It’s a rare occurrence when a 2-year-old manages to earn the Horse of the Year title at the Eclipse Awards, but then again, it’s not every day that a 2-year-old as talented and dominant as Favorite Trick emerges on the scene.
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Goldblooded Gives Houston Astros All-Star Bregman a Victory Post-World Series
What do you do in the off-season from major league baseball after winning your second World Series? If you’re Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman, you travel with your family to watch one of your racehorses win at historic Churchill Downs. Bregman Family Racing’s Goldblooded was victorious beneath the Twin Spires in her third career outing Nov. 16, with Bregman in attendance with his wife, Reagan, their 3-month-old son, Knox, and several other family members.
Triple Crown Turning Point: Seattle Slew, a Great Horse with Humble Beginnings
In a plain brown wrapper, the yearling colt did not leave the same impression that struck those closest to Secretariat when he was that age. With a fair pedigree and a front leg that toed out, he did not pass muster with one sales company and instead was relegated to the upstart alternative. But this would not deter fate. Neigh. Instead, the long-legged colt with an awkward stride was available for a price far below what he would eventually be worth.
2023 Kentucky Derby Hopeful Snapshots: Forte
Welcome to 2023 Kentucky Derby Prospect Snapshots, 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 6, 2023, at Churchill Downs.
