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This Fourth of July, many of us will go about our traditions of spending time with family, barbecuing, watching fireworks, and celebrating America. Over the years, many horse owners have paid tribute to the U.S. and Independence Day through the names of their racehorses. We decided to put together a list of some of the most patriotic horse names in American racing.

Thank you to everyone who sent in some of their favorite patriotic horse names via Twitter.

Equine Productions have released a trailer previewing the film The Fall, which will be shown on television later this year.

The powerful short film focuses on the mental health of jockeys and aims to raise awareness of mental illness within the sport of horseracing. The 22 minute film centers on a jockey having to deal with the suffocating aftermath of a high-profile fall at the final fence in an important prep race for the Cheltenham Festival.

John Perrotta is an accomplished author/writer and a lifelong horseman with experience in nearly every aspect of Thoroughbred racing. Perrotta’s new book “At the End of the Bar and Other Stories” came out in May and now is available for purchase.

I’ve been hooked since I was a kid. My father taught me how to read a Racing Form before he taught me how to catch a ball. And as we grew older and our relationship found its commonalities, horse racing remained a link but it also evolved. Trips to major race days and partnerships in syndicates became the way we interacted through the sport. Like everything else, we needed to keep the relationship fresh. And in the modern content world, it’s beyond time those in the sport rekindles their general relationship with fans young and old.

NBC Sports’ Saturday late afternoon and evening coverage of the 146th Preakness Stakes on NBC followed by the opening game of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs delivered a pair of viewership milestones.

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