The late Allen Jerkens trained Beau Purple when he upset the mighty Kelso three times in the 1960s. He saddled Onion when he shocked Secretariat in the Whitney Invitational in 1973 and got the best of “Big Red” once more that year with Prove Out in the Woodward Stakes. Yet, when Jerkens was asked to name the top horse he conditioned, he immediately responded with Sky Beauty. “She’s in front of all of them,” he told the Daily Racing Form, adding, “She was sheer class.”
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2024 Bob Hope Stakes at a Glance
Not all 2-year-olds have aspirations of running in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on the first Saturday in May. Some have distance limitations, though that doesn’t mean they cannot have a highly productive career as a sprinter.
Resolute Racing Named Title Sponsor of Eclipse Awards
Nov. 13, 2024 – The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today that Resolute Racing will become the title sponsor of the 54th Annual Eclipse Awards, which will be held on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, at The Breakers Palm Beach.
Pros and Cons of the 2024 Champion 3-Year-Old Male Contenders
Last year I put together some pros and cons for what figured to be a competitive race for Horse of the Year, but Thorpedo Anna appears to be a fairly strong favorite to win the top prize at the 2024 Eclipse Awards, so let’s shift focus to the 3-year-old male division.
