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It is a moment during post parade that lasts mere seconds, but it expresses a lifetime of gratitude for jockey Amanda Vandermeersch. The gesture likely goes unnoticed by those who sit in the Woodbine grandstand or for the others who tune in to watch the races broadcast from the Toronto oval. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-apprentice-jockey-amanda-vandermeersch-wearing-her-heart-her-silks

Each week, members of the national media vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll. The Three-Year-Old poll represents horses competing up to and through the Triple Crown. Rankings are based on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-1 voting system. First place votes are in parentheses. AMERICA’S TOP 3-YEAR-OLD THOROUGHBREDS FOR MAY 30, 2023 Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-forte-regains-no-1-ranking-top-ten-thoroughbred-poll

The Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets is the third and final jewel of U.S. Thoroughbred horse racing’s Triple Crown. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-meet-the-contenders-the-2023-belmont-stakes

Monmouth Park’s race meet is off and running, and its action-packed tournament season is already in full stride. Take one look at the National Horseplayers Championship [NHC] tournament schedule for 2023 and one thing immediately becomes apparent: Monmouth Park has become the national leader in on-track handicapping contests and the leading racetrack in terms of sending handicappers to the NHC finals in Las Vegas. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-pick-your-prize-contest-headlines-monmouth-parks-extensive-tournament-offerings

A new children’s book by former Major League Baseball player Chris Carpenter that tells the story of a real-life racehorse is set to be released in July with a percentage of the proceeds to be donated to the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to rescuing and providing sanctuary to retired racehorses. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-former-mlb-players-childrens-book-the-long-shot-supports-thoroughbred-retirement

After an exciting Memorial Day holiday weekend of racing, the calendar takes a brief respite from marquee stakes while preparation ramps up for the 155th Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets and jam-packed Belmont Stakes Festival of Racing on June 9-10 at Belmont Park. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-where-watchlisten-horse-racing-coverage-june-1-4

As we all continue our retraining journey with our Thoroughbred Makeover potentials, there is still one thing that lingers on my mind … what discipline will I enter? The Thoroughbred Makeover makes it so enjoyable and easily geared toward whatever your horses needs might be. Historically, I have competed in Dressage, Show Hunter, and Competitive Trail. However, this year the more I ride and train with Goldie, the more unsure I become about what I should choose.  Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-thoroughbred-makeover-diary-hear-the-horses-voice-first

When Julie Krone was riding, it was always on to the next race, on to the next day, on to the next track, allowing precious little time to celebrate her accomplishments, no matter how unprecedented they were. “When you are younger,” Krone said in 2014, “you are so in the moment.” Krone is now 59 years old, a wife to BloodHorse columnist Jay Hovdey, and a caring mother to Lorelei. She has had time to put perspective on it all. “I went through all these different phases. Now I look at it that it’s really cool. I really did that,” she said. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-julie-krone-always-the-moment-always-about-the-horse

Exaulted proved conclusively that pace makes the race with his win in the $500,000 Grade 1 Shoemaker Mile Stakes May 29 at Santa Anita Park. The Shoemaker Mile, a "Win and You're In" race for the Breeders' Cup Mile to be run over the same course on Nov. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-exaulted-wins-shoemaker-mile-earn-breeders-cup-berth-defunded-takes-hollywood-gold

For the seventh year in a row, America’s Best Racing is challenging some of the brightest minds in horse betting to come up with their top three picks for key races every weekend leading up to the 2023 Triple Crown and then continuing through the 2023 Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the “Big Race Showdown.” Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-big-race-showdown-expert-picks-shoemaker-mile-hollywood-gold-cup

The Hollywood Gold Cup is a historically significant Southern California race that bridges generations of outstanding classic-type racehorses and Hall of Fame personalities who won this famed 1 ¼ mile race, which was moved to Santa Anita Park in 2014 following the closure of Hollywood Park. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2023-hollywood-gold-cup-stakes-glance

The Road to the 2023 Breeders’ Cup World Championships kicks off Monday, May 29, with the $500,000, Grade 1 Shoemaker Mile Stakes at Santa Anita Park. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2023-shoemaker-mile-cheat-sheet-get-know-the-horses

Welcome to Noel Michaels’ Weekend Winners, the place to go for weekend best bets and spot plays from veteran handicapper and tournament-play pioneer Noel Michaels. Check back every week for a couple of highlighted selections designed to help you cash a few bets and make some money. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-noels-weekend-winners-betting-potent-combination-saturday-belmont

The $200,000, Grade 2 Triple Bend Stakes has been run since 1979 and some very good sprinters have won the race over its 43-year run. Seven contenders were entered this year, including 9-year-old C Z Rocket, a multiple graded stakes winner who has banked more than $2 million but who has not won a stakes race in more than two years. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-eyeing-appealing-upset-selection-2023-triple-bend-stakes

Rich Strike, the 2022 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve winner, will join the stable of Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott when the colt returns from a short break from racing, according to owner Rick Dawson, w Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-hall-famer-bill-mott-train-2022-kentucky-derby-victor-rich-strike

Any rivalry needs something more than great competition to make it legendary. East vs. West. Rich vs. Poor. Big vs. Small. Sprinkle any of those ingredients into a battle between two great athletes and you have something memorable. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-nashua-classic-racehorse

This year’s Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets will be held June 10 at Belmont Park, and the prospective field looks very strong with as many as five runners returning from the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, including third-place finisher Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-sixteen-things-know-about-the-2023-belmont-stakes

Keeping Thoroughbred racing's biggest stars competing longer and building around them city-based leagues, similar to what exists with other major professional team sports, are the goals behind a new venture called the National Thoroughbred League. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-national-thoroughbred-league-launching-2023-teams-six-cities

Welcome to 2023 Triple Crown Prospect Profiles, updated after the first jewel of the Triple Crown from Kentucky Derby Hopeful Snapshots, where we’ll take a look each week at a recent winner on the Triple Crown trail or one of the three classic races. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2023-triple-crown-profiles-projecting-preakness-winner-national-treasures-chances

Each week, members of the national media vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll. Week 17 of the 2023 NTRA Top Three-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll, covers racing performances through May 21, meaning that this is the first poll to reflect the results up through the Preakness Stakes. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-national-treasure-blazing-sevens-enter-triple-crown-poll-mage-remains-no-1

A.P. Indy was seemingly born to greatness. He was sired by Seattle Slew, a Triple Crown winner. His successful dam (mother), Weekend Surprise, was no surprise because she was sired by Secretariat, another Triple Crown champion. Ambitious owners will pay massive sums for such regal bloodlines, so it was no surprise that Japanese owner Tomonori Tsurumaki went to $2.9 million before the auctioneer’s hammer fell at Keeneland’s July yearling sale in 1990. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-1992-horse-the-year-ap-indy-destined-greatness

Mage recently joined a long list of horses who have won the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, notching his name on that familiar glass and guaranteeing that this colt by Good Magic out of Puca will live on the history of the sport. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-bigger-little-red-horse-shragers-new-book-captures-immortal-moment-time

This year, America’s Best Racing and the Retired Racehorse Project will be sharing diaries from several trainers preparing for the 2023 Thoroughbred Makeover competition, scheduled for Oct. 11-14 at the Kentucky Horse Park. Meet adult amateur rider Julianne Pangal and her RRP hopeful, Funnee, as they gear up for their maiden voyage to the Thoroughbred Makeover. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-thoroughbred-makeover-diary-sometimes-its-the-rider-requires-the-lay

The Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets is famous for being the final leg of the Triple Crown, but it’s so much more than that. From its history to fun facts, we have all of the information you need to know as we head into a huge day of racing at Belmont Park in New York. Who: Elite 3-year-old Thoroughbreds Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-beginners-guide-the-belmont-stakes

Todd Pletcher has won more than 5,500 races in his extraordinary training career. One stands out above the rest. That would be the 2007 Belmont Stakes, when big-hearted Rags to Riches became only the third filly to win the famed “Test of the Champion” and the first since Tanya in 1905. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-belmont-winner-rags-riches-league-her-own

Tom Pedulla presents five key takeaways from the $1.65 million Preakness Stakes, the middle jewel of the Triple Crown, and other developments this weekend at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-key-takeaways-2023-preakness-stakes-weekend-pimlico

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert went from heartbreak to record heights when National Treasure prevailed in a torrid stretch duel with Blazing Sevens to win the $1.65 million Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Baltimore’s Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-national-treasure-gives-baffert-record-eighth-preakness-win-hall-fame-jockey

There are athletic feats of achievement that have left us all in states of stunned disbelief and unadulterated ecstasy. Then there are others which simply defy time and run counter to the old adage that “records are meant to be broken.” Here’s our list of seven of the top athletic achievements that seem destined to be untouched. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-sports-records-will-be-tough-top

Pimlico Race Course comes alive every year for Preakness Stakes weekend as the spotlight of the Thoroughbred racing community shifts focus to the historic Baltimore, Md. venue. The 148th edition of the Preakness Stakes, the middle jewel of the U.S. Triple Crown, is the marquee event of the weekend on Saturday, May 20. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-preakness-stakes-weekend-energizes-baltimore-fans-pack-pimlico

Latinos are everywhere in Thoroughbred racing. Look at every farm, track, jockey colony, and sales pavilion. They are people whose influence on the industry oftentimes goes unnoticed or worse, unappreciated. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-restrepo-the-new-face-latinos-horse-racing

As Richard Bahde stood in front of the cupola at Pimlico Race Course and held the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes trophy over his head, a whirlwind of emotions filled his mind. “I was thinking ‘You’ve come a long way, baby,’ ” Bahde said. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-emotional-whirlwind-connections-taxed-after-black-eyed-susan-score

Bob Ehalt and Tom Pedulla became fast friends when they met on their first day at Fordham Preparatory School in the Bronx, N.Y., in 1970. Bob soon introduced Tom to the joys of Thoroughbred racing. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-preakness-stakes-superfecta-selections-veteran-racing-writers

Welcome to Noel Michaels’ Weekend Winners, the place to go for weekend best bets and spot plays from veteran handicapper and tournament-play pioneer Noel Michaels. Check back every week for a couple of highlighted selections designed to help you cash a few bets and make some money. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-noels-weekend-winners-best-bets-preakness-card-pimlico

It’s a good thing the connections of Secretariat had their confidence built up by their star’s performance in winning the Kentucky Derby, because they needed every bit of it to fend off the demons and bad omens that swirled around the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course, May 19, 1973. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-spectacular-second-jewel-secretariat-featured-car-crash-trio-nuns-and-surprising-move

Ramiro Restrepo is a fifth-generation horseman. His passion for racing stems from his grandfather, Luis Alvarez, who was a jockey, trainer and owner in Colombia. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-preakness-diary-mages-co-owner-ramiro-restrepo-family-teamwork-and-special-horse

Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey will have a runner in the May 20 Preakness Stakes for the first time in 10 years when he saddles Perform in the second jewel of the Triple Crown. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-hall-famer-mcgaughey-back-preakness-first-time-decade

For the seventh year in a row, America’s Best Racing is challenging some of the brightest minds in horse betting to come up with their top three picks for key races every weekend leading up to the 2023 Triple Crown and then continuing through the 2023 Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the “Big Race Showdown.” Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-big-race-showdown-expert-selections-black-eyed-susan-preakness-stakes

NBC will provide extensive coverage of the 148th Preakness Stakes on Saturday from Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-closer-look-2023-preakness-stakes-field-nbcs-britney-eurton

Life can change in an instant, so the events that unfold during a two-week period can surely be dramatic. For everyone involved with the 3-year-old colt Mage, life has surely pivoted in a 180-degree fashion from May 3 to May 17. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-mages-connections-pressure-good-thing

The Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve has the Longines Kentucky Oaks. At the Preakness Stakes, it’s the George E. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-2023-black-eyed-susan-stakes-glance

Well, it’s officially that time of year! The cherry blossoms have bloomed, the temperatures are on the rise, moods are improving substantially as the seasonal depression lifts and … yes, the spring fashion has dropped! Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-four-fashion-trends-the-2023-triple-crown-season

It’s been a while since Thoroughbred racing last experienced the thrill of a 3-year-old bidding for a Triple Crown sweep in the Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-2023-preakness-stakes-glance

Dolph Morrison bred Rachel Alexandra but was so unimpressed in the early stages of her development that he twice contemplated selling her. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-rachel-alexandra-superstar-filly-the-ages

It's called the "Puma System" and it has turned the 2023 Triple Crown on its ear. It was created by trainer Gustavo Delgado, a.k.a. "The Puma," who crafted it during his reign as Venezuela's top trainer and the winner of the country's Triple Crown three times along with a number of other classic victories. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-trainer-gustavo-delgados-puma-system-key-mages-success

Each week, members of the national media vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-mage-maintains-top-ranking-triple-crown-poll-going-preakness-stakes

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 16, 2023) – Legalized sports wagering is coming to Kentucky and Caesars Sportsbook, the sports wagering platform for Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: CZR) (“Caesars”), today announced agreements with Keeneland Race Course and Red Mile Gaming & Racing in Lexington. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-caesars-sportsbook-partner-keeneland-and-red-mile-sports-betting-central-kentucky

The Preakness Stakes is the second leg of the prestigious Triple Crown series and winning the race is high on the wish list of just about every jockey. This year’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve winner Mage will be ridden by Hall of Fame rider Javier Castellano in the Preakness. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-meet-the-2023-preakness-stakes-jockeys

Much more often than not, horses fail to live up to the regal names bestowed upon them. Maiden claiming races are filled with horses that have a "King" or "Queen" in their name. But if a horse ever justified its moniker, few did it as magnificently as Majestic Prince. Given a name that exuded class, Majestic Prince was indeed equine royalty during a short but spectacular 10-race career that saw him come heart-breakingly close to a Triple Crown sweep in 1969. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-majestic-prince-racehorse-who-lived-his-name

The television audience watching the 148th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico on May 16 should be robust based on the announcement that Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve winner Mage will be pointed to the race, adding more excitem Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-where-watchlisten-preakness-stakes-week-2023

After an exciting Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve May 6, the focus of the horse racing world shifts to the $1.5 million, Grade 1 Preakness Stakes May 20 at venerable Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2023-preakness-stakes-cheat-sheet-get-know-the-horses

Baltimore will be the center of the racing world this Saturday, May 20, when Pimlico plays host to the second jewel of the Triple Crown, the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes. Here’s what you need to know before you go. Get to Know the Horses Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-what-you-need-know-you-go-the-2023-preakness-stakes

Live long enough, and you may see a legend form before your eyes. Deserving immortality, yet also simplified from the reality you knew. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-the-legend-remembering-secretariats-magical-1973-season

Tom Pedulla presents five key takeaways from the Grade 3 Peter Pan Stakes, a prep race for the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets, and other major developments this weekend. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-peter-pan-stakes-and-preakness-preparations-five-key-weekend-takeaways-you-need-know

By the 1920s, horse racing was rebounding from the trying circumstances of the previous two decades, where the sport has contracted from more than 300 racetracks prior to 1900 to only 25 by the end of the 1910s. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-underappreciated-stars-the-1920s-reigh-count-sarazen-and-princess-doreen

The 2023 Monmouth Park summer race meet is up-and-running, and the focus will be on daily quality racing and wagering from opening day on May 13 through Sept. 10. Live racing will be on weekends and on Memorial Day in May, and starting in June will continue on a mostly Friday through Sunday schedule. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-win-big-the-jersey-shore-tips-and-trends-help-bet-monmouth-parks-2023-season

The $1.5 million, Grade 1 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico follows the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve as the second leg of the Triple Crown, taking place just two weeks after the fabled first jewel of the Triple Crown at Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-five-tips-and-historical-trends-consider-when-betting-the-2023-preakness

On May 20, Pimlico Race Course will host the second jewel of North American horse racing’s Triple Crown, as a talented group of 3-year-olds including Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve winner Mage will contest the  Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2023-preakness-stakes-the-numbers

Mage pulled off a 15-1 upset in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, but the Good Magic colt was not a complete surprise coming off a runner-up finish by a length to champion Forte in the Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-meet-the-2023-preakness-stakes-contenders

When Canonero II won the 1971 Kentucky Derby, he generated a rather modest return for a $2 win ticket. Yet that $19.40 winning ticket on the "Caracas Cannonball" had nothing to do with the Venezuelan shipper’s merits and everything to do with his inclusion in a gargantuan six-horse mutuel field. Based on his form and a star-crossed trip to the United States, Canonero probably would have been dismissed at 100-1 odds in the 97th Kentucky Derby. Maybe even 200-1, but nothing even remotely close to his 8-1 odds. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-canonero-ii-blue-collar-hero-and-true-racehorse-the-people

Welcome to Noel Michaels’ Weekend Winners, the place to go for weekend best bets and spot plays from veteran handicapper and tournament-play pioneer Noel Michaels. Check back every week for a couple of highlighted selections designed to help you cash a few bets and make some money. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-noels-weekend-winners-saturday-stakes-bets-belmont-park

The constant hustle and bustle of the racing industry is what propels it forward. Each year, a new select set of 3-year-olds begin their journey to the Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs for a chance at glory on a national stage – one which last week garnered the biggest audience on NBC Sports since the Super Bowl. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-out-side-gives-horses-people-new-lease-life

The $600,000, Grade 1 Man o’ War Stakes Saturday at Belmont Park pits eight horses running the marathon distance of 1 3/8 miles against each other, some with significant credentials in similar races. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-warren-point-can-win-man-o-war-stakes-stateside-debut

Reigning Japanese Horse of the Year Equinox maintained the top spot in the 2023 Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings with a rating of 129, four points better than Hong Kong-based Golden Sixty at 125. Equinox earned the 129 rating via a dominant 3 ½-length win in the $6 million Longines Dubai Sheema Classic March 25 at Meydan. The Kitasan Black colt closed out his 3-year-old season with back-to-back Group 1 wins in Japan and made his lone start to date in 2023 in the Dubai Sheema Classic. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-equinox-leads-2023-longines-rankings-the-mark-mage-and-codys-wish-the-rise

The 2023 Preakness Stakes, the second jewel of Thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown, will be run Saturday, May 20 at Pimlico in its usual spot two weeks after the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-three-key-factors-help-pick-the-preakness-stakes-winner

Breeders' Cup announced May 10 its 2023 Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In schedule of 80 races in 11 countries. Each winner will receive automatic qualifying positions, with fees paid, into a corresponding race in the 2023 Breeders' Cup. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-breeders-cup-win-and-youre-series-include-80-races-2023

Twenty years into his retirement from a Hall of Fame career in college basketball, Denny Crum was at the Keeneland sales pavilion shopping for a stakes winner with trainer Dallas Stewart. This was no new venture for Crum, who had been a racehorse owner since the mid-1970s and bred nearly a dozen winners through the late 1980s and ‘90s. Thoroughbred racing was yet another outlet for the man who loved to compete, whether it was basketball, golf, fishing, horse racing, or poker. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-racing-loses-loyal-owner-passing-hall-fame-basketball-coach-crum

Behind every horse at this year’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve was an owner or a group of owners whose dreams were realized once the gate doors opened for the 149th run for the roses. Three high-profile owners, in particular, got to experience the thrill of having a horse in the race for the first time. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-stake-stardom-kentucky-derby-experience-powerful-electric-one-kind

King Leatherbury knows how he wants his training career to be defined. He knows how he would like to be remembered. “If I wanted something on my tombstone,” he said, “it would just be, ‘He won races.’ ” Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-hall-fame-trainer-king-leatherbury-maryland-legend

Welcome to 2023 Triple Crown Prospect Profiles – updated after the first jewel of the Triple Crown from the previous title of Kentucky Derby Hopeful Snapshots – where we’ll take a look each week at a recent winner on the Triple Crown trail. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2023-triple-crown-prospect-profiles-derby-winner-mage-and-his-chances-preakness

Each week, members of the national media vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll. Week 15 of the 2023 NTRA Top Three-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll, covers racing performances through May 7. Based on his victory in the Kentucky Derby, Mage rocketed up the charts to No. 1 while former leader Forte moved to the second spot. Other top finishers from the Kentucky Derby, Two Phil's, Angel of Empire, and Disarm also made the list. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-kentucky-derby-winner-mage-dethrones-forte-no-1-atop-triple-crown-poll

When John Servis was growing up in Philadelphia, he experienced a recurring dream. He pictured himself in the winner’s circle at Churchill Downs, having won the Kentucky Derby as a trainer. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-smarty-jones-unlikely-hero-and-beloved-fan-favorite

Mage, the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve winner, headlines the potential starters in the May 20 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course 48 hours after the colt won the 149th run for the roses. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-kentucky-derby-winner-mage-headlines-prospective-preakness-stakes-field

Listening to the needs of our horses is one of the most important things we can do as owners, riders, and trainers. As humans, sometimes we get caught up in our ambitions and goals, but riding is a team sport and the needs of the horse have to be considered above our wants and desires. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-thoroughbred-makeover-diary-building-trust-through-new-experiences

A third meeting between 3-year-old racehorses Forte and Mage has the potential to materialize at Pimlico Race Course in the May 20 Preakness Stakes, the second jewel of the Triple Crown. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-mage-forte-showdown-could-take-place-preakness

For a race that has 147 years of history behind it, the Preakness Stakes is an incredibly modern event. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-beginners-guide-the-preakness-stakes

Damp air from early morning rain enveloped trainer Gustavo Delgado Sr.’s backside barn at Churchill Downs May 7 as Mage, the newly crowned winner of the 149th Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, hung his head outsi Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-mage-doing-pretty-amazing-following-kentucky-derby-victory-preakness-possibility

Tom Pedulla presents five key takeaways from the 149th edition of the $3 million, Grade 1 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on Saturday at Churchill Downs. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-key-takeaways-you-need-know-sensational-2023-kentucky-derby

The 2023 edition of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve was an unforgettable one, as Mage, making only the fourth start of his career, came from far off the pace, rallied past horses wide on the turn and into the lane, and then caught Two Phil's in deep stretch to win the run for the roses by a length. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-quotes-the-2023-kentucky-derby-what-the-trainers-and-jockeys-said

Trainer Gustavo Delgado gave his son, Gustavo Delgado Jr., strict orders not to spend more than $100,000 for a colt he coveted at the 2022 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale in Timonium, Md. The son, captivated by the quality of the colt in front of him, subsequently named Mage, ignored his father’s wishes in making a winning bid of $290,000. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-magical-kentucky-derby-venezuela-mage-scores-classic-upset

While those in attendance at the 2023 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve are there to watch the most important horse race in the United States, the Louisville event also offers a great opportunity to get dressed up — put on some whimsical or fancy duds — and enjoy a spring day at Churchill Downs. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-explore-the-ambiance-2023-kentucky-derby-day-churchill-downs

Real Quiet did not look or act the part of a champion early in his career. He was so crooked up front that he sold to Michael Pegram for only $17,000 as a yearling in 1996. He was so lacking in girth that his trainer, Bob Baffert, jokingly nicknamed him “The Fish.” Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-real-quiet-nose-triple-crown-glory

Pretty Mischievous had much going against her in the 149th Longines Kentucky Oaks on Friday at Churchill Downs. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-sweeping-rally-propels-pretty-mischievous-kentucky-oaks-glory

While much of the attention during the first weekend of May in Louisville focuses on the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, the Friday before the first jewel of the Triple Crown also is a major event in its own right as Churchill Downs hosts the Longines Kentucky Oaks card. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-fun-fashion-and-high-class-fillies-kentucky-oaks-day-churchill

She sits calmly in the saddle as she leads horses around Churchill Downs, often with the sun glinting off her sunglasses. Mary Ellet, 29, was raised in Southern California. She is currently based in Kentucky where she ponies for the Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher’s barn in the morning. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-mary-ellet-shining-star-behind-the-scenes-pletcher-barn-churchill-downs

For those that ponied up $190,000 apiece for membership in Secretariat’s breeding syndicate, the period between the powerful chestnut’s loss in the April 21 Wood Memorial Stakes and the May 5 Kentucky Derby was gut-check time. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-history-making-performance-recalling-secretariats-1973-kentucky-derby-victory

Bob Ehalt and Tom Pedulla became fast friends when they met on their first day at Fordham Preparatory School in the Bronx, N.Y., in 1970. Bob soon introduced Tom to the joys of Thoroughbred racing. They have endured some rough moments at the track, with Tom taking exception when Bob repeatedly smacks him on the back with a program as one of their horses launches an all-out drive. Much to Tom’s chagrin and the amusement of onlookers, Bob has been known to call for security as he proceeds to cash a $27 triple. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-veteran-horse-racing-writers-analyze-the-2023-kentucky-derby

ARCADIA, Calif. (May 4, 2023) — Tickets for the 2023 Breeders’ Cup World Championships are on sale now at BreedersCup.com/Tickets. Beginning today, fans can secure their place at the 40th annual running of the international showcase, which will return Nov. 3-4 to Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-tickets-now-sale-2023-breeders-cup-santa-anita-park

Prominent owner Mike Repole is living the American dream. He grew up in Queens, N.Y. His mother, Anna, was a seamstress and his father, Benny, was a waiter. He developed a passion for racing while making frequent trips to nearby Aqueduct Racetrack. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-mike-repoles-kentucky-derby-diary-kid-queens-living-dream

The countdown for the 2023 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve is down to hours, not months. The first Saturday in May is on the horizon and the best dirt 3-year-olds in the country and the world will gather at Churchill Downs for a memorable showdown. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-the-2023-kentucky-derby-field-glance

BloodHorse news editor Byron King presents his final Derby Dozen Presented by Spendthrift, with a look at his leading contenders for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 6. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-byron-kings-derby-dozen-may-3

The $1.25 million, Grade 1 Longines Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs dates back to 1875. The 1 1/8-mile race for 3-year-old fillies is as old as the coveted Grade 1 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and boasts an elite roster of winners. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-exacta-trifecta-betting-tactics-2023-kentucky-oaks

His life straddles the history of horse racing and he’s seen it all from the back of a horse. Seventy-three-year-old Mike Crowder gets to Churchill Downs every morning by 4 a.m.. He tends to his morning chores with his two ponies, Blue and Levi, and readies them to escort the Japanese Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve contenders to the track.  Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-experienced-horseman-mike-crowder-helps-put-team-japan-ease-preparing-kentucky-derby

With a superstar young jockey, dueling rivals, and electrifying finishes, the 1978 Triple Crown stands out amongst the other 12 on the strength of the sheer thrills and chills that Affirmed and Alydar brought each time they met on the racetrack. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-triple-crown-turning-point-claimer-crafty-admiral-and-colt-named-affirmed

Major race days typically offer big fields from start to finish on cards loaded with stakes races and thus present an ideal opportunity to find betting value for a strong opinion. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-live-longshots-the-2023-kentucky-oaks-and-kentucky-derby-day-races

After years of tending to numerous horses pointing to the Longines Kentucky Oaks and the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve for his father, Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse, Norm Casse will saddle Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-trainer-norm-casse-ready-first-kentucky-oaks-appearance-southlawn

Eighteen years after winning the 2005 Kentucky Derby with Giacomo, veteran trainer John Shirreffs is back with a 3-year-old with similarities to the 50-1 Derby upsetter. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-shirreffs-seeking-second-kentucky-derby-upset-skinner

Tom Pedulla is interviewing prominent owners, trainers, and jockeys as they travel the Road to the 149th Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve May 6 at Churchill Downs. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-lifelong-horse-lover-mandy-popes-pursuit-quality-display-derby-tapit-trice

After watching two of his horses draw the disadvantageous inside post in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve the past two years, Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher expressed a measure of relief that Forte secured post-position 15 for the $3 million race May 6 at Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-promising-post-position-draw-pletchers-kentucky-derby-trio-including-champion-forte

“Let’s go, girls!” Shania’s voice rang out as Pied and I came to a stop, running into the indoor at the Kentucky Horse Park during our Freestyle routine at the 2021 Mega-Makeover. This was a targeted choice, as not only was Shania Twain’s CD one of the first I ever purchased, but if you are a millennial, there is a good chance she basically raised you. Let’s also not forget she is a fellow horse enthusiast! From “That Don’t Impress Me Much” to “Any Man of Mine,” the standards she taught us to hold were certainly the highest… who is Brad Pitt anyway? We’ll get back to this. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-thoroughbred-makeover-diary-cross-country-schooling-building-trust-bronn

The most exciting week of every year in horse racing is upon us, and all eyes are laser-focused on Churchill Downs this week as 3-year-old Thoroughbreds prepare to run in the 149th Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on Saturday, May 6. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-where-watchlisten-kentucky-derby-week-2023

With all the spring buzz in Thoroughbred racing focused on the Triple Crown, it can be easy to overlook that the new season at Belmont Park is here. The 2023 Belmont Park Spring/Summer meet opens on May 4 and will continue through closing day on Sunday, July 9. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-belmont-park-2023-spring-summer-betting-preview-tips-and-trends-help-turn-profit

NBC Sports will provide extensive coverage of the 149th Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve. The broadcast will run from noon to 7:30 p.m. ET Saturday, May 6 on NBC. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-nbc-sports-analyst-randy-moss-evaluates-the-2023-kentucky-derby-field