Like many other areas of life, 2020 is anything but normal for the sport of horse racing. Iconic Keeneland Race Course will hold its first-ever July meet this week featuring many stakes from its canceled April meet, including the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes. Saturday’s race features several 3-year-olds hoping to earn a place in the Sept.
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America’s Best Horses for July 6
Each week members of the media around the country vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown and Kentucky Oaks trails in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll. Find out the latest 2020 top 3-year-old rankings below. AMERICA'S TOP THOROUGHBREDS as of July 6
Five Key Takeaways from Runhappy Met Mile Day at Belmont
Tom Pedulla presents five key takeaways from the $500,000 Runhappy Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park and other developments during the Fourth of July weekend.
John Nerud: Master of Tartan Farms
In any sport, there are legends of varying degree. In Thoroughbred racing, there are legends like Gallant Fox, and then there are legends like Secretariat. There are legends like Susan’s Girl, and there are legends like Zenyatta. In other words, there are legends, and then there are legends. John Nerud most definitely belongs in the latter category.
