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Zozos won his first career graded stakes race when he went wire-to-wire in the Grade 3 $400,000 Ack Ack Stakes at Churchill Downs on Sept. 30. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-zozos-secures-breeders-cup-dirt-mile-invite-ack-ack-stakes-win-clapton-takes-lukas

After Secretariat’s stunning victory in the inaugural Marlboro Cup Sept. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-woodward-stakes-try-doesnt-work-out-1973-triple-crown-winner-secretariat

Building upon a successful launch last year, the second Horse Racing Women’s Summit, taking place Sept. 28 at Santa Anita Park, took on some of the most challenging issues facing racing. Horse safety was paramount during the first panel on the state of the industry. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-racehorse-safety-emphasized-horse-racing-womens-summit

A dozen 2-year-old fillies will race 1 1/16 miles on turf in Sunday’s $200,000, Grade 2 Miss Grillo Stakes at Belmont at the Big A (Aqueduct). Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-banking-betting-unbeaten-filly-2023-miss-grillo-stakes

The 2016 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park did not lack for star power. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-breeders-cup-fantastic-finishes-distaff-duel-the-ages

After more than a decade at Saratoga Race Course, the Woodward Stakes returned to Belmont Park in 2021 and for the last two years has been part of the Belmont at the Big A meet at Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2023-woodward-stakes-glance

Nine marathon turf horses line up for the $500,000, Grade 1Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes on Saturday at Belmont at the Big A, with the winner likely to return in five weeks to compete in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-astronaut-could-prove-tough-catch-joe-hirsch-turf-classic

The Vosburgh Stakes can work two ways as far as the Breeders’ Cup goes. At a seven-furlong distance, it can help a candidate for the World Championships at Santa Anita prep for the Qatar Racing Breeders’ Cup Sprint at six furlongs or the Big Ass Fans Dirt Mile. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2023-vosburgh-stakes-glance

The 2023 fall meet at Santa Anita Park features a jam-packed calendar of stakes races that leads right into the 40thBreeders’ Cup World Championships, the 14-race Super Bowl of horse racing to be held Nov. 3-4 at the Arcadia, Calif. track. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2023-awesome-again-stakes-cheat-sheet-get-know-the-horses

Churchill Downs winds down its short September meet over the upcoming weekend, with stakes action highlighted by the Ack Ack Stakes on Saturday. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2023-ack-ack-stakes-glance

The upcoming weekend in horse racing is jam-packed with important races on the road to the 40th annual Breeders’ Cup World Championships, with 12 Challenge Series “Win and You’re In” preps scheduled from Sept. 29-Oct. 1. Seven of those are overseas, highlighted by the prestigious Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe set for Oct. 1 at Longchamp in France. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-road-breeders-cup-sneak-peek-awesome-again-arc-de-triomphe-and-other-races

Each week a panel of media members, horseplayers, and Breeders’ Cup World Championships officials release a poll tabulating their votes on the nation's top contenders for the 2023 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic.  For the fifth straight week, the leader in the rankings is Travers Stakes winner and Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-pennsylvania-derby-win-propels-saudi-crown-breeders-cup-classic-rankings-top-10

The upcoming weekend is the first of two in a row featuring an abundance of Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” races both in the U.S. and overseas, and the majority of them will be shown live on television. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-where-watchlisten-horse-racing-coverage-sept-28-oct-1

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 Morgan Hayden and her RRP hopeful, Goldie, as they gear up for their maiden voyage to the Thoroughbred Makeover. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-thoroughbred-makeover-diary-learning-together-and-teaching-each-other

Jacinto Vasquez won a long list of the nation’s premier races and earned a spot in the Racing Hall of Fame during a riding career that spanned more than 35 years. He won the Kentucky Derby and Travers twice and the Coaching Club American Oaks on three occasions. He also registered wins in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint, the Whitney, Man o’ War, Blue Grass Stakes and Kentucky Oaks, to name a few. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-jacinto-vasquez-panamanian-hall-fame-rider-legendary-fillies

Southern California racing returns to Santa Anita Park with the track’s 2023 autumn meet set to begin on Sept. 29 and continue through Breeders’ Cup weekend until closing day on Sunday, Nov. 5.  Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-tips-and-trends-betting-santa-anita-parks-2023-fall-meet

Larry Demeritte used to watch the Kentucky Derby in his native Bahamas and dream the dream. He was a top trainer in his homeland. Perhaps one day he could saddle a horse good enough to run for the roses. The drive to make that happen led him to come to the United States in the mid-1970s and eventually become a citizen. Although he developed a reputation for having a keen eye for inexpensive horses that far outran their purchase prices, his Derby dream seemed like nothing more than fantasy. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-trainer-demeritte-savoring-success-bargain-2-year-old-west-saratoga

Never underestimate a champion. This age-old lesson was reiterated to handicappers and racing fans alike when the sensational, speedy mare Groupie Doll defied age and expectations in the 2013 Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-never-underestimate-champion-the-story-groupie-doll

Tom Pedulla presents five takeaways from a weekend of racing highlighted by two Grade 1 races for 3-year-olds — the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby and the $1 million Cotillion Stakes for fillies — at Parx Racing in Bensalem, Pa. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-five-takeaways-you-need-know-pennsylvania-derby-weekend

Hustled to the lead by jockey Florent Geroux, Saudi Crown controlled the $1 million Grade 1 Pennsylvania Derby from start to finish, outlasting a late-running Dreamlike to prevail by a half-length Sept. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-saudi-crown-wins-pennsylvania-derby-wire-wire-ceiling-crusher-takes-cotillion

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-cotillion-stakes-and-pennsylvania-derby-selections

Entering the 2015 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, the first ever at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, there were no shortage of compelling storylines, including the first Triple Crown winner since 1978, American Pharoah, attempting to close out his career with a win in the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-breeders-cup-fantastic-finishes-history-denied-stardom-found

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-promising-pair-parx-pennsylvania-derby-day

Books are a remarkable part of our lives. They bind us together through the joys and struggles of characters, both real and fictional, and offer us new perspectives on our own experiences in ways that few media can. Whether it is horses long gone like Lexington or people still a part of the sport like Julie Krone, the words captured on a page are avenues to new worlds and chances to remind us of our connections. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-the-jockey-and-her-horse-captures-cheryl-whites-pioneering-story-print

The $1 million Grade 1 Cotillion Stakes at Parx Racing has risen to prominence in recent years thanks to its rich purse and perfect positioning six weeks out from the Grade 1 Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-history-points-upset-the-cotillion-stakes

Each week a panel of media members, horseplayers, and Breeders’ Cup World Championships officials release a poll tabulating their votes on the nation's top contenders for the 2023 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic.  For the fourth straight week, the leader in the rankings is Travers Stakes winner and Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-arcangelo-leads-breeders-cup-classic-contender-rankings-fourth-straight-week

The Grade 1, $1 million Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racingdrew a nearly full field of 11 3-year-olds, with five entering the race off wins. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-why-saudi-crown-should-be-tough-catch-pennsylvania-derby

Allen Paulson, one of the most prominent owners and breeders in Thoroughbred racing history before his death on July 19, 2000 at age 78, embodied the American dream. allen paulson Born: April 22, 1922 Died: July 19, 2000 Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-allen-paulson-cigars-owner-embodied-the-american-dream

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-the-homestretch-our-story-has-just-begun

The fields for the 14 races that comprise the Breeders’ Cup World Championships really begin to come into focus in summer and fall and this regular feature will offer a snapshot profile of one of the previous weekend’s standout stars. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-closer-look-breeders-cup-mile-hopeful-master-the-seas

What started in the winter with Triple Crown aspirations comes to an end Saturday when the Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing serves as the final top-level dirt stakes restricted to 3-year-olds. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2023-pennsylvania-derby-glance

As the calendar turns to late September, the upcoming weekend offers a momentary respite from Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” races before activity picks up with numerous preps scheduled over the next three-plus weeks. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-where-watchlisten-horse-racing-coverage-sept-21-24

John Sondereker, majority owner of The Chosen Vron, had modest expectations as he settled in to watch his 5-year-old gelding compete in the Grade 1, $400,000 Bing Crosby Stakes on July 29 at Del Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-california-bred-the-chosen-vron-takes-owners-trainer-ride-lifetime-breeders-cup

Tom Pedulla presents five takeaways from a major weekend of racing highlighted by action at Toronto’s Woodbine Racetrack. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-five-key-takeaways-you-need-know-weekend-highlighted-woodbine-mile

The 1960s was a decade rife with stars. Kelso won Horse of the Year five times while Northern Dancer and Buckpasser were superstars on the racetrack and then in the breeding shed. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-underappreciated-horse-racing-stars-the-1960s-cicada-jaipur-and-primonetta

West Saratoga scored an upset in the one-mile Grade 1 $300,000 Iroquois Stakes on Sept. 16 at Churchill Downs. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-derby-dreams-begin-west-saratoga-iroquois-stakes-win

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-iroquois-stakes-woodbine-mile

Thirteen years ago this summer, horse racing was at one of its periodic upticks in national exposure as fans were drawn to the exploits of an unbeaten star racemare based in Southern California, and by the time the 27th Breeders’ Cup World Championships arrived at Churchill Downs, excitement was at a fever pitch. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-breeders-cup-fantastic-finishes-legendary-streak-halted

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-identifying-2-year-old-turf-standouts-woodbine

The 2023 edition of the Grade 1, $1 million Ricoh Woodbine Mile Stakes brings together a field of six, with the winner the race receiving an automatic berth in the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile Presented by PDJF in November. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-will-master-the-seas-give-appleby-back-back-woodbine-mile-wins

When trainer Charlie Appleby ships a horse from Europe to compete at Woodbine in Canada, bettors are wise to sit up and take notice. Why? Because Appleby trainees at Woodbine are about as close to unbeatable as you can get in horse racing. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-betting-international-invader-woodbines-natalma-stakes

Following his victory in the Group 1 Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes, Auguste Rodin improved his rating to a 124 and joined the Top 10 in the seventh edition of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2023. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-auguste-rodin-arcangelo-rise-latest-longines-worlds-best-racehorse-rankings

It may be the third Saturday in September but visions of the first Saturday in May will be blooming when the Iroquois Stakes at Churchill Downs serves as the first points race for the 2024 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2023-iroquois-stakes-glance

One of the highlights of racing at Del Mar each summer is the high-class program of 2-year-old races conducted at the seaside track. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-five-exciting-2-year-olds-del-mars-2023-summer-meet

New York racing relocates back downstate to its temporary fall home at Aqueduct as the 2023 Belmont at the Big A race meet is ready to commence on Sept. 14. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-betting-belmont-the-big-tips-and-trends-help-you-win-new-yorks-2023-fall-meet

Every summer, Saratoga Race Course serves as an epicenter of high-class juvenile racing. Day after day, week after week, promising 2-year-olds take center stage in competitive stakes and maiden races. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-five-promising-2-year-olds-follow-saratogas-2023-meet

Each week a panel of media members, horseplayers, and Breeders’ Cup World Championships officials release a poll tabulating their votes on the nation's top contenders for the 2023 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic.  The leader in the rankings is Travers Stakes winner and Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-arcangelo-maintains-top-ranking-latest-breeders-cup-classic-poll

Saturday’s Ricoh Woodbine Mile is a Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series “Win and You’re In” race for the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile Presented by PDJF, offering the winner a fees-paid berth to the Nov. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-nine-things-you-need-know-about-the-2023-ricoh-woodbine-mile

The $1 million, Grade 1 Ricoh Woodbine Mile Stakes Sept. 16 at Woodbine has become a marquee fixture at the Ontario track that is one of the most prized races for turf milers in North America. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2023-ricoh-woodbine-mile-cheat-sheet-get-know-the-horses

As the road to the 2023 Breeders’ Cup World Championships picks up momentum in mid-September, the focus for the upcoming weekend shifts to Woodbine in Toronto, which will host three Challenge Series “Win and You’re In” races on Saturday, Sept. 16. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-road-breeders-cup-sneak-peek-woodbine-mile-and-other-races

Training a Thoroughbred can feel like a dance with one step forward and two steps back. The process draws you closer as partners, but you need to work through the stumbles. Trailering has been our biggest challenge. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-thoroughbred-makeover-diary-trouble-trailering-and-visit-the-state-fair

On the Sunday morning of Oct. 26, 1986, Larry Bramlage was minding his own business in a Chicago hotel as he prepared for a lecture to the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. Bramlage was a Kansas native who received his DVM credentials at Kansas State University and his master’s degree from Ohio State University, where he was on the teaching faculty, as well as an equine veterinary surgeon of growing repute. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-personal-ensigns-other-comeback-bramlages-ground-breaking-surgery-future-champ

The Road to the 2023 Breeders’ Cup heads north of the border this weekend, with three “Win and You’re In” qualifying preps scheduled Saturday, Sept. 16, at Woodbine in Toronto. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-where-watchlisten-horse-racing-coverage-sept-13-17

Tom Pedulla presents five takeaways from a major weekend of racing that included two Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Races at Kentucky Downs while a Grade 1 race for 2-year-old fillies and another for juvenile colts helped close Del Mar’s successful summer meet. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-five-key-takeaways-you-need-know-stellar-september-weekend

Get Smokin had never won a race or ever even traveled beyond 1 1/16 miles in any race before entering the starting gate for the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series 'Win and You're In' 1 1/2-mile Grade 2 FanDuel Kentucky Turf Cup Stakes on Sept. 9 at Kentucky Downs. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-longshot-get-smokin-wires-kentucky-turf-cup-gear-jockey-wins-turf-sprint

Churchill Downs officials have made slight modifications to the upcoming Road to the Kentucky Derby, the series of select races that will determine the preference list for the May 4, 2024,150th Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-churchill-downs-adjusts-2023-24-road-the-kentucky-derby-schedule

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-key-kentucky-downs-stakes

Keeneland Library has scheduled a number of events for the remainder of 2023 to expand the reach of its groundbreaking exhibit, The Heart of the Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers, which highlights the lives and careers of 80 African Americans working in the Thoroughbred industry from the mid-1800s to the present. Activities include a traveling exhibit, a new book and Breyer model of pioneering Black jockey Cheryl White and an appearance by Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks, author of bestseller Horse. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-keeneland-library-expand-reach-popular-exhibit-the-heart-the-turf-racings-black

In its 39 years, the Breeders’ Cup World Championships has produced many stretch duels that have become part of racing’s lore, from the very first Classic in 1984 to Tiznow’s back-to-back Classic wins in 2000 and 2001, and on through Blame’s defeat of Zenyatta in the 2010 Classic and Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-breeders-cup-fantastic-finishes-too-close-call-unforgettable-dead-heat

A “Win and You’re In” berth to the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint is up for grabs in Saturday’s $1 million, Grade 2 Ainsworth Turf Sprint Stakes at Kentucky Downs, a lucrative three-quarter-mile race growing in prestige. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-betting-hot-horse-2023-ainsworth-turf-sprint

An annual highlight of Woodbine’s meet is the Canadian Stakes Presented by the Japan Racing Association, a Grade 2 event for fillies and mares age 3 and older going about 1 1/8 miles on the E.P. Taylor turf course. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2023-canadian-stakes-glance

The New Kent County Virginia Derby has served as a springboard to stardom this century for champions Kitten’s Joy, English Channel, and Gio Ponti and has for years been a key fixture of the meet at Colonial Downs. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2023-virginia-derby-glance

The $1.7 million, Grade 2 FanDuel Kentucky Turf Cup Stakes Saturday at Kentucky Downs will likely run with a full field of 12 considering there are four other horses entered, all of whom are also-eligible (who run if a horse in the main body of the race withdraws). Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-betting-10-1-contender-upset-the-kentucky-turf-cup-stakes

Each week a panel of media members, horseplayers, and Breeders’ Cup World Championships officials release a poll tabulating their votes on the nation's top contenders for the 2023 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic.  The leader in the rankings is Travers Stakes winner Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-arabian-knight-and-bright-future-break-breeders-cup-classic-rankings-top-10-list

The fields for the 14 races that comprise the Breeders’ Cup World Championships really begin to come into focus in summer and fall and this regular feature will offer a snapshot profile of one of the previous weekend’s standout stars. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-closer-look-rising-breeders-cup-classic-hopeful-bright-future

The upcoming weekend in horse racing is highlighted by top-level turf racing at Kentucky Downs and the final days of Del Mar’s summer meet in California. Kentucky Downs will host live racing on Thursday, Sept. 7, Saturday, Sept. 9, and Sunday, Sept. 10, the last of which is also Del Mar’s closing day. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-where-watchlisten-horse-racing-coverage-sept-6-10

Corbin Blumberg, the director of racing and bloodstock operations for Jack and Laurie Wolf’s Starlight Racing and StarLadies Racing, didn’t have a familial connection to horse racing, but rather his deep love for the equine and riding led him to the industry. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-the-rise-starlights-corbin-blumberg

The countdown is on! It’s amazing to think we are just a bit over a month away from the Makeover. I’ve spent so much time reflecting on my journey with Bronn in the last couple of blogs, but now things are starting to feel real… maybe a little too real! Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-thoroughbred-makeover-diary-break-bronn-final-preparations

Tom Pedulla presents five takeaways from a huge Labor Day weekend that featured major races from coast to coast and in between. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-five-key-takeaways-you-need-know-labor-day-weekend

Nutella Fella, dismissed at 54-1 on the tote board, powered by favored Timberlake late to take the $300,000 Grade 1 Hopeful Stakes Sept. 4 at Saratoga Race Course. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-longshot-nutella-fella-upsets-saratogas-hopeful-stakes

A nine-race card awaited fans at Del Mar that Labor Day afternoon, Sept. 4, 1967, as the venue navigated through the second half of its summer meet. Over the course of those contests, a total of 86 horses would engage in competition as thousands of people watched from the grandstand. But of all the Thoroughbreds who appeared on track, one towered above everybody because of his popularity and the plethora of victories he had collected since debuting in September 1961. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-1967-del-mar-handicap-the-end-era

For generations, Saratoga Race Course has been known as a locale for some of the sport’s best 2-year-old racing, and for colts the top 2-year-old race of the meet is the Hopeful Stakes. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2023-hopeful-stakes-glance

The 3-year-olds showed up their older peers in the Grade 1 FanDuel Racing Pacific Classic Sept. 2 at Del Mar, as Arabian Knight held off Geaux Rocket Ride in a thriller that spoke to the quality of both 3-year-olds. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-arabian-knight-uncatchable-pacific-classic

In a thrilling edition of the Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes Sept. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-bright-future-edges-proxy-jockey-club-gold-cup-thriller

The Sept. 2 Flower Bowl Stakes at Saratoga Race Course will go in the books as a 1 3/8-mile turf race, but those who watched it, or examined the race’s fractions, know it was more like a three-furlong sprint that followed a one-mile warm-up. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-parnac-part-abrs-stake-and-stardom-initiative-wins-flower-bowl-stakes-upset

When a jockey wins two races in a single afternoon, he’s enjoyed a successful day. Three wins signifies a banner afternoon and four is bound to generate buzz among racing fans and horseplayers. But how about seven wins in a single day? Only on the rarest of occasions will a jockey embark on such a memorable win streak. During the first 69 years of racing at Del Mar in California, no jockey managed to win more than six races on a single card. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-del-mar-history-victor-espinozas-unforgettable-seven-win-day

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-pacific-classic-and-jockey-club-gold-cup-selections

Every year on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, old wounds open as the country remembers a horrific day in U.S. history when a coordinated attack by al-Qaeda killed 2,977 people. Terrorists flew planes into both towers of the World Trade Center in New York City as well as the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., while another hijacked plane, Flight 93, crashed in Shanksville, Pa., after it is believed the crew and passengers attempted to regain control of the airplane. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-breeders-cup-fantastic-finishes-2001-classic-momentary-escape-reality

The third and final “Win and You’re In” berth for the Breeders’ Cup will be awarded in the final race of Saturday’s intriguing FanDuel Racing Pacific Classic card at Del Mar. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2023-del-mar-handicap-glance