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America’s top racehorses have surprisingly picky taste buds. When you’re a racetrack superstar, sometimes an ordinary diet of hay and oats just doesn’t cut it. Nothing wrong with a sweet tooth, right?

Triple Crown winner American Pharoah has a well documented affinity for carrots. He snacked on some in front of the media, the day following his Derby victory.

TRAINER BOB BAFFERT FEEDS AMERICAN PHAROAH CARROTS

Springsteen’s ‘Born to Run’ and Other Signature Songs of Racing

As we venture into the heart of the Road to the Kentucky Derby, several of horse racing's signature races are fast approaching. One of the unique common threads between many of horse racing's main events is the signature song ... a lasting (sometimes) connection between music and horse racing.

Fans following the elite 3-year-olds from the Triple Crown trail compete in the $1 million betfair.com Haskell Invitational Stakes will hear Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run” during the post parade.

Breyerfest: Crazy About Horses

A wall of Breyer collectible horses at Breyerfest. (Photos courtesy of Jessie Oswald unless otherwise noted)

Attending the Kentucky Derby is on the bucket list of many horse racing fans. For fans of model horses, it’s Breyerfest, toy maker Breyer Animal Creations’ three-day event held annually at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. The event started 26 years ago to create an international gathering of model horse hobby fans. Popularity of the event has continued to grow, with attendance of over 10,000 this year.

Tweets of the Week for May 27

What are horse racing fans and pros talking about right now? Find out in this new edition of the Tweets of the Week!

It's the things that make us #happy!@BelmontStakes @thenyra @amer_pharoah @ABRLive #triplecrown #betonit pic.twitter.com/dUb5ql37JQ

— Challenge the Status (@avermillion) May 18, 2015

Q&A With Bob Nastanovich, Chart Caller Extraordinaire

Photos courtesy of Bob Nastanovich

Bob Nastanovich was born in Rochester, N.Y. but he mostly grew up in Midlothian, Va. He graduated from University of Virginia in 1989 and moved to New York City and became a bus driver. In the 1990s, he played percussion, keyboards and screamed in the rock bands Pavement and Silver Jews. Pavement toured the world several times.

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