Hollywood Park may be gone, but it’s not forgotten. The old racetrack, which was on the site that now houses the ultra-modern SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, gave racing industry a legion of great and historic moments, including numerous runnings of the Hollywood Gold Cup. Now run at Santa Anita, the race still ranks as one of the top stakes for older horses on the West Coast and offers another interesting edition on Memorial Day.
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2022 Shoemaker Mile Cheat Sheet: Get to Know the Horses
The Road to the 2022 Breeders’ Cup World Championships kicks off Monday, May 30, at Santa Anita Park with the $500,000, Grade 1 Shoemaker Mile Stakes at Santa Anita Park.
Fifteen Things to Know About the 2022 Belmont Stakes
This year’s Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets will be held June 11 at Belmont Park, and the race marks the much-anticipated return of longshot Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve winner
Horse Racing’s First Superstar of the 20th Century: Undefeated Colin
He was the most unexpected phenomenon—an unbeaten racehorse. The first racing superstar of the 20th century, Colin defied the odds, retiring with a perfect 15-for-15 mark. Overcoming an ugly lump on his hock, bucked shins, and a series of infirmities as a youngster, when Colin hit the racetrack nothing slowed him down during the 1907-1908 seasons. The handsome seal-brown colt, who sported a star on his forehead with an elegant blaze, would be the last major racehorse to retire unbeaten in the United States until Personal Ensign in 1988.
