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Seismic Beauty, Santa Margarita Stakes, MyRacehorse, Peter Leidel, Bob Baffert, Clement L. Hirsch Stakes, America's Best Racing, horse racing, ABR

‘A Dream Come True’: MyRacehorse Shareholders Smitten With Seismic Beauty

Carrie Wood yearned for a horse when she was growing up. She used to pore through the Washington Post classified section, circle ads for horses that were for sale, and leave them on her father’s desk.

“I had hopes,” she said. “I had hopes that someday we could have a horse.”

Mike Pegram, Midnight Lute, 2007 Breeders' Cup Sprint, Monmouth Park, Bob Baffert, America's Best Racing, horse racing, ABR

2025 Laffit Pincay Jr. Award Winner Mike Pegram Reflects on Unforgettable Life in Racing

Kentucky native Mike Pegram, a long-time owner best known for coming within a nose of winning the Triple Crown with Real Quiet in 1998, will be honored with the Laffit Pincay Jr.

Christon Jackson, BloodHorse, Taylor Made Farm, University of Kentucky, Todd Pletcher, buyer, liaison, career, horse racing, breeding, Arabian, Saddlebred, Thoroughbred, Newgate Stud, Wynnstay Farm, ABR

On the Rise: Christon Jackson

Christon Jackson, a 24-year-old native of Lexington, was destined to become involved with horses, one breed or another. Jackson grew up surrounded by Arabians and Saddlebreds bred by his parents. From a young age, he was hands-on with horses and frequently in the saddle. The summer before entering the University of Kentucky, where he would graduate in 2023 with degrees in agricultural economics and business/managerial economics, he worked on a Kentucky breeding farm.

Cate Masterson, National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Women in Racing, America's Best Racing, horse racing, ABR

Women in Racing: ‘Dynamo’ Masterson a Perfect Leader for National Museum of Racing

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.

Adversity provides the greatest test of a leader. Cate Masterson, director of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, aces the test.

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.

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