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Tag: Horse racing news
Item makes Epsom Derby case with Dante win
Item appears a serious Epsom Derby contender after his unbeaten run continued with a win in the Dante Stakes at York.
Ka Ying Rising Again Leads Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings, White Abarrio Ranked Fifth
Sprinting sensation Ka Ying Rising [130] leads the second edition of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2026. The Hong Kong-based gelding started extended his winning streak to 20 during the second period of recordkeeping by Longines, taking a Group 2 stakes and then a Group 1 at Sha Tin each by 4 ¼-length margins. Three horses – English Two Thousand Guineas winner Bow Echo, Hong Kong’s long-distance standout Romantic Warrior, and French-bred and based Group 1 winer Daryz – hold a 126 ranking from Longines.
Hall of Fame Trainer King Leatherbury: A Maryland Legend
King Leatherbury knew how he wanted his training career to be defined. He knew how he would like to be remembered. “If I wanted something on my tombstone,” he said, “it would just be, ‘He won races.’”
