Courage’s journey began with high expectations. A son of Speightstown born in 2017, he was a $350,000 purchase at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling sale, destined for success on the racetrack. After just three starts and modest earnings of $670, however, his racing career quietly came to an end. That’s when he found his true purpose.
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A True International Superstar of the Turf: Breeders’ Cup Legend Ouija Board
In 2024, nearly 17,000 Thoroughbreds were born in North America, while England and Ireland welcomed a little more than 13,000 foals. Of those, less than half will win a race in their lifetime, while approximately 3% will win a stakes, and an even smaller percentage, less than 1%, will win a graded stakes. Imagine the odds of an English classic and Breeders’ Cup victor foaling a Derby winner who then sires classic and Breeders’ Cup winners of his own?
‘A Dream Come True’: MyRacehorse Shareholders Smitten With Seismic Beauty
Carrie Wood yearned for a horse when she was growing up. She used to pore through the Washington Post classified section, circle ads for horses that were for sale, and leave them on her father’s desk. “I had hopes,” she said. “I had hopes that someday we could have a horse.”
Billy ‘The Kid’ Loughnane shows why he can be the new face of racing as he triumphs in the Grosser Preis von Berlin – with the 19-year-old looking to follow in Frankie Dettori’s footsteps
DOMINIC KING: Loughnane is known as 'Billy The Kid' and he rides with a gunslinger's cool. He is only 19 and this represented a colossal moment in his career.
