In the sport of horse racing, a great deal of emphasis is placed on winning the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes, the three races that comprise the coveted U.S. Triple Crown. Almost as much attention is paid to the Breeders’ Cup, the 14-race extravaganza that serves as the year-end championship of U.S. horse racing.
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Landaluce: New Book Brings an Iconic Filly Back to Life
If you watch horse racing long enough, you will experience the sport’s many highs and lows: a powerful performance which blows you away, a special horse which captures your heart, an unexpected end that leaves you wondering what could have been.
Hot Rod Charlie Returns in Monmouth Park’s Salvator Mile
The June 11 victory by Flightline in the Hill ‘n’ Dale Metropolitan Handicap displayed the sizzle in the older dirt male ranks.
Bud Delp: ‘Super Horse Trainer’
His best horse may have been gray, but for the most part there was no gray area when it came to people’s feelings about trainer Grover Greer “Bud” Delp. The Maryland native was outspoken, irreverent, and controversial. He had a personality that divided people into two separate camps: those who loved him and those who had no use for him. The common ground, though, was respect for his ability as a trainer.
