Memories of Arlington International Racecourse will be revived on Saturday when the famed racetrack’s premier turf stakes will be contested at Colonial Downs. For fillies and mares, there’s the Beverly D. Stakes, which is named for longtime Arlington owner Richard Duchossois’s wife, Beverly. As usual some of the year’s top turf females will be on hand for another competitive renewal of the 1 3/16-mile stakes.
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Ascot Gold Cup winner Scandinavia continues march to flat racing greatness in Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup – and your three best bets for day two
SAM TURNER: The Aidan O'Brien-trained son of Justify, game winner of the Group 1 prize 12 months ago, was expected to face stiff competition defending his crown with Trawlerman again in opposition.
Apprentice Taylor Kingsley Savors First Stakes Success While Pursuing Dream
Taylor Kingsley was in the midst of a smoky drive home from Delaware Park, where the races had been canceled due to poor air quality caused by Canadian wildfires, when her phone rang. “What are you up to on Monday?” her former boss, Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott, asked. “Not much,” Kingsley replied. “Probably just breezing some horses at Fair Hill [Training Center in Maryland].”
Dominant at Del Mar: Bill Shoemaker’s Greatest Summer
On opening day of the 1954 Del Mar meet, a young rider named Bill Shoemaker was less than a month from turning 23 years old. Though still in the early chapter of what would become a storied career, the native Texan found himself the engineer of the most dominant run by any jockey that had ever competed at the seaside track.
