The upcoming seven days in the Thoroughbred industry mark one of the high points on the annual calendar, with most of the top-of-the-marquee activity occurring in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. On Saturday, Aug.
Whats in It for Me, a 2017 gray gelding, had nine starts and earned $11,007 before retiring from racing in 2021. He arrived at Therapeutic Horses of Saratoga in September of that year, but something wasn’t quite right. After sustaining a sesamoid fracture on the track, he had spent nearly a year on stall rest at the organization.
“Erin Sisk, co-founder of Therapeutic Horses of Saratoga, asked me to come and look at Grey [Whats in It for Me] because he didn't fit their program. He didn't seem happy,” said Anna Hollander.
Sit on the track apron on a given race day and conversation is bound to turn to the merits of one particular horse versus another. Easy Goer versus Sunday Silence? Affirmed or Alydar?
NBC Sports will showcase the Longines Kentucky Oaks in primetime for the first time ever in 2026.
The 152nd Kentucky Oaks, featuring Thoroughbred racing’s best 3-year-old fillies, will be presented on Friday, May 1, 2026, at 8 p.m. ET from Churchill Downs on NBC and Peacock. In addition to premier racing, Kentucky Oaks traditions centered around fashion and women’s health advocacy will remain central pillars of the event pageantry — now culminating in a spectacular twilight finish.
The University of Kentucky is known for excellence in many sports. Rodeo is building toward becoming one of them. Founded in 2013, the team has steadily grown to incorporate Barrel Racing, Bull Riding, Goat Tying, and Team Roping.
Most horses on the team are Quarter-Horses, but one team in particular stands out thanks to an off-track Thoroughbred named Titan, who competed as a racehorse as Good Stuff and was sired by Popular. Emma Denno, Titan’s owner, bought him when she was 14 and started to train him on her own.
