Based on the 2022 data, 99.88% of flat racing starts at the racetracks participating in The Jockey Club Equine Injury Database (EID) were completed without a fatality. Since launch of the database more than a decade ago, annual fatality figures on all racing surfaces have been reduced by 37.5%. This is a tremendous achievement, but we all know that it is never enough.
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2023 Travers Stakes Cheat Sheet
In 2023, the 3-year-old male division in North American Thoroughbred racing has been highly competitive to say the least. Three different horses won Triple Crown races, and in the minds of many fans and handicappers the divisional leader is not among them.
A Closer Look at Rising Star Anisette and Her Chances at the 2023 Breeders’ Cup
The fields for the 14 races that comprise the Breeders’ Cup World Championships really begin to come into focus in summer and fall and this regular feature will offer a snapshot profile of one of the previous weekend’s standout stars.
Five Key Takeaways You Need to Know from a Classic Weekend
Tom Pedulla presents five takeaways from a huge weekend of racing that featured the $1 million King’s Plate on Sunday at Woodbine, the $600,000 Alabama Stakes presented by Keeneland Sales on Saturday at
