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Breeders’ Cup Fantastic Finishes: Japanese Outsider Stuns Stacked 2021 Distaff Field

The 38th Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar lived up to expectations in many ways. The year prior, fans were prohibited from attending the Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the crowds that made it to the 2021 event at picturesque Del Mar in California were more than ready to celebrate as NBC Sports chronicled the festivities.

Royal Delta is one of just four horses who won the Breeders' Cup Distaff twice.

Royal Delta: A Three-Time Champion Worthy of Her Astronomical Sale Price

Racing is filled with the disappointing tales of horses who are bought for a seven-figure price tag but never come close to repaying their owner for signing that huge check.

Then there are horses like Royal Delta, who left her owner with no regrets about paying a king’s ransom for her, even if she did not cover a humungous price tag.

The story of Royal Delta actually has two chapters.

The Incomparable Cigar: A Trainer’s Ability to Transform an Athlete into a Champion

Few sports fans ever have the privilege of watching a world-class trainer cultivate a champion athlete—and even fewer fans have the opportunity to witness the development of an elite animal athlete. The transformation of Cigar from a horse that showed modest turf ability to one that developed into a legend on dirt illustrates how critical a trainer’s role can be in our sport.

The transformation of Cigar from a horse that showed modest turf ability to one that developed into a legend on dirt illustrates how critical a trainer’s role can be.

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The Big Five: Ranking the Best Breeders’ Cup Classic Winners

Forever Young stands on the edge of immortality. The Japan-based star has a great chance to join Tiznow as the only two-time winners of America’s richest race. Less than three weeks before his big opportunity in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic Oct.

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Underappreciated Racing Legends of the 1970s: Chris Evert, Susan’s Girl, and Wajima

The 1970s could be called another Golden Age in racing much like the 1940s, a decade awash in legends.

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