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Q&A with Director Cate Johnson as Racing Hall of Fame Prepares for Sept. 5 Reopening

It takes thousands of people to breed, raise, sell, train, and transform horses into racehorses. But barely 1% of the people involved in the process make it into the Hall of Fame.

Albaugh Family Stables’ Jason Loutsch on Thousand Words, Another Shot in Derby

Tom Pedulla is interviewing prominent owners, trainers and jockeys for America’s Best Racing as they travel the Road to the $3 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve. The Derby has been rescheduled for Saturday, Sept. 5, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Does Ny Traffic Profile as Live Longshot in 2020 Kentucky Derby?

Making the Grade, which will run through the 2020 Triple Crown races, focuses on the winners or top performers of the key races, usually from the previous weekend, who could make an impact on the Triple Crown. We’ll be taking a close look at impressive winners and evaluating their chances to win classic races based upon ability, running style, connections (owner, trainer, jockey), and pedigree.

American Pharoah Documentary ‘Born to Run’ Premieres Sunday on NBC

Nearly five years ago, on Oct. 31, 2015, American Pharoah raced for the last time, winning the Breeders’ Cup Classic by 6½-lengths at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky.

“A Triple Crown winner, a Breeders' Cup winner, a horse of a lifetime,” exclaimed NBC Sports’ race caller Larry Collmus.

America's Best Horses for Aug. 24

Each week members of the media around the country vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown and Kentucky Oaks trails in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll. Find out the latest 2020 top 3-year-old rankings below.

AMERICA'S TOP THOROUGHBREDS as of Aug. 24

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