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Where to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing Coverage Aug. 13-17

The upcoming weekend in North American horse racing features the prestigious first leg of Canada’s Triple Crown, the 166th running of the King’s Plate at Woodbine. The 1 ¼-mile race for 3-year-olds bred in Canada anchors a spectacular day of racing Saturday, Aug. 16, at the Toronto, Ontario, track including five other stakes races.

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Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Success Story: Courage’s Story Stretches Far Beyond the Racetrack

Courage’s journey began with high expectations. A son of Speightstown born in 2017, he was a $350,000 purchase at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling sale, destined for success on the racetrack. After just three starts and modest earnings of $670, however, his racing career quietly came to an end. That’s when he found his true purpose.

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‘A Dream Come True’: MyRacehorse Shareholders Smitten With Seismic Beauty

Carrie Wood yearned for a horse when she was growing up. She used to pore through the Washington Post classified section, circle ads for horses that were for sale, and leave them on her father’s desk.

“I had hopes,” she said. “I had hopes that someday we could have a horse.”

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2025 Laffit Pincay Jr. Award Winner Mike Pegram Reflects on Unforgettable Life in Racing

Kentucky native Mike Pegram, a long-time owner best known for coming within a nose of winning the Triple Crown with Real Quiet in 1998, will be honored with the Laffit Pincay Jr.

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On the Rise: Christon Jackson

Christon Jackson, a 24-year-old native of Lexington, was destined to become involved with horses, one breed or another. Jackson grew up surrounded by Arabians and Saddlebreds bred by his parents. From a young age, he was hands-on with horses and frequently in the saddle. The summer before entering the University of Kentucky, where he would graduate in 2023 with degrees in agricultural economics and business/managerial economics, he worked on a Kentucky breeding farm.

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