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2023 Royal Ascot, Triple Time, Bradsell, Paddington, River Tiber, Aidan O'Brien

Triple Time, Bradsell, Record-Setting O’Brien Among Opening Day Highlights at Royal Ascot

The first race of Royal Ascot 2023 went the way of jockey Neil Callan, trainer Kevin Ryan, and owner Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum, as Triple Time held off Inspiral, Light Infantry, and Modern Games to land the Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes June 20 at

The Rivalry That Never Was: Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta

They are, without question, the two best fillies to race on dirt in this century.

They most likely would both appear on a Top 10 list of North America’s all-time greatest fillies or mares.

Seabiscuit after defeating Triple Crown winner War Admiral in a Pimlico match race.

Seabiscuit: A True Rags-to-Riches Story

Seabiscuit was the perfect horse for his time. He did not look the part of a great racehorse. He was relatively small and knobby-kneed with a laid-back demeanor that suggested he would much rather sleep than step into the starting gate. It appeared he could not run a lick when he dropped the first 17 starts of his career, leaving him as the butt of bad jokes in his own barn.

Forte, Arcangelo, Mage, Triple Crown, Belmont Stakes, NTRA 3-year-old poll

Forte Tops Final Triple Crown Poll, Belmont Stakes Win Moves Arcangelo to No. 2

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 Three-Year-Old poll represents horses competing up to and through the Triple Crown. Rankings are based on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-1 voting system. First place votes are in parentheses.

AMERICA’S TOP 3-YEAR-OLD THOROUGHBREDS FOR JUNE 12, 2023

Triple Crown schedule horse racing Kentucky Derby Preakness Belmont Stakes tradition trainer Todd Pletcher owner Mike Repole Shug McGaughey Bob Baffert jockey John Velazquez Mike Smith Brad Cox Secretariat American Pharoah Justify Woody Stephens

Respect Tradition or Reflect Change: Should the Triple Crown Schedule Be Extended?

Rich Strike, the 2022 longshot Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve winner, did not advance to the Preakness Stakes. His connections’ desire to do everything possible to keep him in peak form outweighed their eagerness to pursue a Triple Crown.

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