Latest Breeders' Cup World Championships News

22-1 shot Mixto scores victory in $1 million Pacific Classic and earns berth in Breeders' Cup

Aug. 31, 2024 23:10 PM EDT

DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Doug O'Neill was keeping one eye on each of his two runners in the Pacific Classic. Katonah figured to have the better chance. Mixto, after all, had just one win in 13 career races. Surprise. Mixto, a 22-1 shot, surged to the lead in the final...

Fierceness holds off Thorpedo Anna to win the Travers and deny the filly's attempt to beat the boys

Aug. 24, 2024 19:50 PM EDT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Fierceness held off Thorpedo Anna’s late charge to win the $1.25 million Travers Stakes by a head on Saturday, denying the filly’s attempt to become the first female winner of the Grade 1 race in over a century. Ridden by John Velazquez, Fierceness...

Belmont winner Dornoch wins $1 million Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park

Jul. 20, 2024 19:02 PM EDT

OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) — Belmont Stakes winner Dornoch captured the $1 million Haskell Stakes Saturday at Monmouth Park to take charge of what had been a wide-open 3-year-old division. A second straight Grade 1 victory removed any doubt as to leader of the pack. The...