Melbourne Cup 2010

On 2 November 2010 the city of Melbourne grinds to a halt. It is a public holiday and more importantly, it is the running of the 2010 Melbourne Cup. Last year, more than a hundred thousand spectators attended this prestigious horse racing event, and it is expected that this year’s attendance levels will be even higher. And not only will some of the best horses in the international horse racing industry be attending the Melbourne Cup, but a very special local horse named So You Think will also be in the starting gates, making the 2010 Melbourne Cup the event of the year.

20 And Done, Means No. 1

We are now just two weeks shy from one the most significant races in American racing history. November 6th's Breeders' Cup Classic will mark the final run in the still unblemished racing career of the legendary Zenyatta. Already the winner of nineteen races in as many starts, Big Z will be looking to win her third consecutive Breeders' Cup race by adding her second BC Classic to her lofty resume. In doing so, she will solidify her standing as the best horse in racing history.

The Race That Stops a Nation

It's nearly here again, this year for the 150th time, arguably the greatest horse race in the world. Yes, the Melbourne Cup is just a few days away. There's nothing quite like it anywhere else in the world, where racing for one day totally dominates a nation's thoughts and habits. People stop work, or don’t go to work at all, but go to thousands of organised parties, and even plan holidays around the race.

Empire Stakes 2010 Results

Belmont Park Track in New York has been the host of the Empire Classic Handicap, referred to as the Empire Stakes, since 1976. It was named the Empire Stakes on inauguration, but its name was changed to the Empire Classic in 1994. Each year the best horses from New York enter this prestigious race, and this year was no different. A spectacular group of horses entered the starting gates at Belmont Park, and hundreds of spectators watched in awe as each horse delivered their own breathtaking performance. Friend or Foe was to be the horse of the day, and the winner of the 2010 Empire Stakes.

Harmonious Victory for Shirreffs

Fillies have been lining up in the starting gates of Keeneland Race Course, Lexington, for the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup since its inauguration in 1984. This year, on Saturday 16 October 2010, it was no different. This spectacular Grade 1 thoroughbred horse racing event is used by many trainers as a preparation event for the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare event, and trainer John Shirreffs could not have been prouder standing in the winner’s circle on Saturday at Keeneland. Usually, Shirreffs has his full attention on Zenyatta, but there is another filly that is proving her worth on the racecourse.

Zenyatta Makes It Nineteen

Hollywood Park came alive with celebration and historical wonder as Zenyatta headed towards the finish line of her nineteenth career start and her nineteenth consecutive victory. This magnificent filly took the racing world by storm and has enjoyed winning a variety of prestigious events, as thirteern of her victories have been Grade 1 events, while a total of seventeen have been graded stakes events. Now all eyes are on Zenyatta, hoping she can make it twenty victories in a row.

Workforce Takes the Arc

The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, or The Arc as it often referred to, is one of the most prestigious international racing events of the season. It is a Group 1 meeting for horses that are three-years-old and older, and is annually run at the Longchamp Racecourse in France. With a purse of $5.5 million, the race is amongst the richest in the world. Amongst its past winners are names such as Sea The Stars, Sea Bird and Zarkava. On Sunday, 3 October 2010, Paris came alive with racing action, as eighteen contenders thrust themselves out of the starting gates for the running of the 2010 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

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