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Flavien Prat, Flightline, 2022 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic, Keeneland, Eclipse Sportswire

The Effortless Greatness of Flightline, a True ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Superstar

Breeder Jane Lyon’s Summer Wind Farm features two high-powered producers, mares whose progeny have left their mark on the sport’s history in their own ways. Littleprincessemma, purchased by Lyon when her Pioneerof the Nile colt was 2, was part of an elite sorority that boasted, at the time, only two members. That Pioneerof the Nile colt, named American Pharoah, won the Triple Crown in 2015.

Hughes, Bob Baffert, Rookie Rankings, Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown, horse racing, America's Best Racing, ABR

Rookie Rankings for 2027 Kentucky Derby Prospects: Oct. 19 Edition

Can American Soul shatter half a century of history and become the first horse with experience racing outside of North America to win the Kentucky Derby since 1976?

American Grand National Steeplechase, Far Hills, Western Fold, Fil Dor

Western Fold Wins American Grand National Steeplechase at Far Hills

Last year's winner of the Grade 1 American Grand National Hurdle Stakes, Zanahiyr, didn't repeat in the $300,000 race Oct. 17 at Far Hills, but trainer Gordon Elliott and jockey Jack Kennedy did.

American Pharoah, Keeneland, Breeders' Cup, horse racing, America's Best Racing, ABR

A Look at the Short, But Scintillating History of the Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland

Keeneland Race Course has been a treasured Thoroughbred Racing venue for many years —Keeneland celebrated its 90th anniversary Oct. 15, 2026 — but for the first 30-plus years of the Breeders’ Cup the Lexington track had not hosted the World Championships.

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.

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