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Flightline, Horse of the Year, Breeders’ Cup Classic, stallion, sire, auction, sale, yearling, Fasig-Tipton, Saratoga, Ghostzapper, speed figure, breeding, pedigree, season, share, West Point Thoroughbreds, bloodline, dam, horse racing, ABR

Flightline’s First Fleet: Yearlings by Sensational Horse of the Year Enter the Market

For the very best Thoroughbred racehorses, their overall career arc only begins on the track. It doesn’t end when they pass the finish line for the final time, not by a long shot, because no matter how much they made while racing, the big money – the really, really big money – is in the breeding business.

Elinor Wolf, Corbin Blumberg, StarLadies Racing, America's Best Racing, horse racing, ABR

Elinor Wolf, Corbin Blumberg Employing Fresh Ideas to Enhance Excitement for StarLadies Racing

Two young people with impressive credentials have combined to point StarLadies and its partners in an exciting new direction.

Elinor Wolf, director of marketing, partner relations, and recruiting, and Corbin Blumberg, director of racing and bloodstock operations, are bringing fresh ideas to an entity created in 2015 to purchase fillies for all-women partnerships.

Giovanni Ricardo, Ed Brown Society, America's Best Racing, horse racing, ABR

Giovanni Ricardo Making the Most of Valuable Mentorship Through Ed Brown Society

It’s no surprise that many people perceive the horse racing industry as one that’s very difficult to get into without the right contacts. While that may be true to a point, Giovanni Ricardo and his experiences show how a young person can pave his or her own path in Thoroughbred racing.

Acacia Clement, Courtney, Miguel Clement, Christophe Clement, Sherrie Courtney, aftercare, NYRA, Saratoga, America’s Day at the Races, host, paddock, reporter, analyst, career, StarLadies, ballet, pageant, equestrian, ABR

Women in Racing: Diverse Background Gives NYRA’s Acacia Clement a Foundation for Success

America’s Best Racing has launched a monthly series to celebrate women in racing, explore the challenges they face in what has been a male-dominated industry, and highlight their achievements.

Viewers watching any of the broadcasts the New York Racing Association produces for FOX are sure to be struck by Acacia Clement’s expertise, self-assuredness and vivacious personality. They would never imagine she was once a shy child.

But she was. Painfully so.

Miguel Clement, Coach Case, Saratoga Race Course, Christophe Clement, America's Best Racing, horse racing, ABR

On His Own But Not Alone, Miguel Clement Faces Future After Father’s Passing

Being busy, having responsibilities can be a blessing, or at least a distraction. But for Miguel Clement, mourning necessarily collides with the most public week in his professional life, leaving him with nowhere to escape as he grieves the death of his father.

Clement has always known that he wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps and train horses.

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