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What’s In A Name: Thanksgiving Edition
November 23, 2021 | Margaret RansomThanksgiving Traditions Memorialized In The Jockey Club’s Archives By Margaret Ransom Since The Jockey Club started registering Thoroughbreds in 1894 and maintaining records through the American Stud Book two years later, fifteen horses have been registered with the name Thanksgiving, several of which were bred in foreign countries like Australia, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand and […]
Race Order And Wagering Menu For 2021 Breeders’ Cup At Del Mar
October 31, 2021 | Margaret RansomTwo Days Of Races With Wagering Opportunities For Everyone At Every Lever Breeders’ Cup Press Release The Breeders’ Cup announced today the official order of races and wagering menu for the 2021 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, scheduled to take place on Friday, November 5 and Saturday, November 6 at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, […]
2021 Breeders’ Cup Pre-Entries Released
October 27, 2021 | Margaret Ransom196 Horses, Including a Record 56 International Runners, Set for Two-Day Marathon By LATT Staff The pre-entries for the November 5 and 6 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, set to be held on November 5 and 6 at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, were released on Wednesday and the names of 196 horses — including a record […]
Eight For 2021 Belmont Stakes
June 4, 2021 | Margaret RansomEssential Quality Favored Over Preakness Winner Rombauer By Margaret Ransom A talented group of eight sophomores, which includes last year’s juvenile champion Essential Quality and this year’s Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Rombauer, will race the 1 ½ miles over Belmont Park’s main track in Saturday’s $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park in New […]
Top Ten Belmont Stakes Upsets of Past 40 Years
June 3, 2021 | Reinier MacatangayTop Ten Belmont Stakes Upsets of Past 40 Years by Reinier Macatangay: Given the 12-furlong distance of the Belmont Stakes (GI), the third leg of the Triple Crown series, it is understandable why strange outcomes and heartbreaking upsets occur in this race. Without any prior starts longer than 10 furlongs, the 3-year-old horses head into […]
The Belmont Stakes is Rich in Racing History
May 17, 2021 | Casey LaughterThe Belmont Stakes is Rich in Racing History: Two thirds of the Triple Crown is over, and the longest – and likely toughest – race any of these three-year-olds will ever run is upon them. The Belmont Stakes is called “The Test of the Champion,” one of the truest statements in horse racing. Only certain […]
Derby Winner Medina Spirit Favored For Preakness Stakes 146
May 15, 2021 | Margaret RansomDespite Medication Controversy, All Systems Go For Rags-To-Riches Colt By Margaret Ransom Ten runners were entered for the 146th running of The Preakness Stakes (GI) at Pimlico in Baltimore, Maryland, including controversial Kentucky Derby (GI) winner Medina Spirit and his stablemate Concert Tour, both for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. The pair underwent […]
Field Set For 147th Kentucky Derby, Essential Quality Favored
April 30, 2021 | Margaret Ransom2021 Kentucky Derby Marks Return to May, Some Spectators Back For Live Race By Margaret Ransom Champion Essential Quality will break from position 14 for Saturday’s 147th edition of the Kentucky Derby (GI) and the undefeated son of Tapit was labeled the early 2-1 morning line favorite in the full field of 20 set […]
A Fun, Festive & Tasty Kentucky Derby Party Is In Your Future
April 27, 2021 | track-adminHaving a Fun and Festive Derby Party is Easy By LATT Staff One of the most unique things about the Kentucky Derby, aside from the thrill of the Greatest Two Minutes in Sports, is the beautiful display of colors going on under the Twin Spires. In addition to the dashing duds donned by the […]
147th Kentucky Derby Silks Colors & Patterns (2021) – FINAL
April 21, 2021 | LATT StaffWHAT THE JOCKEYS ABOARD THIS YEAR’S KENTUCKY DERBY RUNNERS WILL BE WEARING By LATT Staff The Kentucky Derby is nothing if not colorful. From the fashion to the saddle towels and even the red roses draped over the winner of the most prestigious event in horse racing, nothing is more colorful than the silks […]
