The Breeders’ Cup World Championships returns to Keeneland Race Course for the fourth time in the event’s 43-year history next week, and horse racing fans traveling to Lexington, Ky., along with thousands of locals can expect a fun-filled week leading up to the two-day Breeders’ Cup Oct. 30-31. (Get info on remaining tickets here.)
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Women in Racing: Inspired by Her Father’s Courage, Erin McLaughlin Always Finds a Way
When the challenges of her position as senior director of racing and horsemen relations at Breeders’ Cup Ltd. become severe, Erin McLaughlin draws encouragement from knowing the adversity her father confronts daily.
Where to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing Coverage Oct. 21-25
With the 43rd Breeders’ Cup World Championships less than two weeks away, this week’s Thoroughbred racing coverage across all platforms will include news and segments on leading Breeders’ Cup contenders training at the host site, Keeneland Race Course.
Author’s Passion for Racing, Mark Twain Led to Two Aptly Named Thoroughbreds
Mark Twain was one of the country’s first great turf writers. Well, sort of. In November 1865, in “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” Twain offered rare insight into a horseplayer’s mindset when he wrote about a compulsive gambler named Jim Smiley: “If there was a horse race, you’d find him flush, or you’d find him busted.”
