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.
Underappreciated Stars of the 1950s: Crafty Admiral, First Landing, and Tim Tam
As television became more popular in the 1950s, the sport of horse racing was soon accessible to a whole new sector of fans.
