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Eight Horse Racing New Year’s Resolutions for 2025

Each new year in horse racing brings with it the hopes for a newly emerging group of star horses, anticipation for all the stakes races to come in the year ahead, and of course, the hopes of plenty of winning bets and big payoffs. As the calendar flips to 2025, let’s revisit our list of New Year’s resolutions horseplayers can make.

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Where to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing Coverage Jan. 1-5

The 2025 racing calendar kicks off in North America with an active New Year’s Day schedule at several tracks around the country and continues on through the weekend, with two Kentucky Derby points preps – the Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn Park and the Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct – slated for Saturday, Jan. 4.

Horse Racing’s History on Sports Illustrated Covers

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.

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Where to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing Coverage Dec. 26-29

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 as Thoroughbreds: From Dasher to Blitzen

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.

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