LATT’s Jordan Sigmon’s Top Moments of 2016

By Jordan Sigmon

My Top 10 Favorite Races:

1. Exaggerator in the Preakness/Haskell
2. Lady Eli’s Flower Bowl
3. Beholder vs Songbird in the Distaff
4. Arrogate overpowers California Chrome in the Classic
5. Highland Reel’s runaway Turf win
6. Tepin wins at Royal Ascot
7. Found wins the Arc
8. Winx romps in the Cox Plate
9. Arrogate’s record-setting Travers
10. Maurice goes out a winner in the Hong Kong Cup

Favorite Horse Encounters:

Three-time Big Cap winner and a personal favorite Game on Dude at Old Friends

 

Two-time Horse of the Year and leading sire Curlin at Hill ‘n’ Dale Farm

 

Classic winner Exaggerator’s dam Dawn Raid and her 16’ Curlin filly at Stoneleigh Farm

 

Champion Songbird the morning after her romp in the Cotillion (GI) at Parx

Favorite Photos I Took in 2016

Closeup of top stallion Bernardini at Darley in June

 

Hard Spun heads back into the barn after being shown off at Darley in June

 

Horses on track at Churchill Downs in the morning light of Kentucky

 

Lady Lara braves the rain in the post parade for the Honey Fox (GIIIT) at Gulfstream

 

Gainesway broodmare Transportation gets up close and personal with my camera

 

Gun Runner heads into the winners’ circle after winning the Matt Winn (GIII) at Churchill

 

2014 Kentucky Oaks winner Untapable passes underneath the Twinspires one last time in her final career start

 

Two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan parades before his fans before the running of a race named in his honor at Churchill

 

Songbird jogs by the morning before her win in the Cotillion (GI)

 

Three Chimney’s stallion Brilliant Speed in June, he was killed by a lightning strike shortly after my visit

 

Cyrus Alexander holds off the late charge of War Story to win the PA Derby Champion Stakes

 

The owner of Noholdingback Bear invites jockey Eurico da Silva in for a “Bear Hug” after the colt’s win in the Gallant Bob (GIII)

 

Songbird and Carina Mia past the stands first time by in the Cotillion (GI)

 

Tiznow strikes a pose at WinStar in June

 

Connect holds off Gun Runner to win the Pennsylvania Derby (GII)