Trainer Lindsay Schultz’s first day at any racetrack was the 2006 Breeders’ Cup World Championships. She was a freshman at the University of Louisville in the Equine Industry Program, and Churchill Downs hosted the year-end championship event. Her friend (and later roommate) Liz Crow, who is now a bloodstock agent, invited her to go with her family.
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Where to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing Coverage Jan. 13-15
This upcoming weekend marks a brief break from high-level horse racing in North America, with only one graded stakes race and no qualifying points preps for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on the schedule.
Buy a Hat, Help a Horse: After the Finish Line’s Breeders’ Cup Hat Auction Returns Jan. 8
If you walk around the host venue for any Breeders’ Cup, you will see a collection of purple hats adorning a lucky few. These hats featuring the Breeders’ Cup logo and a horse’s name are distributed to the connections, with everyone from the groom to the owner getting one to commemorate their participation in that year’s event. These are coveted collectibles which also have become a fundraising driver for After the Finish Line.
Where to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing Coverage Jan. 6-8
The upcoming weekend in horse racing is highlighted by two qualifying points preps for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, one on each coast. The Jerome Stakes Saturday, Jan.
