Despite having seen American Pharoah steamroller his rivals into the history books this year, Bob Baffert is taking nothing for granted as his Triple Crown hero tackles the Travers Stakes at Saratoga tonight.

Bob Baffert, trainer of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, admits the feeling of finally achieving the Holy Grail of American racing will take a while to sink in.

American Pharoah faces his date with destiny as he attempts to become the 12th Triple Crown winner, and the first since Affirmed in 1978, in the Belmont Stakes tonight.

Jamie Osborne’s Toast Of New York was foiled by the narrowest of margins in his bid to "pull off the impossible" as Bayern made all the running to score in the $5m Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita on Saturday.

He may argue otherwise, but trainer Aidan O’Brien can once again dare to dream about winning the Breeders’ Cup Classic tonight.

Kentucky Derby winner I’ll Have Another will bid to confirm the Classic form as he clashes again with Bodemeister in tonight’s Preakness Stakes at Pimlico.

All the horses and the majority of trainers have now jetted in for tomorrow’s Dubai World Cup meeting, although Aidan O’Brien has yet to make the trip to the Gulf.

Aidan O’Brien’s So You Think strengthened his position at the head of the market for the Dubai World Cup at Meydan on Saturday evening after being handed stall four at the draw ceremony for the richest race in the world.

American hall of fame trainer Bob Baffert reportedly suffered a heart attack in Dubai in the early hours of Monday morning.

HOT favourite Secret Circle got punters off to the perfect start by winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Sprint (Dirt) at Churchill Downs last night.

HISTORY can be made at the 26th running of the Breeders’ Cup with the unbeaten Californian star Zenyatta taken to become the first mare to land the $5m Classic at Santa Anita tonight.

Former Aintree Grand National winner Ben Nevis has been elected to the American National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame.

Midshipman, trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Garrett Gomez, made every yard of the running to win the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.

DAVENPORT DEMOCRAT gave Ruby Walsh an armchair ride on his way to success in the Dawn Pure Orange Juice Beginners Chase at the first stage of the Listowel Festival yesterday.

DERMOT WELD saddled the 3,000th winner of his career in Ireland at Galway last night when Clearing The Water took the 1759 EBF Maiden before a crowd of 28,341.

JOCKEY Jose Santos was yesterday cleared of any wrongdoing in riding Funny Cide to victory in the Kentucky Derby.

Kentucky Derby winner War Emblem will have a favoured draw when he bids to win the second leg of the American triple crown, the Preakness Stakes, at Pimlico tomorrow.