Breeder Jane Lyon’s Summer Wind Farm boasts two high-powered producers, mares whose progeny have left their mark on the sport’s history in their own ways. Littleprincessemma, purchased by Lyon when her Pioneerof the Nile colt was 2, is part of an elite sorority that currently boasts only two members: that Pioneerof the Nile colt, named American Pharoah, won the Triple Crown in 2015.
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SLIDESHOW: Meet the Contenders for the 2024 Breeders’ Cup Classic
The 2024 Breeders’ Cup is fast approaching, and fields are beginning to take shape for the 14-race, two-day World Championships set for Nov. 1-2 at Del Mar.
‘He Just Keeps Finding More’: Turf Star Carl Spackler on a Roll Heading Into Breeders’ Cup
With the Nov. 1 and 2 Breeders’ Cup World Championships coming toward the end of a long and challenging season, success at Del Mar will have everything to do with timing. Some horses will show the wear and tear of the campaign and be unable to fire their best shot. For others, everything will come together at the precise moment when it is needed most.
Snap Decision Gets Elusive Win in Grand National Steeplechase at Far Hills
Snap Decision battled home on top in a driving finish to finally land his elusive win in the Grade 1 $250,000 American Grand National Stakes at Far Hills.
