Another year, another summer, another exciting race meet at Saratoga Race Course in the books. As usual, “the Spa” was a steady source of high-class juvenile racing from July through early September. Over the course of eight weeks, we saw a seemingly countless number of promising 2-year-olds take center stage, both in graded stakes and ordinary maiden races.
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Road to 2021 Breeders’ Cup: Three Heating Up, Three Cooling Down for Sept. 8
The path to the 2021 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar on Nov. 5-6 is a road with plenty of ups and downs as talented racehorses vie for a spot in one of 14 championship races and $31 million in purses and awards. This blog provides a capsule look at three horses who are heating up on the Road to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships and three horses whose Breeders’ Cup chances are not quite as strong as they were two weeks ago.
Beginner’s Guide to the Breeders’ Cup
The Breeders’ Cup World Championships is the biggest event in global horse racing: if the Triple Crown is the equine equivalent of the College Football Playoff National Championship, then the Breeders’ Cup is the Super Bowl. If this is your first time tuning into the Breeders’ Cup, then we have everything you need to know below!
Top 10 Memories from a Spectacular Saratoga Meet
America’s Best Racing contributor Tom Pedulla presents his top 10 memories from the summer meet at Saratoga Race Course, one that took on added meaning with a return to full capacity following the eerie silence forced by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020:
