As Richard Mandella reflected in 2017 on his magnificent training career, he said that he drew greater motivation from fear of failure than aspirations of greatness. “I never had any great dreams about what it actually became. Hall of Fame and all of that, it never entered my mind,” he said. “I just wanted to be some kind of success.”
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2022 Iroquois Stakes at a Glance
If you believe there’s a sense of fall this weekend at Churchill Downs, sorry. It’s actually spring in the air. The Road to the 2023 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve officially opens for business Saturday with the Iroquois Stakes, the first points race toward a start in the May 6 Run for the Roses.
Flightline Earns Historic Rating for Dirt Horse, Lands Top Spot in Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings
Flightline ascended to the top of the latest edition of Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2022 — moving ahead of unbeaten European superstar Baaeed — by earning a 139 rating, the second highest in the history of the rankings and the best ever given to a dirt racehorse.
Five Promising Juveniles to Follow from Del Mar’s 2022 Summer Meet
One of the highlights of racing at Del Mar each summer is the high-class program of juvenile races conducted at the seaside oval.
