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Tepin: The Rare Mare That Leveled the Turf Racing Field

For the most part, the great American-based fillies and mares of the last few decades were stars who beat the boys in Triple Crown races or major Grade 1 stakes on dirt.

One of the exceptions was Tepin.

Five-Time Horse of the Year Kelso: A True ‘One of a Kind’

For the past 75-plus years, the Triple Crown and the Breeders’ Cup have been proving grounds for a long list of Thoroughbred racing’s greatest champions.

Some horses, though, have transcended the sport’s most famous stages.

Horses like Kelso.

Curlin: What it Takes to Win Horse of the Year Twice

Just about the only thing Curlin did not do in his fabulous career was end “The Curse of Apollo.”

A horse who did not race at 2 had not won the Kentucky Derby since the aforementioned Apollo all the way back in 1882, and Curlin gave it the old college try to end the jinx that Triple Crown winner Justify eventually halted in 2018.

Curlin made his debut on Feb. 3, 2003 and then ran third three months later in the Kentucky Derby.

Granville James Stout 1936 Horse of the Year

Underappreciated Horse Racing Stars of 20th Century: Cavalcade, Granville, and Myrtlewood

Few decades resonate still in the consciousness of sports, yet many of the names and faces of the 1930s remain well known to this day.

Lost in the Fog: A Courageous and Dazzling Sprinter

He came, like the fog in Carl Sandburg’s famous poem, silently. For a time he lingered, just long enough for his presence to be acknowledged. And then, like the fog, he moved on, all too soon, leaving everyone to wonder what might have been.

His name, of course, was Lost in the Fog.

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