all in Breeders' Cup

Adam Kluger, the man who runs Run Fast Racing, wanted to give Lil Yachty the thrill of watching a horse the rap star was invested in win a race at a place such as Del Mar during the summer of 2025. Easy as pie, right? All Kluger had to do was buy a horse for $30,000, drop him into a $10,000 claimer, and smile for the camera, even though losing him would be a sure thing.

For the 10th year in a row, America’s Best Racing is challenging some of the brightest minds in horse betting to come up with their top three picks for key races every weekend leading up to the 2026 Triple Crown and then continuing through the 2026 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the “Big-Race Showdown.”

There was excitement and uncertainty entering the inaugural Breeders’ Cup in 1984, but the initial championship had exceeded the hype even before it came to an unforgettable conclusion when three tenacious racehorses rumbled toward the Breeders’ Cup Classic finish line unwilling to give an inch.

The 81st running of the $400,000, Grade 1 Bing Crosby Stakes Saturday at Del Mar drew a field of nine older horses, seven of which are stakes winners.

It was an incredible week of racing throughout North America with a total of 53 stakes races run in the U.S. and Canada, including 12 graded stakes. Opening weekend at Del Mar and the biggest week of racing for the year at Monmouth Park, along with three graded stakes at Saratoga, brought significant changes to the Equibase leaderboard based on North American earnings in all divisions.

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