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There is a lot to root for in horse racing. There are the horses, naturally, and they rightfully command the most attention as the main attraction. But each racehorse has an entire village behind it, and many of the people who help get a racehorse to the winner’s circle have become stars in their own right. Passionate and driven jockeys, cerebral and clever trainers, brash and colorful owners; horse racing has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to big personalities.

Top Canadian jockey Eurico Rosa da Silva has released his first book. Riding for Freedom is a raw personal memoir on his struggles to overcome an abusive father and debilitating addictions to survive the high stakes world of horse racing.

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today that Authentic’s stirring triumph in the 146th Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve has been voted the 2020 FanDuel Racing-NTRA Moment of the Year based on the results of 3,403 votes cast via Twitter and an online poll.

Stay Lucky, the free-to-download and no-risk mobile app from America’s Best Racing (ABR), returns for season five and once again is presented by title sponsor the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The 2021 version of the app also provides fans with full access to all of the digital content at AmericasBestRacing.net and features smoother playability, enhanced speed, and a new prize at level 14, in addition to the compelling grand prize of $1 million for achieving a streak of 20 consecutive wins.

Every January (and for many of us long before that), the focus of the Thoroughbred racing ecosystem shifts to the Triple Crown races and the 3-year-olds on the road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve.

I write a weekly Making the Grade blog profiling a big Derby trail winner and also a regular Heating Up, Cooling Down feature tracking which 3-year-olds are heading in the right direction and which ones took a step back.

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