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By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman The Road to the Kentucky Derby continues this Saturday with the $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes (gr. III) at Tampa Bay Downs, and although just seven horses have been entered in the 8.5-furlong race, the quality of the field is above average and the race should be very ...

By: Erin Shea, @BH_EShea  In only six years The Jockey Club's Thoroughbred Incentive Program—a program that offers annual awards for off-track Thoroughbreds to encourage the retraining of racehorses—has grown from offering awards and classes at 150 horse shows to 1,200 shows in 42 states and six Canadian provinces for 2018.  In ...

The highest-rated television program year in and year out is the Super Bowl, proving the NFL is king among sporting events in North America. Regardless of whom one was rooting for, Super Bowl LII, played indoors Feb. 4 in Minnesota, was a great game, taking us deep into the evening. The pace and scoring of the game between the Philadelphia Eagles ...

1 Good Magic Chad Brown Curlin—Glinda the Good, by Hard Spun He followed up his :48 2/5 half-mile work with a solid five-eighths drill in 1:01, third fastest of 28 works at the distance. The Champagne form took a bit of a hit with the defeats of Firenze Fire and Enticed in the Holy Bull Stakes, but he’s come a long way since then even ...

It is 2018, which means it’s the 50th anniversary of what many believe to be the single greatest year by a Thoroughbred in modern times--certainly the greatest year I have ever seen. No horse has ever excelled at as many facets of the sport in one year as did the legendary Dr. Fager, who combined world-record speed from seven furlongs to 1 1/4 ...

Three Kentucky Derby prep races are scheduled to be run across the country on Saturday afternoon, though in terms of purse, prestige, and possibly competition, the standout by far is the $350,000 Holy Bull Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park. The 8.5-furlong race-which features a short run to the first turn and an abbreviated run down the ...

Behind every Thoroughbred that makes its way to the racetrack is a team of people who have plowed plenty of capital and sweat equity into turning a dream into a reality. And there is always a great backstory. Not every Thoroughbred becomes a winner—a pretty small percentage actually win a race—and the exceptional horse is a rare ...