America’s Best Racing editor Patrick Reed presents four takeaways from an active weekend in horse racing highlighted by “Win and You’re In” preps at Santa Anita Park, a champion’s tuneup for the Breeders’ Cup at Belmont Park, and the reigning Horse of the Year’s return to training.
Category: Horse Racing News
Rookie Rankings for 2027 Kentucky Derby Prospects: Sept. 28 Edition
Get ready — the road to the 2027 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve is about to take several major turns.
Ghostzapper: The Horse That Blazed a Brilliant Path in a Brief, But Potent Racing Career
Ghostzapper was not exactly a workhorse. He never raced more than four times in any of his four seasons. Yet in the relatively brief time he spent on the racetrack, Ghostzapper had few – if any – peers. In 2004, when he was named Horse of the Year, he was an undefeated graded stakes winner, versatile enough to win at seven furlongs, 1 1/8 miles, and 1 ¼ miles while registering blazing fast times in each of them.
Champion Super Corredora Returns with Zenyatta Win, Earns Breeders’ Cup Berth
Super Corredora’s midyear mental break did exactly what trainer John Sadler hoped. The 2025 champion 2-year-old filly returned to the races for the Sept.
