Pounded by heavy rain on Saturday, Aug. 17, Woodbine was forced to cancel racing for its King's Plate card after the fifth race. The King's Plate and four other stakes will now be run on Friday, August 23. That date would avoid weekend conflicts with other major stakes races, such as the loaded stakes card on Travers Stakes Day, Aug. 24, at Saratoga Race Course.
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SLIDESHOW: Meet the 2024 Travers Stakes Contenders
The 2024 DraftKings Travers Stakes is shaping up to be a terrific race with Belmont Stakes winner Dornoch, Longines Kentucky Oaks winner
Breeders’ Cup Fantastic Finishes: Awesome Again Defeats ‘Best of the Best’
There was no shortage of superlatives tossed around before, during, and after the 1998 edition of the Breeders’ Cup Classic, and for good reason. “Best field I’ve ever seen,” Seth Hancock, president of Claiborne Farm on co-owner of one of the 10 Classic runners (Arch), told BloodHorse before the race. “You put up the money and you are going to get the best of the best.”
Dual Breeders’ Cup Distaff Winner Monomoy Girl: Fighter, Competitor, Champion
https://www.americasbestracing.net/horses/wonder-gadotKnown for her consistency, grit, and unmatched will to win, Monomoy Girl captured the hearts of racing fans around the world. Her 10 graded stakes wins, including seven Grade 1s, not only solidified her status as one of the greatest female racehorses of her generation but also added a crowning achievement to an already illustrious career.
