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On a day when all Thoroughbreds enjoy a happy birthday, Monday will also offer a special present for the connections of one fortunate newly turned 3-year-old in the Smarty Jones Stakes. The $300,000 stakes at Oaklawn Park will provide the winner with the lion’s share of a hefty purse plus the initial payout of 2024 Kentucky Derby qualifying points as 10-5-3-2-1 points will be awarded to the top finishers. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2024-smarty-jones-stakes-glance

Two-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Brad Cox has enjoyed strong success in the $300,000 Smarty Jones Stakes, a 1 1/16-mile Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race taking place on New Year’s Day at Oaklawn Park. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-betting-brad-cox-horses-always-recommended-smarty-jones-stakes

Looking back on the past 12 months, the horse racing industry endured a year filled with a seemingly endless array of peaks and valleys. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-bloodhorse-year-review-survey-industry-panel-discusses-foal-crop-size

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-longshot-plays-saturday-gulfstream-park

The 2023 Eclipse Awards, recognizing this year’s champions in the sport of horse racing, will be held Jan. 25, 2024, and as in every year there will be several very competitive divisions. One of those for 2023 was Outstanding Trainer, where three nominees will be narrowed down from a dozen or so worthy recipients. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2023-eclipse-awards-preview-trainers-bill-mott-brad-cox-enjoy-success-the-top-level

Looking back on the past 12 months, the horse racing industry endured a year filled with a seemingly endless array of peaks and valleys. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-bloodhorse-year-review-survey-industry-panel-discusses-racing-surfaces

Although stakes races usually run later in the afternoon, this year’s Joe Hernandez Stakes runs as the first race on the card due to expected rain early in the day. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-olympic-runner-can-get-the-gold-joe-hernandez-stakes

The upcoming New Year’s Day holiday weekend marks an uptick in horse racing coverage on TV and radio as several prominent tracks including Oaklawn Park showcase important races heading into 2024. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/watch-listen-welcoming-2024-holiday-weekend

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

One of the most inspiring stories in racing history involves the late Cody Dorman and his namesake, Cody’s Wish. Dorman was born with Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that affects many body parts and can dramatically shorten life expectancy. He was unable to walk or speak and used subtle head movements to communicate on a tablet. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-inspirational-life-family-photos-look-back-cody-dorman-and-his-love-horse-racing

Everything came together for Speed Boat Beach in the Dec. 26 Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita Park. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-speed-boat-beach-wins-malibu-stakes-headline-opening-day-santa-anita

The upcoming New Year’s Day holiday weekend marks an uptick in horse racing coverage on TV and radio as several prominent tracks including Oaklawn Park showcase important races heading into 2024. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/node/59479

The 2023 Eclipse Awards, recognizing this year’s champions in the sport of horse racing, are scheduled for Jan. 25, 2024, and there are several contentious categories that hang in the balance. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2023-eclipse-awards-preview-jockeys-irad-ortiz-javier-castellano-boast-stellar

Ridden by Cristian Torres for Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen, Track Phantom won the $98,000 Gun Runner Stakes Dec. 23 at Fair Grounds. With his 1 1/4-length victory, Track Phantom earned 10 points on the Road to the 2024 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-track-phantom-wins-gun-runner-stakes-final-derby-prep-race-2023

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-special-santa-anita-opening-day-edition

The Malibu Stakes stands as the final Grade 1 race of the season, as well as a tremendous boost to opening day of the winter-spring meet at Santa Anita Park. Since its inception in 1952, the Malibu Stakes has crafted a reputation for being an interesting race filled with legendary performances and milestone moments. This has been especially true in recent years. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-six-memorable-runnings-the-malibu-stakes

“It was a beautiful land where flowers bloomed, the flamingos basked in the sun and airplanes flew overhead. A land where horses became immortal, and jockeys became famous.” I wrote those words in December of 2013 on the final weekend of Hollywood Park Racetrack where I was absorbing the sadness of the end of an era. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-reflections-hollywood-parks-special-place-horse-racing-history

On June 10, trainer Jena Antonucci achieved the important milestone of becoming the first female conditioner to train the winner of a Triple Crown race when Blue Rose Farm’s Arcangelo stormed home to a 1 ½-length triumph in the Belmont Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-jena-antonucci-reflects-arcangelo-2023-achievements

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 a race that’s part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby series offering qualifying points for the Derby. 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-otto-the-conqueror

American Pharoah’s beautiful photo on the cover the June 15, 2015, issue of Sports Illustrated marked only the third time a horse has graced the front of that magazine in the last 23 years since the start of the 21st century. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-horse-racings-history-sports-illustrated-covers

Next stop, 3-year-old stakes. The last of 11 Kentucky Derby qualifying stakes for 2-year-olds  takes place Saturday at Fair Grounds with the $100,000 Gun Runner Stakes. The 1 1/16-mile stakes drew a field of eight who will vie for the qualifying points for the 2024 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve that will be awarded to the top five finishers on a 10-5-3-2-1 basis. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2023-gun-runner-stakes-glance

The Grade 3, $125,000 Mr. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-banking-breakout-performance-gilmore-mr-prospector-stakes

Saturday’s $100,000 Gun Runner Stakes at Fair Grounds is one of the youngest Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifiers. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-making-money-betting-exactas-and-trifectas-2023-gun-runner-stakes

As Richard Mandella reflected in 2017 on his magnificent training career, he said that he drew greater motivation from fear of failure than aspirations of greatness. “I never had any great dreams about what it actually became. Hall of Fame and all of that, it never entered my mind,” he said. “I just wanted to be some kind of success.” Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-richard-mandella-lifelong-horseman-who-crafted-hall-fame-career

Story courtesy of Woodbine Communications/Chris Lomon Motivation and inspiration are always close at hand for Fraser Aebly. When he slipped on the sky-blue silks featuring an ornate white butterfly on the front, along with white and black hoops, the 19-year-old apprentice rider was, as always, focused on giving his horse the best shot at winning the race. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-inspiring-ride-canadian-apprentice-jockey-fraser-aebly

After the 1938 Kentucky Derby, the Churchill Downs staff noticed that they were short more than a few water glasses. Fans, it turned out, were stealing the glasses to take home as souvenirs of their big day at the races. The track had an idea: rather than continue to lose glassware to pilfering fans, why not make a special glass they could sell to fans to commemorate the day? Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-taste-history-the-souvenir-kentucky-derby-glass

Did a racehorse have a better friend? At 4 feet, 11 inches tall and 98 pounds, it didn’t look like Bill Shoemaker could muscle a few sacks of groceries, let alone control a head-strong Thoroughbred a dozen times his weight. Still, Shoemaker personified that mysterious bond between horse and rider. He communicated with an innate light touch on the reins, coaxing the horse into the action, gentling it with his hands. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-hall-fame-jockey-bill-shoemaker-racehorses-best-friend

Trainer Bob Baffert dominates the Grade 2 $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity, a race he has now won 14 times thanks to his victory with Wynstock Dec. 16 at Los Alamitos Race Course. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-baffert-longshot-wynstock-wins-los-alamitos-futurity

In a two-horse throwdown, Otto the Conqueror outdueled the previously unbeaten Glengarry and inched away to post a three-quarters of a length victory in the $300,000 Remington Springboard Mile Stakes on Dec. 15. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-otto-the-conqueror-edges-glengarry-win-remington-springboard-mile

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-eyeing-enticing-opportunities-oaklawn

If you enjoy betting on the races or you’ve got someone in your life who loves the ponies, what better time to score a winning gift than this holiday season? If you’re like me and you also like betting on other sports, I’ve got a couple of awesome — and timely — gift ideas for you. Betting Books Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-last-minute-gift-ideas-the-sports-and-horse-racing-bettor-your-list

The Grade 2 Los Alamitos Futurity provides six aspiring 2-year-olds a chance to get on the radar on the road to the 150th Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve next May, and also awards points in the series which could be very important as these colts progress. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-why-coach-prime-should-shine-los-alamitos-futurity

Each January, the leading lights of North American Thoroughbred racing gather to recognize the very best achievements of the previous year in an event that serves as the industry’s equivalent to the Academy Awards. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-inside-the-eclipse-awards-ntra-director-communications-meghan-rodgers

Time is running out on 2-year-olds hoping to post a stakes win before they turn 3 on Jan. 1. One of those last opportunities, Friday’s Remington Springboard Mile, offers the possibility of black-type status plus a chance to collect qualifying points toward a start in the 2024 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve. In descending value, 10-5-3-2-1 qualifying points will be awarded to the top five finishers in the two-turn test. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2023-remington-springboard-mile-glance

The upcoming weekend in horse racing is highlighted by two qualifying points preps for the 2024 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve: the Remington Springboard Mile Stakes Friday, Dec. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-where-watchlisten-horse-racing-coverage-dec-14-17

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

Slew o’ Gold was a regally bred son of Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew, but a case could be made that there was a touch of Alydar in him. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-the-magnificent-and-majestic-slew-o-gold-exceptional-talent

When Oaklawn Park opened last weekend, two new faces were behind the microphone: Matt Dinerman became the track’s seventh announcer in its 120-year history, and Crystal Conning joined the team as Paddock Analyst. Oaklawn veteran Racing Analyst Nancy Holthus rounds out this trifecta providing expert information.   Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-jockey-crystal-conning-insightful-camera-addition-new-oaklawn-paddock-analyst

The silver market may have cost him an immense fortune, yet for about two decades Nelson Bunker Hunt struck gold in Thoroughbred racing. Hunt, who passed away in 2014 at the age of 88, was a son of oil tycoon H.L. Hunt, who became one of the world’s richest men through ownership of vast portions of the East Texas Oil Field. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-nelson-bunker-hunt-oilman-eye-racehorses

Three of Hong Kong’s favorite horses delivered the goods Dec. 10 in the Longines Hong Kong International Races at Sha Tin Racecourse with 8-year-old Golden Sixty, recent Ladbrokes W. S. Cox Plate winner Romantic Warrior, and champion sprinter Lucky Sweynesse all triumphant. The races ran the gamut from a tight, three-way finish in the Hong Kong Cup to authoritative scores in the Sprint and Mile. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-hong-kong-right-home-winning-three-four-longines-international-races

The $300,000 Remington Springboard Mile Stakes is one of the most interesting prep races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve calendar, even though it has not been an especially productive qualifying race since the points system was put in place in 2013. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-evaluating-interesting-betting-race-remington-springboard-mile

Cody's Wish, the gutsy 5-year-old winner of four of five stakes races this year and beloved equine pal to the late Cody Dorman, has been voted the first back-to-back winner of the Secretariat Vox Populi Award. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-codys-wish-wins-2023-secretariat-vox-populi-award

By Jim Phillips, owner of Molinaro Kissing, now known as Wabbit and courtesy of Woodbine Wabbit, an off-track Thoroughbred known as Molinaro Kissing during his racing days, and Jess Phoenix finished 11th at Burghley Horse Trials in Stamford UK, which ran from Aug. 31 to Sept. 4. Burghley Horse Trials are widely regarded as the top event in the sport of Eventing and one of only seven 5-star competitions globally. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-ottb-wabbit-main-attraction-burghley-horse-trials

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-excellent-betting-races-oaklawn-park

The Grade 2 Starlet Stakes offers the chance for any of six 2-year-old fillies to earn points on the Road to the Longines Kentucky Oaks and sets the stage for their 2024 campaigns. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-grazia-could-be-something-special-starlet-stakes

The 10th and final panel of the 2023 OwnerView Virtual Thoroughbred Owner Conference was held Tuesday, December 5, and covered breeding plans. Panelists were Carrie Brogden, owner of Machmer Hall Farm; Alan Porter, founder of TrueNicks; and Mark Toothaker, director of stallions at Spendthrift Farm. The panel was hosted by OwnerView’s project manager, Gary Falter. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-breeding-plans-topic-final-2023-thoroughbred-owner-conference-panel

In a release issued Dec. 6, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul expressed excitement that the 2024 Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets will be held at Saratoga Race Course to allow for the uninterrupted construction of a new and re-imagined Belmont Park, the Long Island home of the third leg of the Triple Crown. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-saratoga-race-course-host-2024-belmont-stakes

The upcoming weekend in horse racing is highlighted by opening day at Oaklawn Park, one of the most popular racetracks in terms of attendance and betting handle every winter and early spring. The Hot Springs, Ark., track kicks off its 2023-24 meet on Friday, Dec. 8 and will run until Kentucky Derby Day on May 4. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-where-watchlisten-horse-racing-coverage-dec-7-10

If it’s December, it’s time for making gift purchases and charitable donations, reconnecting with family and friends, holding Seasonal Affective Disorder at bay, and perhaps most important of all for horseplayers, keeping tabs on contenders for the following spring’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-kentucky-derby-futures-vegas-winter-book-odds-promising-prospects

If there’s one thing that’s even more certain than a 1-20 shot at a racetrack, it’s the inevitability of death. It comes to all of mankind, and animals as well. Yet it remains immensely difficult to accept, especially when it comes far too early in someone’s life, such as it did for one of the greatest 2-year-old fillies of the 20th century. Landaluce seemed invincible on the racetrack. She won her five starts in dominant fashion, by a combined margin of 46 ½ lengths, including her first graded stakes victory, in which she romped home by 21 lengths. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-landaluce-unforgettable-brilliance-unimaginable-heartbreak

It was a late-November morning in Northern California, and track announcer Matt Dinerman was preparing to head to Golden Gate Fields to call the races, which he has done for the past six years. But that day hit differently, as it was his last in the announcer booth of the San Francisco Bay Area track before heading to Arkansas to assume his new role of race-calling duties at Oaklawn Park, which opens Dec. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-bloodhorse-the-rise-matt-dinerman

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 prep series that offers qualifying points for the first leg of the Triple Crown. 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-remsen-stakes-winner-dornoch

Racing Hall of Fame trainer Jack Van Berg passed away on Dec. 27, 2017, at age 81. The Kentucky Derby-winning trainer who ranks fourth all-time in career wins in North America was profiled by America’s Best Racing correspondent Tom Pedulla in 2014. Van Berg reflected on the influence of his father, Marion, on his superstar horse from the 1980s, Alysheba, and on his enduring passion for the sport. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-jack-van-berg-hall-famer-and-true-horseman

Some of the best winter dirt racing in North America is coming to the Midwest with the opening of the Oaklawn Park meet on Friday, Dec. 8. The 2023-24 season will extend until May 4, when the Oaklawn closes on the same day as the 150th Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/gambling/2023-oaklawn-park-confidential-track-trends-top-trainers-and-jockeys-help-you-win-the-2024

Hot Springs, Ark., the home of Oaklawn Park, has a history of lavishly entertaining tourists since the 1800s. People originally visited to experience the thermal waters that were thought to have healing properties, but later they came for other reasons, like baseball spring training, the gambling that was a precursor to Las Vegas, and world-class Thoroughbred racing. Babe Ruth enjoyed Spa City so much that the New York Yankees eventually added to his contract that he could not return. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-whats-new-hot-springs-ahead-2023-24-racing-season-oaklawn-park

When Tony Parker was inducted into the National Basketball Association’s Hall of Fame earlier this year, he opened his speech by thanking several of the great players he competed against for pushing him to be his best. It is obvious, given his 18-year NBA career and four championships won with the San Antonio Spurs, that Parker thrives on competition. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-hoops-horses-nba-great-tony-parker-making-all-the-right-moves-racehorse-owner

The well-traveled Hoist the Gold made his first trip to the Big A a successful one with an electrifying performance in the Dec. $500,000 Grade 2 Cigar Mile Handicap. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-hoist-the-gold-wins-cigar-mile-daylight-dornoch-wins-remsen-and-life-talk-takes

The winter holidays are defined by the joys and challenges of finding gifts for family and friends on your list. For many, a book is a treasure they look forward to unwrapping, one they can snuggle up with on cold winter days. Each year brings a new slate of books to add to your library, stories that immerse readers in names and places both old and new. For the horsey sort, 2023 brought a long list of new books on the sport as we celebrate one epic anniversary and look forward to another in the new year. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2023-bakers-dozen-great-books-the-horse-lover-around-the-holidays

This Sunday, Del Mar wraps up the fall Bing Crosby meet with its traditional closing-day feature, the $300,000 Matriarch Stakes for fillies and mares on turf. Read More... source https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2023-2023-matriarch-stakes-glance