During this year’s NBC Breeders’ Cup World Championship coverage, reporter Kenny Rice reminisced about his favorite Breeders’ Cup Classic win in 2013. “Ten years ago, there was a moment that was right out of Hollywood. The trainer was little known. Her name Kathy Ritvo. She was a heart transplant recipient. The jockey was known. He was a Hall of Famer, but he had bad knees and he had been retired for seven years. But Gary Stevens came back and got in the saddle. And the horse? Mucho Macho Man!”
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Tiznow, the Two-Time Breeders’ Cup Winner and Beacon of Hope After Sept. 11
There have been 39 winners of the Breeders’ Cup Classic since the inception of the series in 1984. But only one Tiznow.
Five Takeaways You Need to Know From the 40th Breeders’ Cup World Championships
Tom Pedulla presents five key takeaways from the 40th Breeders’ Cup World Championships held this past Friday and Saturday at Santa Anita Park.
‘Tremendous Year’ for Idiomatic Ends with Hard-Fought Breeders’ Cup Distaff Win
Juddmonte Farms’ Idiomatic found a new gear in the final furlong of the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff Nov.
