The path to the 2020 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland Race Course on Nov. 6-7 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.
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Road to the Breeders’ Cup: All Eyes on Keeneland for FallStars Weekend
The upcoming weekend of racing is a very crucial one for owners of horses that are seeking an automatic berth in the Breeders’ Cup World Championships a little more than five weeks from now. The bulk of the action will take place at the venue where the 37th World Championships will be held, as Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky., offers a total of nine Challenge Series “Win and You’re In” preps for during i
Bill Nack: Champion Storyteller Devoted to His Craft
The best way to describe the late Bill Nack’s passion for horse racing and his beloved Secretariat is to allow the master storyteller to do it himself. “Horses have a way of getting inside of you, and so it was that Secretariat became like a fifth child in our house, the older boy who was off at school and never around but who was as loved and true a part of the family as Muffin, our shaggy, epileptic dog,” he wrote.
Fast Facts About the Preakness Stakes
On Oct. 3, the 145thPreakness Stakes at Pimlico will be the grand finale to the 2020 Triple Crown season – all three events celebrated by fans in their homes rather than at the track, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
