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2024 Jockey Club Gold Cup Cheat Sheet: Get to Know the Horses

The road to the 2024 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic makes a second and final stop at Saratoga Race Course on Sunday, Sept. 1, when the 106th running of the Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes will be held.

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Road to the 2024 Breeders’ Cup: Sneak Peek at Pacific Classic and Other Holiday Weekend Races

The upcoming Labor Day weekend is one of the most highly anticipated three-day stretches on the racing calendar, as Saratoga Race Course’s summer meet concludes, Del Mar in California reaches the second-to-last weekend of its popular summer meet, and the boutique all-turf meet at Kentucky Downs opens.

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2024 Pacific Classic Cheat Sheet: Get to Know the Horses

Del Mar has a supremely rich racing history plus an incredibly fun connection to Hollywood stars, but when racing fans of my generation think of Del Mar, we think of the Pacific Classic.

Candy Ride, Julie Krone, Pacific Classic, BENOIT

Del Mar History: Candy Ride’s Unequaled Standard

These days, most racing fans recognize Candy Ride as a renowned stallion, the sire of champions such as Gun Runner, Shared Belief, and Game Winner.

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Buy or Sell on Road to Breeders’ Cup: Travers Stakes Winner Fierceness

The fields for the 14 races that comprise the Breeders’ Cup World Championships really begin to come into focus in summer and fall. This regular feature will offer a snapshot profile of one of the previous weekend’s standout stars, usually a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Challenge Series winner, and whether I’m buying or selling their chances to win Nov. 1-2 at Del Mar.

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