In 2024, the Street Sense Stakes served as the unveiling of a future superstar: Sovereignty, winner of this year’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets
It is an iconic image that still resonates with fans and horse racing professionals 10 years later. Jockey Victor Espinoza (a 2017 Hall of Fame inductee) with his arm raised in triumph and the world’s biggest smile crossing the finish line on American Pharoah.
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.
