We’ve all been there before … walking into an unfamiliar setting and not knowing exactly what to say or what others are talking about. It can be flat-out overwhelming. A day at the racetrack can feel like the first day at a new job with dozens and dozens of horse racing terms and idioms that are almost a separate language, not to mention the racing program or Daily Racing Form at your fingertips that looks like it was designed by an accounting professor.
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2025 Ontario Derby at a Glance
Three-year-olds take center stage in Saturday’s Grade 3 Ontario Derby at Woodbine. The race usually draws a mix of Ontario-bred and U.S.-bred colts and geldings and that’s the case this year, with a field headlined by upset King’s Plate winner Mansetti.
2024 Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna Officially Retired from Racing
Trainer Kenny McPeek announced Oct. 15 that 2024 Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna has been officially retired from racing and will call John Sikura’s Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms at Xalapa near Paris, Ky., her home as she embarks on her second career as a broodmare.
2025 Raven Run Stakes at a Glance
Apparently, there is a multitude of 3-year-old filly sprinters looking for graded stakes honors in their own age bracket before the year ends. That would explain why Saturday’s $400,000 Lexus Raven Run Stakes, a Grade 2 stakes at Keeneland, attracted an overflow field of 15 that includes three also-eligible entrants.
