The upcoming weekend in horse racing is highlighted by an influential prep race for the 2026 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve in California and the opening of one of horse racing’s most popular tracks, Oaklawn Park.
Category: Horse Racing News
Rookie Rankings for Dec. 9: Leading 2026 Kentucky Derby Contenders
In recent years, the Remsen Stakes at Aqueduct has produced Kentucky Derby top-three finishers Sierra Leone (second in 2024) and Zandon (third in 2022), a pair of Grade 1 winners trained by Chad Brown.
NTRA and Resolute Racing Present Sweepstakes Offering Trip to Eclipse Awards, Pegasus World Cup
Ron McAnally: The Making of a Masterful Horseman
Ron McAnally remembers one element above all others from the formative years he spent at the Covington Protestant Children’s Home, an orphanage in northern Kentucky. He will never forget the view. “They tell me I used to sit at the window and stare for hours,” he said. “I wouldn’t talk to anybody.” McAnally was at the tender age of 5 when he and his four siblings were sent to the home following the death of their mother. He sought comfort wherever he could find it, even at a window.
