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Team ABR has taken the opportunity to share some of their go-to horse racing books; contributors Penelope Miller, Mike Curry, and Melissa Bauer-Herzog each listed some of their favorites below. From betting guides to children’s books, histories to mysteries, horse racing is rich fodder for the literary set.

Penelope Miller:

I love books and horse racing so much, so this is fertile ground for me!  I have too many favorites to list them all, but here’s a small sampling of some of my top racing books:

Featuring America’s Best Racing’s deep roster of talented contributors, including former ESPN SportsCenter weekend anchor now-turned radio personality Bram Weinstein, who serves as the host of “The Winner’s Circle”; Joe Kristufek, paddock analyst at fabled Churchill Downs; reporter Bonnie-Jill Laflin; and Dan Tordjman, “The Winner’s Circle”  presented by SB Nation Radio brings together these most accomplished racing insiders to share their knowledge, tips, insights, and opinions by offering a unique, weekly perspective of our sports landscape.

ESPN’s sports business reporter Darren Rovell has been tweeting about horse racing again. Brace yourself.

After the Kentucky Derby he posted a poll on Twitter to his followers:

POLL: How did American Pharoah winning the Triple Crown change your enthusiasm for the 3 races?

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! To celebrate this beloved holiday, we decided to share some of our favorite St. Patrick’s Day-inspired racehorse names, plus a few Irish-themed names of horses that are racing today, making perfect hunch bets.

Saint Patrick

River Dance

Saint Paddy

Leprechaun

Green Beer Please

On Saturday, Bridlewood Farm, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Robert LaPenta's Tapwrit soared all the way up to No. 2 on the Kentucky Derby points leaderboard after earning 50 points with an emphatic win in the Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby.

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