The $7-million Classic is cast as close run rather than a runaway. Here, the deep dive on the two sheer athleticism of the leading runners.

Sierra Leone has won the 2024 Breeders' Cup Classic with a time of 2:00.78. After narrowly missing the winner's circle at the ...

Sierra Leone stalked Fierceness and Forever Young in the stretch, then blazed by them to snatch the biggest race of them all ...

Sierra Leone (Gun Runner), a painful second in the GI Kentucky Derby and a frustrating, beaten favorite in three subsequent ...

DEL MAR, Calif. — Sierra Leone kicks it into another gear in the final stretch, holding onto the lead to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic with Flavien Prat in the reins.

Fierceness emerged as a top runner with his upset victory at 16-1 in last year’s Juvenile, a 6 ¼-length romp that earned him ...

Former Defence Minister Peeni Henare pays further tribute to Tā Robert ‘Bom’ Nairn Gillies, who passed away yesterday. Tā Bom ...

Sierra Leone came from behind to win the Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar Racetrack on Saturday, battling from near the back of the pack to overtake favorite Fierceness and avenge a series of close ...

Its nearly time for the big one! US racing expert Peter Fornatale casts his eye over the runners and riders going for glory ...

He was third at the mile mark. He engaged with Fierceness entering the stretch but in the end his late speed was too much for the competition. “For him to have this moment and to get over all ...

Sierra Leone, a 3-year-old colt who finished second or third in his previous four races, was ridden into the victory in the ...