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Triple Crown Turning Point: Overcoming Tragedy on Citation's Journey to Greatness
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (350+ words) After a championship 2-year-old season, 1948 promised opportunities to show the colt's great speed and deep wealth of stamina. The loss of one member of his team, though, could have changed that path. Instead, that was a turning point for the…...
Breeders' Cup Releases Challenge Series and Dirt Dozen Schedules for 2026
19+ hour, 2+ min ago (162+ words) Breeders" Cup has allocated a record $6. 5 million in free entry fees for the 2026 Challenge Series, with the winners of 95 qualifying races across 14 countries receiving a guaranteed starting position into a corresponding race at the World Championships. Last year, 46 Challenge Series…...
Raise a Glass to Percy's Bar! Fan Favorite Filly Is Kentucky Oaks Bound
21+ hour, 17+ min ago (175+ words) americasbestracing. net Raise a Glass to Percy's Bar! Fan Favorite Filly Is Kentucky Oaks Bound Percy's Bar emerged last year as one of the best 2-year-old fillies on the Kentucky circuit and a fan favorite due to her talent and…...
Big Wins Propel Further Ado, So Happy Upward in Triple Crown Power Rankings
22+ hour, 44+ min ago (265+ words) 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 3-year-old poll represents horses competing up to and through the Triple Crown. Rankings…...
An Early Look at the Probable Field for the 2026 Kentucky Derby
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (392+ words) The last round of prep races for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve'that award 100 points to the winner are now complete, so it's time to take a look at the cast of 3-year-old racehorses expected to compete in the…...
Betting on Keeneland Experience in 2026 Lexington Stakes
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (474+ words) Friday, April 10: 1-3: 30 p. m. and 5: 30-6: 50 p. m. on FS2; post time varies on Fan Duel TV Saturday, April 11: 1-4: 30 p. m. and 7-8 p. m. on FS2; 4: 30-7 p. m. on FS1; post time varies on Fan Duel TV Sunday, April 12: 1-2 p. m. on FS1; 2-6 p. m. on FS2; post time varies on Fan Duel TV Instead, this year's Lexington shapes up…...
Where to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing Coverage April 9-12
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (377+ words) The final 200-point prep races for next month's Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve have wrapped up, but the upcoming weekend in horse racing is still active, with several important stakes races scheduled. Fan Duel TV continues its comprehensive coverage…...
America's Best Racing to Host Pre-Preakness Party at Laurel Park During Historic Preakness Week
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (255+ words) America's Best Racing (ABR), the fan-development platform and national marketing initiative funded by The Jockey Club, today announced the return of its 11th annual Pre-Preakness Party on Thursday, May 14, at Laurel Park. Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) and The Jockey Club Safety…...
2026 Kentucky Derby Trail: Three Heating Up, Three Cooling Down for April 7
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (156+ words) This feature provides a capsule look at three horses who are heating up on the Triple Crown trail and three horses whose chances for the 2026 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve are not as strong as they previously were. In…...
How Surgery Transformed Alysheba from Unremarkable into "America's Horse'
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (1366+ words) Today, Jobe's breakthrough surgical procedure is known as Tommy John Surgery. While horse racing does not have a surgery that bears the name of one of its famous runners, a case can be made that'treatment for an entrapped epiglottis should…...