Breeders’ Cup branching out a good thing

BREEDERS’ CUP BRANCHING OUT A GOOD THING Variety is the spice of life. If that is indeed the case, sporting fans are going to get a little Mrs. Dash in the coming years courtesy of the Breeders’ Cup. Since 2008, a pair of the larger players in the Thoroughbred racing...

Dude will have to regroup

So Game On Dude did not win his third consecutive Gold Cup and will not be repeating his California handicap triple crown. In finishing a non-threatening fourth in the June 28 Cup, the seven-year old son of Awesome Again may have raised some questions about his game....

Dude wants to get his game on

When Game On Dude goes to post the Gold Cup on June 28, he hopes to join left coast legends Native Diver and Lava Man as the only three time winners of this mile and a quarter grade 1 race. For the first time since 1949 and only the second time in history, the second...