As Thorpedo Anna attempts to make history Saturday by becoming the eighth filly to win the DraftKings Travers Stakes and the first since Lady Rotha in 1915, America’s Best Racing sought insight from Danny Ramsey, her ageless 74-year-old exercise rider. Ramsey discussed her historic bid – and some keys to living long and well – in a diary written with Tom Pedulla.
If you’re familiar with Sword Dancer through the stakes named in his honor at Saratoga, then you may not know the real story behind the horse. The Sword Dancer Stakes, run in late August, is a Grade 1 event that’s an altogether fitting tribute to the great champion of the 1950s.
