Get ready for the “Call of a Lifetime.” If you ever wanted the story straight from the Big Red horse’s mouth, this is as close as you can get. Commemorate the kick off of the 2020 Triple Crown season with a personal phone or video call from Secretariat’s Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte.
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Don’t Miss ABR’s Belmont Stakes Live Show June 20
Like most major sporting events this year, New York’s most important horse race, the Belmont Stakes, was rescheduled. The “Test of the Champion” will be run this Saturday, June 20, without any fans allowed on site. To bring fans and horseplayers closer to the action on Belmont Stakes day, America’s Best Racing is proud to announce that it will be live streaming three hours of continuous coverage via Facebook Live and Twitter Live beginning at 3:00 PM ET on Saturday.
Virginia Gold Cup to Run Without Fans on June 27
Every May, on the same date as the Kentucky Derby, one of the nation’s largest steeplechase events takes place in Northern Virginia. As an event that has been run on the first Saturday in May for the past 94 years, the Virginia Gold Cup is considered to be Virginia’s answer to the Kentucky Derby. Having had to cancel the May event in its 95th year due to COVID-19, the Virginia Gold Cup will be held on June 27 without spectators and with limited people on the grounds (participants and essential personnel only). A free livestream of the event will be available.
Cute Foals of the Week for June 15
Thoroughbreds in North America all celebrate their birthdays on Jan. 1, so as soon as the New Year rolls around, so does “foaling season” – that magical time that lasts from the beginning of January through the late spring when racehorse babies are born. In this weekly piece, we’ll bring you the best of new arrivals to the Thoroughbred world. So sit back, relax, and take in the Cute Foals of the Week for 2020! Want to see cute foals in person? Be sure to visit Horse Country!
