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 2021 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic.
When Diamond Oops was a young racing prospect, his ill-favored appearance made him a horse no one wanted.
When he reached the races as a juvenile and enjoyed surprising early success, he reverted to a runner with seemingly little future on the racetrack when he tore the digital super flexor tendon in his left foreleg. Veterinarians predicted he would never be the same – if he ever ran again.
Tom Pedulla presents five key takeaways from the $1 million Jockey Club Derby Invitational at Belmont Park, the Ricoh Woodbine Mile at Woodbine Racetrack, and other major developments this past weekend: