep stretch and drew off to win the 2008 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp by a 2 lengths over Youmzain, remaining undefeated in her career. It's Gino and Soldier of Fortune dead-heated for third. Get the results, chart, and photos here.
The Arc undercard stakes - the Prix de l'Opera, Prix de l'Abbaye, Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere, and Prix Marcel Boussac. All are Group 1 races.

Long shot Marsh Side took the lead in the stretch and drew off by 1 3/4 lengths to win the 2008 Canadian International at Woodbine over even longer shot Spice Route with Champs Elysees third. Favorite Doctor Dino didn't fire and finished fifth. Get the results, chart, and photos here.

The day before the 2008 Arc de Triomphe featured the 7 furlong Prix de la Foret (G1) which was won by favorite Paco Boy (right) and the 2 1/2 mile Prix de Cadran (G1) won by Bannaby, both ridden by Christophe Soumillon. Get the results, charts, and photos for both here.
Part 2 - with the four Group 2 races on the card.

Also on Candian International day, Folk Opera (right) went wire-to-wire, winning the 2008 E.P. Taylor Stakes (G1) by 1 3/4 lengths. In the Nearctic Stakes (G2), longshots ruled as True to Tradition won by a nose over Rouse the Cat. In the Summer Stakes (G3), Grand Adventure won by a head over Skipadate. Get the results, charts, and photos for all 3 races here.

An excellent field of 10 turf specialists was entered in the $2 million 1 1/2 mile Canadian International (G1) at Woodbine to be run Saturday October 4, 2008. Get the entries and free past performances here for the International and the three other stakes on the card, the E.P. Taylor, the Nearctic, and the Summer Stakes. All 4 are Breeders' Cup Win and You're In races.

Info about the 2008 Breeders' Cup races at Santa Anita Park on October 24 and 25. This year brings a lot of changes to the Breeders' Cup World Championships as they expand to a total of 14 races spread over two days of racing worth a total of $25.5 million. Includes lists of contenders for all 14 races with links to horse profiles for each.

September 27, 2008, was Turfway Park's big Breeders' Cup prep weekend with the 5 Kentucky Cup races. The big event was the Kentucky Cup Classic (G2) won by 3-year-old Zanjero. Canadian trainer Reade Baker and jockey Eurico Rosa Da Silva had a big day winning both the Distaff and the Sprint with Bear Now and Fatal Bullet. Get the results, charts, and photos for all 5 races here.

Curlin (left) caught pacesetter Wanderin Boy to win by 3/4 of a length in the 2008 Jockey Club Gold Cup. This win made him racing's first $10 million winner, knocking Cigar off the top of the all-time money earniners list. Get the results, chart, and photos here.

Cocoa Beach (outside) won the 2008 Beldame stakes by half a length in the slop at Belmont Park over defending champ Ginger Punch. Also on the card, Black Seventeen was a big upset in the Vosburgh Stakes, winning by a head over Fabulous Strike while favorite Lucky Island was sixth. Get the results, charts, and photos here.

Grand Couturier (right) drew away for a 10 1/4 length victory in the 2008 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic at Belmont Park over a yielding turf. Also on the turf, Dynaforce won wire-to-wire in the Flower Bowl Invitational with favorite Mauralakana second. Get the results, charts, and photos here.