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As stellar as Silverbulletday was in gaining honors as the champion 2-year-old filly in 1998 and as the champion 3-year-old filly the next season, there will always be a “what if” attached to her career.

What if she had not drawn far outside, post 14, for the Preakness? What if she had received a more favorable post and been allowed to compete in the middle jewel of the Triple Crown?

Churchill y Belmont realzan el hipismo

El pasado fin de semana fue de gala, incluso con clasificación a la Breeders Cup

Warrior's Charge is a horse who could pull the upset in the Metropolitan Handicap on Saturday.

2020 Runhappy Met Mile at a Glance

Longtime fans of Thoroughbred racing no doubt have fond memories of spending their Memorial Day watching horses like Ghostzapper, Holy Bull, Forego, Arts and Letters, Buckpasser, and Kelso shine in the Metropolitan Handicap. After spending the last six years on the Belmont Stakes day program, the COVID-19 pandemic and revised racing schedules have led to the Met Mile returning to a holiday program.

2020 Los Alamitos Derby by the Numbers

An impressive holiday weekend of racing lies ahead, highlighted in part by a points race for the 2020 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve: the Los Alamitos Derby this Saturday, July 4.

Read on for a look at the race by the numbers.

Getting to Know Breeders’ Cup Classic Hopeful Tom’s d’Etat

Many of the top Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic contenders through the years have come out of the Triple Crown races and proven themselves to be elite 1 ¼-mile racehorses either as 3-year-olds or sometimes not until they are 4 or 5. Others, like Tom’s d’Etat, require a little more patience.

Now 7 years old, the bay horse by leading sire Smart Strike had shown promise early in his career with several runaway victories, but in the last eight months Tom’s d’Etat has emerged as a truly elite older male.

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