Rich Strike, the 80-1 upset winner of the 2022 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve at Churchill Downs, has been retired, owner Rick Dawson said Nov. 9.
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Breeders’ Cup Classic Winner White Abarrio Top-Rated Dirt Horse in Longines Rankings
White Abarrio improved his rating from a 122 to a 123 in the ninth edition of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2023, and the 4-year-old Race Day colt is currently rated as the top dirt horse in the rankings after a win in the $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic Nov. 4 at Santa Anita Park.
2024 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles: Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Victor Fierceness
Welcome to 2024 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where we’ll take a look each week at a recent winner on the Triple Crown trail, usually from the Road to the Kentucky Derby schedule from which the racehorses earn points toward qualifying. The 1 ¼-mile Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve will be held May 4, 2024, at Churchill Downs.
Underappreciated Horse Racing Stars of the 1980s: Chief’s Crown, Gulch, and Cozzene
In the early 20th century, the coalescence of the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes into the American Triple Crown changed how we regard 3-year-olds year in and year out. In the 1980s, John Gaines proposed a new event for racing, a one-day, seven-race card that would serve as an end-of-the-year championship. The goal was to attract horses from not just the United States, but Canada, Europe, Japan, and beyond.
