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Daisy Phipps Pulito knows what greatness looks like. She observed it, petted it, and fed it peppermints many times as a member of one of racing’s most distinguished families.

Taylor Kingsley was in the midst of a smoky drive home from Delaware Park, where the races had been canceled due to poor air quality caused by Canadian wildfires, when her phone rang.

“What are you up to on Monday?” her former boss, Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott, asked.

“Not much,” Kingsley replied. “Probably just breezing some horses at Fair Hill [Training Center in Maryland].”

This is a story about love and passion.

Stephanie and Kosta Hronis fell in love and were married in 2013. She had attended one race to that point. Kosta and his brother, Pete, had established their own racing stable in 2010, one that was on its way to national prominence.

Action ramps up this week at Thoroughbred tracks across the country, with big races lined up at Saratoga, Del Mar, and Colonial Downs.

“Rachel Alexandra raises the rafters here at the Spa!”

“And here he is, the unconquerable, the invincible, the unbeatable Cigar!”

“They’re coming down to the finish, and it’s all Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!”

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