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From outward appearances, Bob Edwards looks like a modern-day Midas. Most of what he’s touched, in his pharmaceutical businesses and now in racing, has turned to gold.

For the racehorse owner who entered the sport on a whim in 2015 — and a year later found himself in the winner’s circle at the Breeders’ Cup World Championships with New Money Honey — a constant stream of research, an obsessive work ethic, and a team of industry power players has proven a formula for success.

What does it feel like to not fit in somewhere?  It is an uncomfortable situation to be a square peg in a world that is expecting circles and conformity. It’s an awkward feeling that is sometimes overwhelming.  Imagine a child who is locked inside their thoughts and feelings meeting a horse for the first time. As the gentle horse looks at the child with their luminous soft eyes, there is an innate nonverbal connection. People who have witnessed this magical moment often comment that it was as if the horse knew exactly what the child needed.

Featuring America’s Best Racing’s deep roster of talented contributors, including former ESPN SportsCenter weekend anchor now-turned radio personality Bram Weinstein, who serves as the host of “The Winner’s Circle”; Joe Kristufek, paddock analyst at fabled Churchill Downs; reporter Bonnie-Jill Laflin; and Dan Tordjman, “The Winner’s Circle”  presented by SB Nation Radio brings together these most accomplished racing insiders to share their knowledge, tips, insights, and opinions by offering a unique, weekly perspective of our sports landscape.

The action was nonstop on Travers Stakes day at Saratoga. There were seven graded stakes races highlighted by the “Mid-Summer Derby”, the $1.25 million Travers Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets, itself. Here’s a look back at some of our favorite tweets from Saturday.

Several years ago, Thoroughbred owner-breeder Earle Mack began hearing stories about military veterans finding relief from debilitating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) through hands-on therapy sessions with horses.

A U.S. Army veteran who rose to the rank of lieutenant, Mack became keen on further exploring these overlapping passions of his — finding opportunities for ex-racehorses and raising awareness of a full-blown PTSD crisis that afflicts up to 30 percent of veterans nationwide and claims an average of 20 lives per day to suicide.

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