American Pharoah’s beautiful photo on the cover the June 15, 2015, issue of Sports Illustrated marked only the third time a horse has graced the front of that magazine in the last 23 years since the start of the 21st century.
The final days of 2024 on the horse racing calendar are highlighted by the opening of Santa Anita Park’s winter-spring “Classic” meet on Thursday, Dec. 26.
Santa’s reindeer work hard. They have to pull his plump frame, along with literally billions of toys, in a sled across the entire planet, all while racing against time to complete their journey before sunup around the world. It’s a truly incredible feat, and it is enough to make one wonder how Santa’s sled-pullers would fare on the racetrack.
The 2024 horse racing calendar is winding down ahead of the one dark day in North America on Christmas. The main event before the year ends is the start of Santa Anita Park’s winter-spring “Classic” meet on Dec.
To celebrate the season and reflect on the stories, heroes, indelible moments, and everyday joys of Thoroughbred racing, the team at America’s Best Racing offers a helpful holiday movie and TV viewing guide for horse racing aficionados. This was originally posted in December 2016 and has been updated.
