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The Remsen Stakes winner has not captured the Kentucky Derby since 1995 when Thunder Gulch pulled off the double, but an even longer streak could come to an end next year based on what happens Saturday at Aqueduct. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2023-remsen-stakes-glance-mages-little-brother-dornoch-the-horse-beat

Every fall, people who are lucky enough to be in Lexington are drawn to the preview of the annual Sporting Art Auction (11th edition) which is a collaboration between Cross Gate Gallery and Keeneland. “The Sporting Art Auction is a highlight of our fall season at Keeneland, and we are thrilled with the support it receives from sporting art enthusiasts and the community,” Keeneland President and CEO Shannon Arvin said. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-secretariat-among-inspirational-horses-display-11th-annual-sporting-art-auction

The $500,000, Grade 2 Cigar Mile Handicap Dec. 2 at Aqueduct is the featured race on a four-stakes card at the Big A on the final Saturday of the track’s fall meet. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2023-cigar-mile-handicap-cheat-sheet-get-know-the-horses

I have friends that swear by Monopoly, but I’ve never been a fan. I’d go so far as to say I consider it a truly awful game. It lacks the most important element a game should have: fun. Ohhh, let’s play capitalism on a board and spend 6-8 hours trying to bleed your friends dry so that one person emerges with all of the money. Mortgage, rent, utilities, jail – sounds like a blast, can I be the boot?!?! Look, I understand a whole generation grew up on Monopoly, but kids also used to play Jacks. Times change … Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-monopoly-stinks-try-these-five-board-games-instead

The upcoming weekend in horse racing focuses on transition, as fall meets at Del Mar and Aqueduct come to an end and two other meets open. Gulfstream Park kicks off its top-tier Championship Meet on Friday, Dec. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-where-watchlisten-horse-racing-coverage-nov-29-dec-3

The history of horse racing is filled with stories of improbable, against-the-odds triumphs and legendary heroes who made the seemingly impossible, possible. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-col-matt-winn-the-man-who-saved-the-kentucky-derby

Mage, this year’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve winner, has been retired from racing and will begin his stallion career at Airdrie Stud for the 2024 breeding season, his connections announced in a release Nov. 27.  Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-kentucky-derby-winner-mage-retired

The tagline promoting the Japan Cup is “Hero Is Coming.” After Equinox’s exhilarating triumph Nov. 26 at Tokyo Racecourse, the race could be best summed up with “Hero Has Come.” If the sound of the 85,866 fans at the track was any indication, Equinox might just be a national treasure. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-international-superstar-equinox-rallies-scintillating-japan-cup-victory

It had been a glorious five-year run. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-pleasant-colony-1981-kentucky-derby-winner-was-genuine-racehorse

Honor Marie rallied from last to prevail in the $400,000 Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club on Nov. 25 at Churchill Downs for trainer Whit Beckman. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-honor-marie-intricate-score-key-2-year-old-stakes-wins-churchill-downs

Trademark had to give everything to win the Grade 2 Clark Stakes presented by Norton Healthcare at Churchill Downs, but under a furious ride from Fernando De La Cruz, Trademark managed to inch past 3-year-old Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-trademark-edges-first-mission-nose-win-clark-stakes-churchill-downs

Thanksgiving dinner had a different feel to it Nov. 23 for trainer Bill Mott and his family. As most of the family members gathered in Memphis, there was much to give thanks for. Mott, the patriarch, is closing out one of the finest years in an illustrious Hall of Fame career that dates back to 1973 and is very likely to be rewarded with his fourth Eclipse Award as the outstanding trainer and first since 2011. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-holiday-time-thanks-and-prayers-hall-fame-trainer-bill-mott

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-derby-oaks-prospects-churchill

Turkey may be on the menu these days, but there will also be the scent of roses in the air. The Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes for 2-year-olds will give the 2-year-olds a race on the host track for the 2024 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve as well some qualifying points for the run for the roses. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2023-kentucky-jockey-club-stakes-glance

Max Hirsch was a titan in the sport. He won the 1934 Travers Stakes with Observant. He trained Bold Venture, winner of the 1936 Kentucky Derby and Preakness. He was well on his way to a Hall of Fame career. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-the-story-racehorse-named-thanksgiving

The road to the 2024 Longines Kentucky Oaks makes an important stop at Churchill Downs this Saturday for the running of the $400,000, Grade 2 Golden Rod Stakes. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-betting-proven-class-the-golden-rod-stakes

Horse racing action picks up considerably this week in North America as several tracks will hold important stakes over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-where-watchlisten-horse-racing-coverage-thanksgiving-holiday-weekend

Gasoline has enjoyed a mini-breakout this year after an up and down 3-year-old season in 2022, and the Curlin gelding looks like he could be starting to really figure things out entering the $600,000 Clark Stakes Presented by Norton Healthcare Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-pletchers-patience-could-pay-dividends-2023-clark-stakes

It’s that time of the year again! With the holidays just around the corner, our attention turns to the traditions that accompany the season, including finding the perfect gift for the important people in your life. If you have a friend or family member who is passionate about both the horse and the sport, you have come to the right place. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-2023-holiday-gift-guide-the-horse-lover

Ron McAnally remembers one element above all others from the formative years he spent at the Covington Protestant Children’s Home, an orphanage in northern Kentucky. He will never forget the view. “They tell me I used to sit at the window and stare for hours,” he said. “I wouldn’t talk to anybody.” McAnally was at the tender age of 5 when he and his four siblings were sent to the home following the death of their mother. He sought comfort wherever he could find it, even at a window. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-ron-mcanally-the-making-masterful-horseman

There may not be a dirt sprint race for 2-year-olds in the Breeders’ Cup, but opportunities will abound once Jan. 1 arrives and the juveniles become 3-year-olds. One race that can showcase a promising sprinter in the new year is Saturday’s Bob Hope Stakes. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2023-bob-hope-stakes-glance

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-great-betting-races-aqueduct

A field of nine 3-year-olds is entered for the Grade 2, $250,000 Hill Prince Stakes on the turf at Aqueduct, with one more entered should the race be moved to the main track. Six of the nine entered for turf won their most recent race and the other three finished second or third in their last start, leading to the immediate conclusion this is a well-matched group. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-slight-edge-freedom-trail-hill-prince-stakes

Tickets for the 53rd Annual Eclipse Awards, which will be held on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, at The Breakers Palm Beach, will be on sale beginning Monday, Nov. 20. Presented by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers And Broadcasters (NTWAB), the Eclipse Awards will honor the 2023 human and equine champions of Thoroughbred racing. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-eclipse-awards-tickets-go-sale-nov-20

Horse racing broadcast on TV and radio for the upcoming weekend is highlighted by the opening of Fair Grounds’ 2023-24 meet in New Orleans on Friday, Nov. 17. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-where-watchlisten-horse-racing-coverage-nov-16-19

Allen E. Paulson and his family are no doubt best known in Thoroughbred racing for owning the great champion Cigar, one of the sport’s most brilliant males. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2002-horse-the-year-azeri-standard-excellence

I first voted for the Eclipse Awards in 2006, and this year will mark the 18th straight year I’ve voted in the year-end awards for Thoroughbreds in North America. There are no set guidelines or standings that voters must use to vote for Eclipse Award winners, so you’ll see some very surprising votes cast in some divisions and occasionally an extremely controversial award winner. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-pros-and-cons-the-leading-horse-the-year-contenders

Applications for The Jockey Club’s paid internship program for college students and recent college graduates and its five academic scholarships opened today. The internship program will accommodate up to three interns and is now available in the summer or fall based on the intern’s preference. Interns will gain exposure to all companies and departments within the organization, and they will have the opportunity to spend additional time in areas that they find to be of particular interest. The program will last eight weeks. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-applications-open-the-jockey-clubs-internship-program-and-academic-scholarships

Some might say that Charlie Whittingham was the best and most famous trainer California has ever known. As true as that might be, Whittingham deserves to be viewed in a context much greater than even a state as large as California. Though synonymous with the Golden State, Whittingham was unquestionably one of greatest trainers in the long and glorious history of Thoroughbred racing anywhere in the United States. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-how-legendary-trainer-known-the-bald-eagle-excelled-five-decades

Back in the day when a truck stacked with hay rumbled into Windfields Farm, Northern Dancer never paid it a lick of attention from his stall across the lane from the breeding shed. But if he laid eyes on an approaching van with a mare aboard, all hell broke loose. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-northern-dancer-pocket-battleship-who-became-worldwide-influence

Disney purchased LucasfilmLtd. in 2012 and unveiled "The Force Awakens" in 2015, which was the first new film in the series since “Revenge of the Sith” debuted in 2005. “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” was the second movie in the third trilogy followed by “The Rise of Skywalker,” which debuted Dec. 20, 2019. In between “Solo: A Star Wars Story” debuted May 25, 2018. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-exploring-star-wars-inspired-racehorse-names

If you’ve opened this story you probably are interested in the Kentucky Derby but might not know a whole lot about horse racing or the Triple Crown. That’s OK – we’re here to help. The Kentucky Derby is the most-watched horse race of the year in the United States and is widely considered one of the most important sporting events in the country, having grown to become much more than just a horse race since Aristides won the first edition in 1875. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-beginners-guide-the-kentucky-derby

CBS will air a segment on horse racing reform during its “60 Minutes” television news program Nov. 12. It is scheduled to broadcast Sunday along with two other show segments scheduled from 7-8 p.m. ET. Correspondent Cecilia Vega will examine the wiretaps that helped successfully prosecute one of the biggest horse doping investigations in United States history. Lisa Lazarus, CEO of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, also spoke with Vega “to discuss the moment of reckoning and the sport’s future,” according to a “60 Minutes” press release. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-60-minutes-air-nov-12-segment-racing-reform

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks’ novel Horse has been awarded first prize in the 17th annual Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award. Crafted by a master of historical fiction, it is the beautifully imagined tale of legendary 19th century racehorse and sire Lexington, and a young, enslaved groom who loved him. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-geraldine-brooks-wins-2022-dr-tony-ryan-book-award-historical-novel-horse

Breeders’ Cup Saturday was just another day at the office for professional gambler Sean Boarman … until White Abarrio and Elite Power steeped in and helped make that particular day Boarman's best day at the office ever. Thanks to their victories, Boarman became another of the day's top winners at the 2023 Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita. He left the track over $642,000 richer. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-pro-player-sean-boarman-wins-breeders-cup-betting-challenge-642363-payday

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-turf-stakes-the-big

The Grade 2, $175,000 Bessarabian Stakes at Woodbine drew a field of 14 fillies and mares, including nine previous stakes winners. Our Flash Drive, who won the race in 2022, is back seeking a repeat victory. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-slight-edge-midnight-stroll-bessarabian-stakes

Rich Strike, the 80-1 upset winner of the 2022 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve at Churchill Downs, has been retired, owner Rick Dawson said Nov. 9. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2022-kentucky-derby-upset-winner-rich-strike-retired

White Abarrio improved his rating from a 122 to a 123 in the ninth edition of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2023, and the 4-year-old Race Day colt is currently rated as the top dirt horse in the rankings after a win in the $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic Nov. 4 at Santa Anita Park. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-breeders-cup-classic-winner-white-abarrio-top-rated-dirt-horse-longines-rankings

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 8, 2023) – The Breeders’ Cup, one of Thoroughbred horse racing’s most prestigious international events, today announced that Del Mar Thoroughbred Club will host the 2025 Breeders’ Cup World Championships. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-del-mar-announced-host-2025-breeders-cup-world-championships

After an exciting 40th anniversary edition of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships last week at Santa Anita Park, the North American horse racing calendar slows down for a couple of weeks before ramping back up for an active stretch over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-where-watchlisten-horse-racing-coverage-nov-9-12

Welcome to 2024 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where we’ll take a look each week at a recent winner on the Triple Crown trail, usually from the Road to the Kentucky Derby schedule from which the racehorses earn points toward qualifying. The 1 ¼-mile Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve will be held May 4, 2024, at Churchill Downs. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2024-kentucky-derby-prospect-profiles-breeders-cup-juvenile-victor-fierceness

In the early 20th century, the coalescence of the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes into the American Triple Crown changed how we regard 3-year-olds year in and year out. In the 1980s, John Gaines proposed a new event for racing, a one-day, seven-race card that would serve as an end-of-the-year championship. The goal was to attract horses from not just the United States, but Canada, Europe, Japan, and beyond. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-underappreciated-horse-racing-stars-the-1980s-chiefs-crown-gulch-and-cozzene

Stephen Hawking was 21 when he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease — and was told he had about two years to live. Over the ensuing 55 years, working from a wheelchair as the ALS progressed, Hawking became the most famous man of science since Albert Einstein, wrote a perennial best-seller called “A Brief History of Time,” and was ranked 25th on a 2002 poll compiling the 100 Greatest Britons, ahead of Charles Dickens, David Bowie, and Sir Thomas More. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-hovdey-one-last-wish-boy-and-his-horse

During this year’s NBC Breeders’ Cup World Championship coverage, reporter Kenny Rice reminisced about his favorite Breeders’ Cup Classic win in 2013. “Ten years ago, there was a moment that was right out of Hollywood. The trainer was little known. Her name Kathy Ritvo. She was a heart transplant recipient. The jockey was known. He was a Hall of Famer, but he had bad knees and he had been retired for seven years. But Gary Stevens came back and got in the saddle. And the horse? Mucho Macho Man!” Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-redemption-mucho-macho-man-fairy-tale-2013-breeders-cup-classic

WOW!! That is the only word that instantly comes to mind when I think about Goldie and I’s time at the Thoroughbred Makeover this year. It was easily one of the most rewarding experiences of my life, but with a great time comes a year’s worth of emotions. Goldie and I competed in Show Hunters on Wednesday and Show Jumpers on Thursday.  Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-thoroughbred-makeover-diary-dream-come-true-experience-goldie

Cody Dorman, the 17-year-old Kentuckian at the heart of the most emotionally charged story during this year’s and last year’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships, died Nov. 5 on his way home after watching his namesake Cody’s Wish win his second consecutive Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile, according to the Dorman family. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-heart-the-breeders-cup-cody-dorman-dies-17

There have been 39 winners of the Breeders’ Cup Classic since the inception of the series in 1984. But only one Tiznow. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-tiznow-the-two-time-breeders-cup-winner-and-beacon-hope-after-sept-11

Tom Pedulla presents five key takeaways from the 40th Breeders’ Cup World Championships held this past Friday and Saturday at Santa Anita Park. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-five-takeaways-you-need-know-the-40th-breeders-cup-world-championships

Europe's top 3-year-old Auguste Rodin created a masterpiece on the Santa Anita Park turf course, winning the most prestigious grass race in North America, the $4 million Longines Breeders' Cup Turf, by three-quarters of a length. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-auguste-rodins-breeders-cup-turf-win-masterpiece-elite-power-and-goodnight-olive

Trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. capped his comeback from a 10-year suspension when White Abarrio fended off Japan-based Derma Sotogake in the $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic Nov. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-white-abarrio-powers-clear-win-breeders-cup-classic

The Breeders’ Cup returned to Arcadia, Calif., in 2023 for a record 11th time as the event celebrated its 40th Anniversary. A sensational Southern California fall afternoon greeted racing fans for on Championship Saturday, where nine Breeders’ Cup races were held including the Longines Classic. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-fans-celebrate-championship-saturday-the-breeders-cup

Mike Repole’s dogged pursuit of the Kentucky Derby continues. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-powerhouse-performance-propels-fierceness-breeders-cup-juvenile

The winner of the Nov. 3 FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile presented by TAA at Santa Anita Park most likely will become the favorite, or at least one of the favorites, for next year’s Kentucky Derby. But through the years, such winners have performed more like longshots to win the run for the roses. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-exploring-why-only-two-breeders-cup-juvenile-winners-have-captured-the-derby

Zenyatta had done everything asked of her through 13 career starts. Launching one breathtaking rally after another, she had run down every filly or mare sent against her. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-zenyattas-2009-classic-the-day-the-ground-shook-santa-anita

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-racing-writers-analyze-the-2023-breeders-cup-classic

The Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic may have lost some of its star power in recent days, but it still remains a dandy of a contest and an outstanding betting affair. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2023-longines-breeders-cup-classic-glance

In a Nov. 1 press conference outlining safety and integrity protocols ahead of this year’s Breeders’ Cup Nov. 3-4 at Santa Anita Park, officials noted the advantages of collecting important statistical information from the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-precise-information-being-used-protect-thoroughbreds-breeders-cup

What do you get when you pit a bunch of talented speed horses accustomed to securing easy leads against each other in a championship race? You get Saturday’s running of the $2 million, Grade 1 Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Santa Anita Park, and maybe — just maybe — you get a stretch-running winner. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-making-money-betting-exactas-and-trifectas-2023-breeders-cup-distaff

Elizabeth Merryman knew she had the horse of a lifetime after she bred Caravel and trained her to six victories in her first eight starts. She also knew she was in for the fight of a lifetime after she was diagnosed with breast cancer in early July 2021. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-magical-ride-breeder-elizabeth-merryman-star-turf-sprinter-caravel

The 40th running of the Grade 1, $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic brings together a big field of 12, with nine entering the race off of group/graded stakes victories. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-why-ushba-tesoro-can-extend-his-winning-streak-breeders-cup-classic

The Eclipse Award for the nation’s top 2-year-old male will be on the line Friday during Future Stars Friday at the Breeders’ Cup. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2023-breeders-cup-juvenile-glance

Some racehorses peak at an early age, flashing brilliance right from the start. Others require more time to reach their best form, maturing slowly over the course of several years. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-gun-runner-qualities-horse-needs-long-successful-racing-career

NBC Sports will provide extensive coverage of the 40th Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita on Nov. 3-4. The season-culminating event features 14 races worth $31 million in purses. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-evaluating-the-2023-breeders-cup-nbc-television-analyst-randy-moss