There are millions of words that can be used to describe the intense emotions rolled into a classic rivalry. Yet there’s just one word, with only three letters, that stamps certain athletic battles as those rare confrontations that can withstand the test of time and grow even more legendary with each passing generation. And. It’s that simple. Whenever you cannot name one participant without the reflexive action of adding that “and” for the second one, you know you have something truly special. Yankees and Red Sox. Celtics and Lakers.
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Top of the Class: Star Filly Thorpedo Anna Romps in Acorn Stakes
Just after watching his Longines Kentucky Oaks winner Thorpedo Anna roll to a 5 ½-length victory in the $500,000, Grade 1 DK Horse Acorn Stakes June 7 at Saratoga Race Course, trainer
Robin Goodfellow’s racing tips: Best bets for Saturday, June 8
Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Saturday's meetings at Catterick, Lingfield, Beverley, Bangor-On-Dee, Chepstow, and Haydock.
Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Success Stories: A Racehorse’s Journey to the Hunter Jumper World
Chelsea Whalen previously had some experience training and retraining horses but had never worked with an off-the-track Thoroughbred. She embraced the challenge of transitioning a former racehorse into a Hunter Jumper. Chelsea found her perfect match at New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program. Many of the horses that go to New Vocations are put into a retraining program for a new discipline when they arrive.
