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Breeders’ Cup Fantastic Finishes: Awesome Again Defeats ‘Best of the Best’

There was no shortage of superlatives tossed around before, during, and after the 1998 edition of the Breeders’ Cup Classic, and for good reason.

“Best field I’ve ever seen,” Seth Hancock, president of Claiborne Farm on co-owner of one of the 10 Classic runners (Arch), told BloodHorse before the race. “You put up the money and you are going to get the best of the best.”

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Dual Breeders’ Cup Distaff Winner Monomoy Girl: Fighter, Competitor, Champion

Known for her consistency, grit, and unmatched will to win, Monomoy Girl captured the hearts of racing fans around the world. Her 10 graded stakes wins, including seven Grade 1s, not only solidified her status as one of the greatest female racehorses of her generation but also added a crowning achievement to an already illustrious career.

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Dornoch Remains Atop Breeders' Cup Classic Contender Rankings

Each week a panel of media members, horseplayers, and Breeders’ Cup World Championships officials release a poll tabulating their votes ranking the top contenders for the 2024 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic. The results are a weekly rating of the top 10 horses in contention and are determined by each voter ranking their top 10 horses with points assigned on a descending 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.

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Buy or Sell on Road to Breeders’ Cup: Fourstardave Winner Carl Spackler

The fields for the 14 races that comprise the Breeders’ Cup World Championships really begin to come into focus in summer and fall. This regular feature will offer a snapshot profile of one of the previous weekend’s standout stars, usually a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Challenge Series winner, and whether I’m buying or selling their chances to win Nov. 1-2 at Del Mar.

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Five Takeaways You Need to Know from Arlington Million, Fourstardave Weekend

Tom Pedulla offers takeaways from Arlington Million Stakes day at Colonial Downs and two major turf stakes at Saratoga Race Course. The Grade 2, $500,000 Beverly D.

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