Oct. 4 was Stable Recovery Day at Keeneland, celebrating the program that promotes breaking addiction through purposeful work, structured recovery, and meaningful careers in the Thoroughbred industry.
For the ninth 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 2025 Triple Crown and then continuing through the 2025 Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the “Big-Race Showdown.”
One of the biggest stories in horse racing over the past year has been the emergence of social media content creator Griffin Johnson as one of the sport’s most active and passionate ambassadors. Johnson first burst on the scene around a year ago after he became a part-owner of Sandman, a talented 2-year-old colt who flashed potential in the fall and winter of 2024.
While it’s never too early to start Kentucky Derby dreaming, there are multiple major prizes in the 2-year-old male division this weekend with Grade 1 stakes on the slate in New York, Kentucky, and Southern California that will be key tests that go a long way toward determining the Eclipse Award.
The $500,000 Champagne Stakes is one of New York’s most prestigious races for 2-year-olds and has been for over a century. The one-turn mile race will be held again this year at Aqueduct, substituting for under-construction Belmont Park, as part of the Belmont at the Big A meet.
