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Forever Young Too Good for Opposition in Jockey Club Gold Cup

The 6,000 fortunate fans on hand Sept. 18 at Belmont Park were treated to everything they wanted to see.

As “Beautiful Belmont Park” reopened Sept. 18 after a three-year construction project, fans and horsemen were treated to the debut of a sparkling, more space-efficient, ultra-modern facility for enjoying racing in the 21st century.

Breeders’ Cup Fantastic Finishes: History Denied, Stardom Found

Entering the 2015 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, the first ever at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, there were no shortage of compelling storylines, including the first Triple Crown winner since 1978, American Pharoah, attempting to close out his career with a win in the Breeders’ Cup Classic.

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Two-Time Queen of the Hill: Mizdirection Makes Hay of Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita

The family comes in various shades of gray, colts and fillies, each successive generation building on the tenacity and talent of the previous one.

2026 Jockey Club Gold Cup Cheat Sheet

The road to the 2026 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic makes an important stop at Belmont Park on Friday, Sept. 18 as older male dirt horses go 1 ¼ miles in the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes.

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Rookie Rankings: Five 2-Year-Olds You Need to Know From the 2026 Del Mar Summer Meet

Which 2-year-old Thoroughbreds delivered the most impressive performances during the 2026 summer season at Del Mar?

Del Mar’s summer meet often yields serious contenders for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships and next year’s Triple Crown races. If the numerous flashy 2-year-old winners we witnessed over the past two months are any indications, that trend will continue.

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