As the Road to the Breeders' Cup series picks up steam following a schedule adjusted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the focus this upcoming weekend shifts to Woodbine in Toronto, which will host three Challenge Series races offering automatic berths to the 37th World Championships on Nov. 6-7 at Keeneland Race Course. On Sept.
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America’s Best Horses for Sept. 14
Each week members of the media around the country vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll. Find out the latest 2020 top 3-year-old rankings below. AMERICA'S TOP THOROUGHBREDS as of Sept. 14
Key Takeaways from the Weekend’s Racing and a Preakness Update
Tom Pedulla presents five takeaways from the exceptional turf racing at Kentucky Downs on Saturday and other major developments this weekend:
Fabulous Forego: Superstar of the Handicap Division
A bank of menacing grey clouds rolled low over the barns at Belmont Park the morning of Oct. 2, 1976. A steady rain began to pelt the Long Island, N.Y., track. It was bad news for trainer Frank Whiteley. In 47 previous starts, his champion Forego had run only once on an off-track, finishing third.
